The Data Governance Professionals Organization (DGPO) has Announced Nationwide Insurance as the Winner of the 2019 Data Governance Best Practice Award
The award is given to the practitioners within a non-vendor organization in recognition of the business value and technical excellence they have achieved in the design and implementation of an outstanding data governance program
MONROE, N.J., May 13, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Data Governance Professionals Organization (DGPO) has announced Nationwide Insurance as the winner of the 2019 Data Governance Best Practice Award. SRP and Amica Mutual Insurance were selected as finalists.
Scott Peachey, Director, Enterprise Data Governance and Quality Assurance said, "Complete and utter exuberance would probably be the best way to describe how we felt after learning we had won the Best Practices award. It's really a testament to the passion, dedication and progressive thinking the entire team at Nationwide has around governing data."
Lead Judge, Michele Koch from Navient, said, " Nationwide's Data Governance program exemplified the characteristics of a successful, seasoned enterprise program. Since 2001, Nationwide has been growing and evolving their program. Their focus on detailed roles and responsibilities, procedural areas and innovative communication and marketing strategies clearly demonstrated why their program is the Winner."
The award will be formally presented at the Data Governance and Information Quality Conference on June 5, 2019 in San Diego, CA.
About the Data Governance Best Practice Award
The award is given to the practitioners within a non-vendor organization in recognition of the business value and technical excellence they have achieved in the design and implementation of an outstanding data governance program
Each submission is judged on responses to the following:
- Business need(s) being addressed
- Approach used to design, develop and implement the program
- Scope and depth of the Data Governance Program as well as program longevity
- Data governance defined roles and responsibilities
- Communications and marketing approaches
- Policies, procedures and processes established
- Program metrics and business value provided
Judges of the 2019 Award were:
- Anne Buff, SAS, VP of Communications, DGPO
- Barbara Deemer, Navient, DGPO Charter Member
- Michele Koch, Navient, VP of Membership, DGPO
- John Ladley, Sonrai Solutions, DGPO Advisor
- Janet Lichtenberger, Walgreens, DGPO Charter Member
- Sal Passariello, Accenture, Treasurer, DGPO
- Kevin Shannon, Dun & Bradstreet, Winner of the 2018 DGPO Data Governance Best Practice Award
The DGPO Data Governance Best Practice Award is sponsored by the DGIQ Conference.
SOURCE The Data Governance Professionals Organization
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