Framework

Data Governance Policy

Policy

Principles, scope, accountability

High

Framework

Governance charter / operating model

Policy

Bodies, roles, decision rights, council terms of reference

High

Framework

Data governance roadmap

Plan

Priorities by quarter

High

Organisation

Roles and responsibilities (RACI)

Standard

Owner, steward, lead, council, IT, DPO

High

Organisation

Job descriptions: Data Owner, Data Steward

Guideline

Tasks, time, skills

Medium

Organisation

Domain ownership register

Register

One owner per domain

High

Catalogue

Data dictionary / business glossary standard

Standard

e.g. DG-STD-001

High

Catalogue

Metadata and naming standard

Standard

Naming, definitions, modelling conventions

Medium

Catalogue

Reference and master data standard

Standard

Code lists, golden records

Medium

Quality

Data quality standard

Standard

Dimensions, thresholds, measurement

High

Quality

Data quality issue procedure

Procedure

Report, triage, fix, close

High

Quality

Data quality rule library and dashboard

Register

Rules, results, trends

Medium

Legal & ethics

Records of processing activities (GDPR art. 30)

Register

Kept by the DPO

High

Legal & ethics

DPIA procedure

Procedure

When and how to assess high-risk processing

Medium

Legal & ethics

Data ethics and AI use guideline

Guideline

AI Act, acceptable use

Medium

Legal & ethics

External data contracts register

Register

Sources, licences, DPAs, expiry

Medium

Security

Data classification standard

Standard

Confidentiality levels, personal data

High

Security

Access request and review procedure

Procedure

Request, approve, review, revoke

High

Security

Retention and deletion standard

Standard

Retention periods, deletion proof

Medium

Documents

Document management standard

Standard

e.g. DG-STD-002

High

Projects

PRB charter and decision log

Charter

Members, criteria, decisions

High

Projects

Project charter and sprint report templates

Template

One per project / sprint

Medium

Projects

Change request and exception procedure

Procedure

Who decides, how it is recorded

Medium