Start With a Critical Data Element, Not a General Cleanup
Choose a critical data element as the practical starting point for governance work.
Govern the field that can do damage first. Governance gets traction when it starts with a critical data element rather than a vague domain. A critical data element is small enough to assign and test, but important enough that leaders care when it fails. Why this works A specific element lets the team write thresholds, assign accountability, and map lineage. That turns governance from a principle into a sequence of controls. The three lenses Quality asks what “good” means. Lineage asks where the element travels and changes. Stewardship asks who is allowed to define, approve, and escalate. If one lens…
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