Data Governance can cover many areas of IT and the Business, but at its heart are the people making it work. This presentation will discuss the ways in which organizations struggle when creating and expanding their Data Office by covering the following areas:

• What is a Data Office?
• What roles should be considered when creating a Data Office?
• How should these roles interact?
• How to begin the Change Management process?
• What does success look like?
• How can you avoid the mistakes most people make?

This will give a strong overview of one of the more forgotten aspects of what makes Data Governance work - the people. Without them, the Data Office cannot function effectively, resulting in program failure. These recommendations come from many projects within large Pharma companies that have proven to work when things are brought back to a foundational level.

Speaker: James Meeney

James is the current Head of Data Governance at OSTHUS, now merged with Pharmalex Cencora. In this leading role, he helps global Pharma organizations achieve real value with their data. His background in Chemical Engineering, coupled with his training and experience in all aspects of Data Governance, gives him an in-depth understanding of the challenges in this domain. He can work with companies to deliver real business benefits, such as cost savings, facilitating organizational changes, and providing business analytics insights. In addition to the Pharmaceutical industry, James has worked in a number of areas, including Logistics, Finance, and Retail. He is looking forward to sharing this wealth of knowledge with as many people as possible.