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FIGURE 10-5
Sample Data Governance Principles.

Do not forget to spend time with the implications and ramifications of the principles. It is only fair to be
able to explain why a principle has come about (the rationale). The implications are very important, not
only from a perspective of understanding, but also because implications almost always provide
requirements for policies.
There can be a lot of wordsmithing associated with the development of your principles. You may
find yourself in a frustrating loop of tweaking the words. If this happens, the leader of the DG
deployment will need to declare the principles are good enough. They will evolve slightly anyway, so
there is not much risk in starting to publicize them and begin policy development.
The general outline for a principle should contain the following elements:

1. A short description of the principle
2. A long description and full definition of the principle
3. A rationale, or statement, as to why the principle is necessary
4. Implications, or statements, of potential and known impacts that the principle will have