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DATA (GOVERNANCE) WORKSHOPS

DATA GOVERNANCE

As the client continued to grow, reaching more than 350 employees across multiple countries, the complexity of running the business increased significantly. With scale came the need for stronger organizational governance, including how data is owned, shared, and used across teams. To support this next phase of growth, the client wanted to establish a data governance framework that reflected their culture and way of working, while being robust enough to support long-term ambitions.

Rather than outsourcing governance, the client aimed to build it internally, ensuring ownership, adoption, and sustainability. They needed a structured way to translate strategic ambitions into concrete, actionable steps; supported and challenged by experienced data governance experts.

#CHALLENGE

Translating data governance ambition into execution

The company’s rapid, organic growth had led to fragmented data practices. Definitions conflicted, data ownership was unclear, and teams struggled with access rights and data-sharing rules. While leadership had a clear strategic outcome for data governance, it was difficult to operationalize it without alignment between business and data teams. The key challenge was turning high-level intent into practical actions that could be implemented consistently across the organization.

What we really liked about Agoya's approach was that their consultants have done it before, they can advise us further than just a text book implementation

Head of data

#SOLUTION

Collaborative workshops to turn strategy into action

Agoya designed and facilitated a series of hands-on workshops, bringing together both data teams and business stakeholders:

Business & data alignment workshops: Sessions focused on shared understanding and collaboration between teams.
Concrete governance topics: Workshops addressed core pillars such as data ownership, data sharing principles, and access policies.
Ideation and prioritization: Strategic ambitions were translated into tangible action points and implementation steps.
Expert challenge and validation: Agoya acted as a sparring partner, challenging assumptions and validating approaches with best practices from similar organizations.

This approach ensured that governance decisions were not theoretical, but practical, actionable, and aligned with the company’s culture.

#OUTCOME

Clear direction, stronger alignment & actionable governance

The workshops delivered immediate clarity and alignment across the organization:

Clear action plan: Teams gained a concrete understanding of the steps required to implement their data governance ambitions.
Validated access control approach: External expert input reinforced and refined plans around data access and sharing.
Improved ownership alignment: Business and data teams aligned on responsibilities and accountability for data assets.
Internal ownership of governance: The client retained control of their governance model, ensuring long-term adoption and scalability.

By translating strategy into action through collaborative workshops, the client laid the foundation for sustainable, culture-driven data governance, built to scale with the organization.