Key objectives of the Data Governance program include 1) establishing principles to govern the management and use of data at the University 2) establishing clear lines of accountablity and decision rights related to data management and 3) creating a set of standardized terms and definitions to ensure consistency.

Why is Data Governance important?

• Disparate stewardship and management of our data throughout campus requires centralized coordination
• Standardized management of data ensures consistent and high quality decisions to better support student experience initiatives and gives the capacity to perform analytics
• Assurance of repeatable, reliable and transparent data management processes
• Clearly defines authoritative data source(s) of truth

WSU Data Governance Structure