The data warehouse initiative is governed by an institutional data governance framework. UHCL consulted with Gartner and developed an institutional Data Governance organizational structure; implementation began in late Fall 2022.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Leadership Steering Committee – Leadership
  • Data Governance Champions
  • Identify business needs
  • Determine priorities

• Tactical Committee – Directors/Data Owners
  • Determine feasibility
  • Identify resources needed
  • Monitor the progress of the Working Committee
  • Communicate milestones to Leadership Steering Committee
  • Establish and document business, practices, processes, procedures, and or policies
  • Request support from the Leadership Steering Committee

• Working Committee – Data Owners/Data Analysts
  • Carry out the initiatives
  • Create taskforces as required for collaborative work
  • Data Glossary Taskforce
  • Data Dictionary Taskforce
  • Report Progress and Issues to the Tactical Committee
  • Submit requests for resources to the Tactical Committee

• Data Analytics Training Alliance (DATA) – Power users’ group; in-take for all data-related requests
  • Required to attend DATA Scrum (M/W/F)
  • Members are tasked with evaluating information requests, identifying the responsible area(s), assigning requests, and completing requests.

• Institutional Data Education Academy (IDEA)
  • Citizen analyst training program is geared towards enhancing the data research, analytics knowledge, and skills of UHCL’s faculty and staff through a rigorous training program
  • Application Process
  • Candidate Selection Process
  • 10-month program – one all-day session per month