Model Behavior - Centralized, Decentralized, and Hybrid Governance Models

“You shouldn’t design a data model in a vacuum.”

“You can’t let users run wild with the data.”

You’ve heard the best practices, but how do you structure a governance strategy with those disparate points in mind? Do you even use a model for data governance or are you left to the whims of just making it work?

There is a time and place for centralized, decentralized, and hybrid models of data governance. Let’s look at what it takes to manage these models and which organizational structures benefit from each so that you can begin to work within the framework of a successful solution.

Learnings will include:

• What you might be missing in a centralized governance model
• How decentralization can make future digital transformations difficult
• The cornerstone of a hybrid approach and when it’s not the answer
• Case Study: digital transformation from a decentralized model to centralized
• Case Study: why communication is crucial to a hybrid model

Speaker: Nicole Burgess

Nicole Burgess is an Manager with the Salt Flats Insights & Analytics team. Nicole is a Digital Asset Management (DAM) professional with experience in vendor selection, migration and implementation, metadata consolidation and administration, naming conventions and organizational standards, and user training. With a graphic design background and an analytical mindset, Nicole bridges the gap between creatives and operations to align language and guide results. Her expertise includes cross-departmental collaboration, reporting, process documentation, productivity tools, and change management. Among her work with a variety of companies, Nicole has contributed to customer-facing taxonomies, promoted the health of digital tools, and led the DAM migration process for a Fortune 500 company.