{"id":13834,"date":"2014-11-11T15:49:05","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T15:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/data-governance-framework\/"},"modified":"2014-11-11T15:49:05","modified_gmt":"2014-11-11T15:49:05","slug":"data-governance-framework","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/30604\/data-governance-framework","title":{"rendered":"Data Governance Framework"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_data_governance_framework_mean\">What Does Data Governance Framework Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A data governance framework refers to the process of building a model for managing enterprise data. The framework or system sets the guidelines and rules of engagement for business and management activities, especially those that deal with or result in the creation and manipulation of data.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_data_governance_framework\">Techopedia Explains Data Governance Framework<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The management and staff of an organization need to make good decisions, i.e., the ones that actually yield results. They thus need to create guidelines and rules, to ensure that these are being followed and then deal with ambiguities, noncompliance and other issues. 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