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A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data

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center of excellence

/ˈsen.tər əv ˈek.sə.ləns/ - n.

1 [colloq.] Three people, a shared inbox, and a name chosen before the headcount was approved.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. A central team that sets practices, builds reusable capability, and advises domains on a governance discipline.

Evidence

See also

data governance councilA monthly quorum convened to ratify decisions no attendee has the authority to make.
governance officeThe function accountable for everything and authorized for the calendar invites.
operating modelCalled 'federated' when no one wanted to fund 'centralized.'