Conclusion

As you work to deploy a strong technical metadata capability within your organization, it helps to work in concert with your business metadata capability. As you are working to progress this capability across programs or data domains, having your data catalog updated as you go, defining key data elements, and aligning with technical metadata, including lineage, will help you build confidence in the quality of both business and technical metadata. Being able to show your users that you have both business and technical depth of understanding that is reliable will translate into strong reliance on your capabilities. Remember to start by defining the scope to help set expectations regarding what the business will get from this capability, and when. Ensure you have clear roles and responsibilities, along with clear, transparent, and published metrics to measure your success. Lastly, don’t forget to tell stories of success as you go.