Inside Applied Data Governance: Expert Perspectives from the ADGP Program Episode 1: The Importance of Data Governance with John Ladley

About this episode

John Ladley discusses the critical importance of data governance as a business capability.

Welcome to Inside Applied Data Governance, a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we explore the practical realities of data governance with the experts who helped build the Applied Data Governance Practitioner (ADGP) certification. In this episode, we speak with John Ladley about why data governance is more than policies and processes; it’s a critical business capability. John shares insights on the business drivers behind governance initiatives, common misconceptions organizations face, and what...

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Host: DATAVERSITY

Guest: John Ladley

Topics covered

• data governance
• business capability
• governance initiatives
• misconceptions
• expert insights

Keywords

• data governance
• business drivers
• governance initiatives
• ADGP certification
• misconceptions

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Organizations: Applied Data Governance Practitioner (ADGP), DATAVERSITY

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