Data Governance for Law Firms
Data Governance for Law Firms
Articles about 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, …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
In nearly every conversation I have about data governance, someone will mention that they aren’t seeing the adoption and traction they expected after implementing a Data Governance Framework. Their complaint usually sounds like, “we’ve got all these people identified as …
What is a data governance framework Data Governance is the coordination of people, processes, and technology to manage and optimise the use of data as a valued asset. It utilises a collection of policies, practices and procedures which help to …
When doing anything in a law firm, you need to get stakeholder buy-in by explaining what’s in it for them. That means that you will need to have a clear idea of the benefits of data governance for your firm. …
This is one of several obstacles law firm leaders raise when launching or extending a data governance initiative; it’s perfectly natural. The perceived wisdom within many law firms is that ownership of anything lies with the partners. This attitude is …
This question came up several times in recent data governance roadmap workshops. Everyone has big aspirations for what they want to get done, but the reality is that changing people’s behaviour takes more time than you think. Through our experience …