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A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data

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minimum viable governance

/ˈmɪn.ɪ.məm ˈvaɪ.ə.bəl ˈɡʌv.ən.əns/ - n.

1 [colloq.] The minimum, identified correctly, then funded at half.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. The smallest set of roles, policies, and decision rights needed to manage data risk without stalling delivery.

Evidence

See also

data governance frameworkA wheel diagram printed, framed, and never opened past the wheel diagram.
decision rightsWho may decide, within what bounds — the one field every RACI leaves to a future workshop.
operating modelCalled 'federated' when no one wanted to fund 'centralized.'