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Rapid Recall Key 01–30

  1. A framework articulating roles, responsibilities, decision-making processes, and how people/functions collaborate.
  2. Operating model = relationships/decisions; org chart = formal reporting positions/names.
  3. Role of data; cultural norms; current DM/DG practices; how work is organized/executed; reporting relationships; skill levels.
  4. To identify business pain, unmet information/compliance needs, and DMO priorities.
  5. Sustainability depends on fit with culture, decision constructs, hierarchy, and resources; most organizations should evolve existing capability.
  6. People already performing Data Management functions.
  7. Decentralized, Network, Centralized, Hybrid, Federated.
  8. Distributed LOB/IT responsibility, committee collaboration, no single owner.
  9. Local alignment, clear local requirements, relatively easy start/improvement.
  10. Harder collaborative decisions; weaker formality/sustainability, consistency, and ownership.
  11. Documented connections/accountabilities, especially a maintained RACI.
  12. Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed.
  13. One formal DMO owns functions under a Data Management leader.
  14. Clear single accountability and easier decision-making.
  15. Major organizational change and possible loss of business-process knowledge through separation.
  16. Central COE plus decentralized BU teams and executive/tactical forums.
  17. Provides enterprise direction, support, and focus while BU teams retain broad local accountability.
  18. Added COE headcount plus conflict between BU and central/enterprise priorities.
  19. Enterprise DMO/COE plus multiple divisional/regional structures; central strategy with decentralized execution.
  20. Preserves enterprise direction while empowering regions/divisions to meet local requirements and priorities.
  21. Complexity and the need to balance autonomy against enterprise priorities.
  22. Centralized/decentralized; hierarchical/flat; division/region independence; decision style/implementation; complexity/maturity/scalability.
  23. Assess current state; fit structure; consider complexity/maturity/scalability; secure sponsor; use decision forums; pilots/waves; high-value domains; use what exists; avoid one-size-fits-all.
  24. Decentralized → RACI/network → synergies/economies of scale → hybrid/federated.
  25. Market shock or new government regulation can force acceleration; manage the resulting change discomfort proactively.
  26. Executive sponsorship; clear vision; proactive change management; leadership alignment; communication; stakeholder engagement; orientation/training; adoption measurement; guiding principles; evolution not revolution.
  27. Guidance/authority to transition plus ability to engage other leaders for long-term support.
  28. Shared understanding of what DM is, why it matters, and how stakeholder work is affected.
  29. Planning, managing, and sustaining the people-side change so the DMO remains viable.
  30. Sponsor = influential champion; alignment = leaders agree on goals/value/success and send unified messages.

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