Some various strategies and steps need to be incorporated to have good data GOVERNANCE in place.

1. You need to decide the data ownership.
2. Define the policies regarding data storage, availability, backup, security, etc.
3. Define the standard procedures for authentication and usage of data by the different users in the enterprise.
4. Ensure good policies regarding data audit and various government compliances.
5. Ensure data consistency at various levels and across various departments and applications within the enterprise.

Thus by implementing data governance, we ensure data integrity, consistency, ACCURACY, accessibility and quality. DEFINING data ownership is considered to be the first STEP in data governance. Then the different processes regarding data storage, back-up, archival, security etc needs to be defined. Procedures and standards regarding data access and authorization need to be defined. A set of policies and audit controls regarding compliance with the different REGULATIONS and company policies should be defined.