Strategic Governance Questions

• What is our overall governance maturity, and how is it trending over time?
• Which domains are leading or lagging in ownership and documentation coverage?
• How exposed are we if a high-impact dataset fails or changes?
• Are federated domains meeting agreed governance KPIs?
• Where should we prioritize investment to improve trust in our data?

Ownership & Accountability

• Do all critical datasets have an assigned owner and steward?
• Are ownership roles up to date and actively maintained?

Metadata Completeness

• Do datasets have clear descriptions and business context?
• Are glossary terms and tags correctly applied?

Accountability & Stewardship

• Am I formally assigned as owner for all critical assets in my scope?
• Are steward roles clearly defined and active?

Business Context & Documentation

• Do my datasets clearly describe business purpose and usage?
• Are SLAs, definitions, and usage guidelines documented?

Metadata & Technical Completeness

• Are schemas, descriptions, and field-level metadata populated?
• Is lineage automatically captured and complete?

Change Management

• Do I know which downstream assets are impacted before modifying a pipeline?
• Are breaking changes communicated to stakeholders?

Policy Oversight

• Which assets are currently non-compliant?
• Are sensitive data classifications applied consistently?

Monitoring & Reporting

• Is governance coverage improving over time?
• Which domains show recurring compliance gaps?

Trust & Usability

• Are certified or trusted datasets clearly identified?
• Is business context available for core metrics?

Impact Awareness

• What reports depend on this dataset?
• Will upstream changes affect dashboards or KPIs?