3 Data Governance

Question 1

The purpose of data governance is to ensure that data is managed properly, according to policies and best practices. Data governance is focused on how decisions are made about data and how people and processes are expected to behave in relation to data.

1) True
2) False

Answer 1

1 true

P 67-68

Question 2

The scope and focus of any data governance program depend on organizational needs, but most programs include:

1) Strategy
2) policy
3) data management projects
4) compliance
5) oversight
6) all of the above

Answer 2

6

P 68

Question 3

A goal of data governance is to enable an organization to manage its data as a liability

1) True
2) False

Answer 3

2

P 69

Question 4

Drivers for data governance most often focus on reducing risk or improving processes. Please select the elements that relate to the reduction in risk:

1) Specific risk management
2) General risk management
3) data ethics
4) data security
5) publicity
6) privacy

Answer 4

2,4,6

P 70

Question 5

Drivers for data governance most often focus on reducing risk or improving processes.  Please select the elements that relate to the improvement of processes:
1) regulatory compliance
2) Data quality improvements
3) Metadata management
4) efficiency in development projects
vendor management
6) All of the above

Answer 5

6

P 70

Question 6

Data governance and IT governance are the same thing.

1) True
2) False

Answer 6

2

P 71

Question 7

select three correct attributes of a data governance program must be:

1) Embedded
2) flexible
3) measures
4) Rigid
5) independent responsibility
6) sustainable

Answer 7

1,3,6

P 71

Question 8

Governance ensures data is managed but does not include the actual act of managing data.

1) True
2) False

Answer 8

1

P 72

Question 9

Data governance can be understood in terms of political governance. It includes the following three function types:

1) Legislative like functions
2) Judicial like functions
3) Ethical like functions
4) Executive functions
6) morality like functions

Answer 9

1,2,4

P 73-74

Question 10

The data governance council (DGC) manages data governance initiatives, issues, and escalations.

1) True
2) False

Answer 10

1

P 74

Question 11

Data governance office (DGO) focuses on enterprise-level data definitions and data management standards across all DAMA DMBOK knowledge areas. Consists of coordinating data management roles.

1) True
2) False

Answer 11

1

P 74

Question 12

Three data governance operating models types include:

1) centralized
2) Decentralized
3) feathered
4) Federated
5) Replicated
6) Duplicated

Answer 12

1,4,5

P 75

Question 13

Data stewardship is the least common label to describe accountability and responsibility for data and processes to ensure effective control and use of data assets.

1) True
2) False

Answer 13

2

P 75

Question 14

Please select the correct types of data stewards:

1) Executive data steward
2) Chief data steward
3) Enterprise data steward
4) Business data steward
5) Data seller
6) All of the above

Answer 14

1,2,3,4

P 76-77

Question 15

Data asset valuation is the process of understanding and calculating the economic value of data to an organization. Value comes when the economic benefit of using data outweighs the costs of acquiring and storing it, as

1) True
2) False

Answer 15

1

P 77

Question 16

Some ways to measure value of data include:

1) replacement cost
2) Market value
3) selling data
4) risk cost
5) identified opportunities
6) All of the above

Answer 16

6

P 78

Question 17

Please select the correct general accepted information principles:
MULTI
1) Asset principle
2) Audit principle
3) Due diligence principle
4) going concern principle
5) ethical principle
6) All of the above

Answer 17

1,2,3,4

P 78

Question 18

DG program must contribute to the organization by identifying and delivering specific benefits.

1) True
2) False

Answer 18

1

P80

Question 19

Part of alignment includes developing organizational touchpoints for data governance work. Some examples of touchpoints include: Procurement and contracts; budget and funding; regulatory compliance; and the SDLC framework.

1) True
2) False

Answer 19

1

P 81

Question 20

A data governance strategy defines the scope and approach to governance efforts. Deliverables include:

1) Charter
2) Operating framework and accountabilities
3) implementation roadmap
4) Plan for operational success
5) all of the above
6) None of the above

Answer 20

5

P 82