Controlling data as an organisational asset.
WHAT IT COVERS
What data exists Who owns it Who may access it How it is classified How long it is kept How quality is assured
WHAT A CATALOGUE PROVIDES
A searchable inventory of datasets, with descriptions, owners and lineage.
WHY IT MATTERS
Data nobody can find is rebuilt repeatedly, differently each time.
WHAT OWNERSHIP MEANS
A named person accountable for a dataset's definition, quality and access.
WHY IT IS NECESSARY
Unowned data accumulates, and nobody may authorise its deletion or correction.
WHAT CLASSIFICATION DRIVES
Access controls, encryption, retention and handling.
WHAT TO CLASSIFY BY
Sensitivity and impact if disclosed.
WHAT ACCESS CONTROL SHOULD BE
Role-based, granted by need, reviewed periodically.
WHAT TO AUDIT
Who accessed sensitive data, and whether it was justified.
WHAT GOVERNANCE FAILS AS
A committee producing documents nobody follows.
WHAT MAKES IT WORK
Being built into the tooling: catalogues generated automatically, access requested through a defined route, classifications enforced technically.
WHAT TO AUTOMATE
Everything that would otherwise depend on someone remembering.
