Data Governance Failures: Why Councils Don't Work

A 1,200-person SaaS company launched a 14-stakeholder data council with perfect governance docs. Six months later: 247 emails, two decisions. David Ohnstad dissects why most data councils become expensive theater instead of decision-making engines. Full article: https://davidohnstad.com/data-governance-failures-councils/

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-11-02
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23892831
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Information Technology Governance and Strategy
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Data Governance Failures: Why Councils Don't Work

David Ohnstad
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Data Governance Failures: Why Councils Don't Work

David Ohnstad
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Abstract

A 1,200-person SaaS company launched a 14-stakeholder data council with perfect governance docs. Six months later: 247 emails, two decisions. David Ohnstad dissects why most data councils become expensive theater instead of decision-making engines. Full article: https://davidohnstad.com/data-governance-failures-councils/

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