Rapid Recall Key 01–30
- A framework articulating roles, responsibilities, decision-making processes, and how people/functions collaborate.
- Operating model = relationships/decisions; org chart = formal reporting positions/names.
- Role of data; cultural norms; current DM/DG practices; how work is organized/executed; reporting relationships; skill levels.
- To identify business pain, unmet information/compliance needs, and DMO priorities.
- Sustainability depends on fit with culture, decision constructs, hierarchy, and resources; most organizations should evolve existing capability.
- People already performing Data Management functions.
- Decentralized, Network, Centralized, Hybrid, Federated.
- Distributed LOB/IT responsibility, committee collaboration, no single owner.
- Local alignment, clear local requirements, relatively easy start/improvement.
- Harder collaborative decisions; weaker formality/sustainability, consistency, and ownership.
- Documented connections/accountabilities, especially a maintained RACI.
- Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed.
- One formal DMO owns functions under a Data Management leader.
- Clear single accountability and easier decision-making.
- Major organizational change and possible loss of business-process knowledge through separation.
- Central COE plus decentralized BU teams and executive/tactical forums.
- Provides enterprise direction, support, and focus while BU teams retain broad local accountability.
- Added COE headcount plus conflict between BU and central/enterprise priorities.
- Enterprise DMO/COE plus multiple divisional/regional structures; central strategy with decentralized execution.
- Preserves enterprise direction while empowering regions/divisions to meet local requirements and priorities.
- Complexity and the need to balance autonomy against enterprise priorities.
- Centralized/decentralized; hierarchical/flat; division/region independence; decision style/implementation; complexity/maturity/scalability.
- 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.
- Decentralized → RACI/network → synergies/economies of scale → hybrid/federated.
- Market shock or new government regulation can force acceleration; manage the resulting change discomfort proactively.
- Executive sponsorship; clear vision; proactive change management; leadership alignment; communication; stakeholder engagement; orientation/training; adoption measurement; guiding principles; evolution not revolution.
- Guidance/authority to transition plus ability to engage other leaders for long-term support.
- Shared understanding of what DM is, why it matters, and how stakeholder work is affected.
- Planning, managing, and sustaining the people-side change so the DMO remains viable.
- Sponsor = influential champion; alignment = leaders agree on goals/value/success and send unified messages.
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