Building the Data Governance business case

27 January 2021 - Updated at 1 July 2025
Katherine Earnshaw Katherine Earnshaw

We all know we should do it but how?  Building a business case for a Data Governance initiative is not easy.  And without it, getting any initiative started and funded will be a hard sell. In this webinar to replay, you will understand the main drivers of Data Governance within companies and how these can be translated to a quantified business case.

Why building a Data Governance business case?

Building a Data Governance business case documents with pros, cons and benefits will help you to sell the initiative within your organization but also ensure an alignment between many different stakeholders. Besides, a strong and good business case will facilitate the change acceptance and to move in a same direction. Then a Data Gov business case will help you to measure the success of the initiative and to show it. In this recorded webinar we will get through different key points:

  • How to clearly define the data strategy within your company. Is it an offensive or defensive strategy?
  • What makes a successful Data Governance business case (Vision, Issues, Costs, Risk, Benefits)
  • How to quantify your benefits
  • We will finish with some key advices when you are preparing your Data Governance business case


This webinar was presented by Katherine Earnshaw, Tribe Lead Performance – Belgium (Orange Business).

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Katherine Earnshaw Katherine Earnshaw Client Squad Lead Orange Business

Katherine Earnshaw is the Belgian Tribe Lead for our “Better” Tribe, focusing on enhancing the operational efficiency of our clients. She is also a Senior Project/Program Manager with a solid experience in application and project management with a demonstrated history of working in the information…

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