How to Create a Business Case for Data Governance

Wednesday, December 11, 2024
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
All Levels

Data Governance impacts people across your organization. A business case is a compelling engagement tool to reach across silos and develop a shared understanding of Data Governance value. Join Rebecca Royster, who is engaging people across a multinational pharmaceutical company, to learn about how to create a business case for your program. She will share her company’s business case and a template of critical business case components. She will also share some tips and tricks she has learned while creating it and using it to communicate with a variety of audiences.

After this presentation, participants will be able to:

Describe the components of a business case for Data Governance
Create a compelling story about the value of Data Governance for your organization
Identify metrics that matter to the business case audience

Rebecca Royster

Data Enablement Lead
UCB

Rebecca is a healthcare leader, working in the pharmaceutical industry. She is dedicated to driving patient value through data and process optimization. With expertise in business intelligence, marketing analytics, data visualization, and data migration, Rebecca brings a comprehensive skill set to drive data literacy, improve program outcomes, and deliver impactful solutions to the business. Her work is informed by a Master’s in Public Health Policy from Emory University, a Master’s in Business Administration from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a deeply curious mindset. Her specialties include data warehousing, programming, BI and analytics, data visualization, change management, leadership engagement, Data Governance, and strategic planning.

Becky Lyons

Principal Consultant
First San Francisco Partners

Becky Lyons, PhD, is a Principal Consultant at First San Francisco Partners. Her work focuses primarily on navigating the organizational and cultural issues around enterprise data management. She leads teams of all sizes to implement and manage systematic and sustainable data management strategies that create value through data. With an eye toward organizational improvement, she engages and empowers leaders to reach better decisions faster with trusted data. Her work is informed by a Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in Institutional Analysis from North Dakota State University, her thought leadership in Organizational Change Management, and a passion for helping individuals succeed. Becky is a thought leader in the area of data governance and organizational change management, regularly speaking at conferences and writing for industry publications and the FSFP blog.