Data Governance Strategy
We develop comprehensive data governance strategies and frameworks that aligns with clients' business goals and objectives, including policies; procedures; and standards for data collection, storage, analysis, and use.
MDM & Data Quality Management
Can you trust your data? Data governance and master data management (MDM) go hand-in-hand with MDM technology enforcing governance rules to ensure your data is accurate, complete, and consistent.
Training and Support
A strategy doesn't do any good if it only lives on paper. Adoption and adherence is critical to success. We provide training, support, workshops, and coaching to help users understand and comply with governance standards.
Data governance is the foundation for reliable, secure, and actionable data for any organization. It ensures data accuracy, consistency, and responsible use to help organizations make informed decisions that reduce risk and drive value. Data governance isn’t just an advantage—it’s essential for building trust and unlocking business potential for your company.
Here are just a few things poor data governance can cost businesses:
$3.1 Trillion: *IBM’s estimate of the yearly cost of poor-quality data, in the US alone, in 2016.
50% Time Wasted: The amount of time that knowledge workers waste in hidden data factories, hunting for data, finding and correcting errors, and searching for confirmatory sources for data they don’t trust. *IBM’s estimate of the yearly cost of poor-quality data, in the US alone, in 2016.
60% Time Spent: The estimated portion of time that data scientists spend cleaning and organizing data.
Source: HBR https://hbr.org/2016/09/bad-data-costs-the-u-s-3-trillion-per-year

At an organizational level, our change management efforts assess and understand your:
Current cultural attributes, which may provide support for or be an impediment to the change
Prioritization of change initiatives to monitor change fatigue and saturation and build agility
Shared vision and strategic intent for change
New or modified business processes, systems, policies, behaviors, rewards, performance indicators, and procedures
Structure and individual roles needed to support and reinforce the change effort
At an individual level, our change management efforts address and manage individuals':
Unique perspectives, biases, motivations, behaviors, mindset, resistance, and reactions to increase acceptance and commitment in a more productive and resilient way
Willingness, ability, knowledge, skills, and time capacity necessary to transition to the future state
Sponsorship and active leadership needs to ensure successful change and coach an individual through personal transition
LEGEND is a series of accelerators from our MAP framework. Our data governance accelerator is a comprehensive program that establishes an effective foundation for data governance quickly and easily. It provides a set of pre-built templates, tools, and best practices tailored to your organization's specific needs, enabling you to jumpstart your governance initiative and achieve results faster.

Establish a Foundation to Grow Your Data Governance Strategy
DG Roles and Responsibilities
Data Catalog Platform Selection Guide
Sample DG Procedures
Sample DG Policies
Sample Data Quality Rules
Sample Data Quality Management Plan
Sample Data Governance Council Agenda
Steward Training
Sample Charter
Owner Training

Build an MDM Business Case
Master data management a critical component of an effective and sustainable data governance strategy. Too many organizations short-change or skip this critical step.
Marlabs partners with Profisee to help your organization establish an MDM strategy that is automated and monitored. At no cost, Marlabs and Profisee will help you build a tailored business case for MDM.
Intelligent automation goes far beyond typical process automation. By leveraging AI and machine learning, IA transcends integration and empowers effective governance.
Eliminates Error:
IA systems can greatly reduce errors both by automating tasks that are prone to human mistakes and by automating the verification and validation of inputs.
Data Consistency:
IA can ensure data and business processes are processed and handled the same way every time, resulting in consistency and accuracy.
Data Integrity:
IA helps maintain data accuracy and reliability by acting as a control for unauthorized changes and duplicated or conflicting information and by monitoring for anomalies.
Data Transparency:
IA provides better visibility into data trends and patterns. It can provide unparalleled insight, context, and real-time reporting of essential information.
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more integrated into decision-making processes, having a solid data governance framework is essential. So, why is data governance necessary for AI?
Data Quality:
AI models depend on high-quality, accurate, and complete data. Poor data governance leads to flawed inputs, which result in unreliable AI outcomes.
Data Security & Compliance:
Data governance ensures that AI data handling meets compliance standards, safeguarding you against legal risks.
Data Integration:
Proper data governance ensures consistency and standardization in AI systmes, making it easier to integrate and analyze data from disparate systems.
Accountability & Transparency:
We provide a clear chain of responsibility and accountability for data integrity, security, and usage: critical components for ethical AI use.
Scalability & Efficiency:
As businesses grow, data governance ensures AI systems can scale without sacrificing data quality or performance.