Data Governance

What was the starting point for your data governance? Was it compliance, a BI initiative, a CRM implementation or something else? Data Governance efforts need to be prioritized while compliance is often the driver, data quality and integration efforts are more common. Remember, any data governance effort will eventually involve almost all parts of any organization. Many new initiatives will be enabled while others will be postponed or eliminated, broken business processes will be identified and cross-functional communications will be improved. What organizational structures best support a DG effort? I've usually emphasized that a DG effort should include people who can enforce policies across the business as well as those who understand the process of data management.