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Data Governance Consulting Services

Manage your data consistently and compliantly with Oakland’s data governance consultancy. Informed by our thorough data quality assessment, considering benchmarks of completeness, accuracy, consistency, integrity and timeliness, our data governance service helps you to define, maintain and use your data in the way that works best for you.

We see what your data governance is and what it can be, and then we help you make the changes to get there.

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Make your data count

Data is only valuable when it’s managed and used consistently and compliantly. Get that right, and you’ll lower regulatory risk, boost data literacy and enhance data quality and accountability.

Discover more in our guide to building a data governance strategy.

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The Lighthouse Method

By using a series of smaller projects that get those quick wins in the bag, we’ll help you implement data governance in stealth mode – perfect for getting leadership buy-in and returns with maximum speed and minimum hassle.

Data Governance with Oakland will help you.

Control your data generation to get quality and outcomes you can count on

Back your most valuable decisions and make meaningful improvements

Assign clear data ownership to spread workload and boost quality

Set the right standards for trustworthy measurement

Keep internal and external risk levels at an all-time low

Governance case studies

Here at Oakland, we’re passionate about sharing our expertise in all things data governance. Explore our insights to discover a wealth of valuable information. Stay tuned for fresh content—we’re always excited to bring you the latest updates!

Case Study Executing a Data Strategy for Yorkshire Water

Executing a Data Strategy for Yorkshire Water

Yorkshire Water faces similar pressures and demands as many other utilities, and has long realised that data is a core asset in helping them to deliver smarter network and customer operations.

This need to utilise their data assets to help exploit and capitalise their physical assets led them to undertake a complex, multiyear data transformation. This case study explains the vital delivery role provided by The Oakland Group in executing a data strategy across a broad set of areas within the data transformation initiative.
Case Study UK Power Networks Improving Data Governance and Data Management

UK Power Networks Improving Data Governance and Data Management

UK Power Networks (UKPN) had the ambition to become a truly data-centric utility where data was treated as an essential business asset. While many in the business acknowledged the importance of data, there was no consistent view of how to create a true data culture.

Improving data governance and data management would provide a way for the organisation to understand and manage business risk, unlocking the value in data assets and enabling innovation.
Case Study A Global Telco implementing a ‘self service’ data assurance monitoring platform

A Global Telco implementing a ‘self service’ data assurance monitoring platform

When a Global Telco wanted to enhance the data governance and data quality assurance of its financial reporting capability, it was reluctant to buy off-the-shelf software that wouldn’t fit the varied needs of its vision for Data Excellence.

Instead, Oakland devised an innovative assurance solution that helped to transform data operations performance, but more importantly, deliver daily insights that the business can trust and rely on.
Case Study Transforming Data Governance for a Major UK Utility

Transforming Data Governance for a Major UK Utility

Our client, a prominent water supply and treatment utility company in the UK, boasts over 2,500 employees, a customer base of 5 million and impressive annual revenue of £1 billion. Servicing one of the largest counties, their operations faced challenges stemming from a complex data environment, hindering efficient operations and decision-making.
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