Benefits of Data Governance

From Dataversity (http://www.dataversity.net/what-is-data-governance)

• Lower costs associated with other areas of data management.
• More accurate procedures around regulation and compliance activities.
• Greater transparency within any data-related activities.
• Help with instituting better training and educational practices around the management of data assets.
• Increase in value of an organization's data.
• Ability to provide standardized data systems, data policies, data procedures, and data standards.
• Better resolution of past and current data issues.
• Improved monitoring and tracking mechanisms for data quality and other data-related activities.
• Overall enterprise revenue growth.