The Data Management Strategy & Business Case determines how data management is defined, organized, funded, governed and embedded into the operations of the organization.

The Data Management Program is an organizational function dedicated to the management of data as an asset throughout an organization.

The requirements for data as well as for data management (DM), are interpreted through data architecture. This interpretation defines the requirements to design the physical data consumed, produced and provisioned by the business process.

Data governance function is the backbone of a successful data management (DM) initiative. Data governance is the process of setting standards, defining rules, establishing policy and implementing oversight.