Data Operations

One of the less-focused-on areas of data governance, data operations, is often left out of the conversation. All companies have some sort of operational function focused on data, but they are often not visible to leaders. Data operations teams are often stuck behind visualization teams or governance functions, unknown to the company. What are they really? What do data operations teams provide to the company?

This chapter will dive into this topic. While I have shared previously that data governance tends to be unappreciated, I want to clarify that while true, I also believe it’s data professionals who are largely to blame for this lack of value. In this chapter, we will dig into what you can do to help bring into focus the value data operations bring to your organization and how you can show measurable value to the executives you interact with.

Example

Imagine this: You are a sales executive, and it’s crunch time. It’s the last day of the...