Implementing a Data Governance Framework within a large company is never easy, but when trying to achieve this during an intense period of change, resulting from the merger of Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life Investments, is it possible to succeed? Add to that the fact the person responsible for embedding data governance into the culture of the organisation has just joined the firm and is new to Investment Management – what could go wrong?
This is a case study, covering 3 years of data governance implementation at Standard Life Aberdeen, set against a background of:
• Merger and Divestiture and issues with heritage
• Continuous organisation restructures within IT
• A technology set for which there are few skills in the market
• Funding and cost challenges