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What is a Data Governance Committee? Roles, Structure & Best Practices

Data governance committee explained: what it is, the key roles (data owners, stewards, CDO), committee structure, operating model, and how to make governance committees effective.

CDMP Master Academy·17 May 2025·8 min read

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Data Governance Committee Structure

TierBodyMembersResponsibilities
StrategicExecutive Data Governance CommitteeCDO, CIO, CFO, business unit headsStrategy; funding; cross-domain escalations; policy approval
TacticalData Governance CouncilData owners, governance manager, IT leadsPolicy implementation; standards; domain coordination
OperationalData Stewardship TeamsData stewards, subject matter expertsDay-to-day data quality; issue resolution; metadata management

CDMP Exam Relevance

Data governance committees and operating models are core topics in the Data Governance knowledge area (11% of the CDMP exam). Key exam topics include: the roles and responsibilities of data governance committee members (executive sponsor, data owner, data steward), the tiered governance structure, the difference between data owners and data stewards, and the characteristics of an effective governance operating model. Understanding governance structures is also important for questions about data governance frameworks and maturity models.

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