Conclusion

A successful data governance program relies on multiple factors for its success and key aspects include communication, project planning and process enforcement. Tools are only one small piece of a governance initiative. ER/Studio, however, provides an array of tools that, used effectively, can facilitate the data governance process to promote data consistency and standards, as well as increase efficiency through the reuse of core data artifacts.

Author information

Donna Burbank is the Director of Enterprise Modeling and Architecture Solutions at Embarcadero Technologies. In this role, Ms. Burbank is responsible for the strategic direction of current and future products and contributes to the long-term architecture and roadmap of the product suite.

Donna has worked with dozens of Fortune 500 companies worldwide. Ms. Burbank speaks regularly on the topic of metadata management and has presented at such forums as the Oracle International Users’ Group and DAMA.

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