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A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data

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governance scorecard

/ˈɡʌv.ən.əns ˈskɔː.kɑːd/ - n.

1 [colloq.] A dashboard reporting every metric except whether anything was decided.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. A periodic summary of governance metrics, such as stewardship coverage, issue aging, and policy conformance.

Evidence

See also

data governance councilA monthly quorum convened to ratify decisions no attendee has the authority to make.
issue logA spreadsheet sorted by date opened, scrolled to the bottom only during audits.
maturity assessmentA survey that asks a team to grade itself and is then surprised by the grade.