Information Governance and Maintenance Flashcards
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Which DAMA-DMBOK knowledge area is primarily responsible for defining and managing data definitions, business rules, and authoritative data sources?
Answer: Data Governance
Data Governance in DAMA-DMBOK defines policies, standards, and ownership rules that encompass definitions, business rules, and authoritative sources.
A data steward discovers that two business units use different definitions for 'active customer.' What governance artifact should be updated first?
Answer: Business glossary
The business glossary is the authoritative repository for agreed-upon term definitions and must be updated to resolve conflicting meanings.
Under COBIT 5 for Information, which principle ensures that information governance aligns with and supports the enterprise's overall governance objectives?
Answer: Meeting stakeholder needs
The 'Meeting Stakeholder Needs' principle ensures that information governance decisions trace back to enterprise value creation and stakeholder requirements.
Which role in an information governance program holds accountability for data quality and compliance within a specific subject area but does not own the data?
Answer: Data steward
Data stewards are accountable for data quality and policy compliance within a domain but are not the technical owners who manage storage.
An organization wants to enforce consistent data classification labels across all enterprise repositories. Which governance control best achieves this?
Answer: An enterprise-wide data classification policy
An enterprise-wide data classification policy provides the mandatory standards that all systems and teams must apply when labeling data.
What is the primary purpose of a data governance council in a large organization?
Answer: To provide cross-functional decision-making authority on data policies
A data governance council is a cross-functional body that makes authoritative decisions on data policies, standards, and conflict resolution.
Which metric is most appropriate for measuring the effectiveness of a data governance program over time?
Answer: Reduction in data quality issue resolution time
Reduction in issue resolution time directly measures whether governance processes are improving data quality management efficiency.