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Rapid Battle Cards 1–5

1 — Data Governance vs Data Management

Core: Governance supplies authority/oversight; Data Management executes management work.
Clue: rules/decision rights/escalation → Governance; build/operate/remediate → Data Management.
Trap: treating DGC as the team that runs every technical activity.
Source: pp. 74–75.

2 — Data Governance vs IT Governance

Core: DG governs the data asset; IT Governance governs IT investments, application/project portfolios and technical architecture.
Clue: “uses technology” is not enough to make the answer IT Governance.
Memory: data asset vs technology portfolio.
Source: p. 73.

3 — Steering Committee vs DGC

Steering: highest authority, executive support/funding.
DGC: governance initiatives, policies/metrics, issues/escalations.
Clue: funding/top authority → Steering; governance decision/escalation → DGC.
Source: pp. 76–77.

4 — DGC vs DGO

DGC: council that decides/oversees.
DGO: ongoing office/function that coordinates definitions, standards and roles.
Clue: council decision vs program coordination.
Source: pp. 76–77.

5 — DGO vs Stewardship Team

DGO: enterprise coordinating office/function.
Stewardship Team: subject-area/project working community.
Clue: day-to-day domain definitions/rules/issues → Stewardship Team first.
Source: pp. 76–78.

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