Data Governance for Law Firms
Data Governance for Law Firms
Season 2 Trailer: Law firm’s Drivers and Benefits Welcome to Season 2 of the Law Firm Data Governance podcast. I’m CJ Anderson, founder of Iron Carrot. I am thrilled to be back with another season of the data governance companion for law firm leaders who want to know more about implementing and improving data governance. …
Roles, accountabilities, and responsibilities are the “who and how” that form your Data Governance Framework. You know that you need people to be accountable and responsible for the critical data you identify, but what does that mean? It means codifying, improving, and adding data management activities, accountabilities, and responsibilities to the people involved in managing …
Data as technical debt is a problem What is technical debt? Technical debt is the list of activities (and the implied costs associated with remediating them) that project managers descope from an IT project. It is a term that was initially used to refer to software development, but the concept has been expanded to include …
This article will share the exact process we recently implemented for one of our Law Firm clients looking to achieve operational data governance. This case study typifies the key steps, deliverables, and obstacles you’ll need to address when launching your initiative. The Background What do we do with the Roadmap now? After helping a Law …
You can read my thoughts on how data governance can support firms in cultivating deeper data reporting in the February issue of Briefing. With law firms increasingly keen to capitalise on the pandemic-induced acceptance of new ways of doing things, a more mature data strategy is within reach – but there are many hurdles yet …
Season 1 Episode 10 In this last episode of Season One, CJ Anderson begins at the beginning by talking about the data governance policy. She explains what it is and what usually goes in one. But then she shares why she doesn’t believe you need one! Subscribe Law Firm Data Governance Podcast Answers to these …
Season 1 Episode 9 In this episode, CJ Anderson begins at the beginning by explaining the data governance framework. What it is, who and what to include when creating it and how to build it, so it works effectively. Subscribe Law Firm Data Governance Podcast Answers to these questions and more can be found on …
Season 1 Episode 7 In this episode, CJ Anderson begins at the beginning by explaining data lineage. This concept means different things to different teams – and all of them are important. You’ll want to understand why you need various data lineages to help your data governance initiative. Data Lineage is an essential part of …
Season 1 Episode 8 In this episode, CJ Anderson begins at the beginning by explaining what a data strategy is. She’ll explain why having a data strategy is critical for data governance and for achieving the firm’s strategic goals. She’ll talk a little about the four crucial elements of a data strategy and who should …
Getting started Most law firms already have the people, processes, skills, and knowledge to implement data governance. Unfortunately, you can often find these things in pieces across different business services or operational teams, which doesn’t make it easy to build your data governance roadmap. It can be challenging to know where to start, so here …