Purview Data Governance QuickStart Assessment

Overview Datavail’s Microsoft Purview Data Governance QuickStart Assessment helps organizations establish a practical governance foundation and define a clear roadmap for operationalizing governance with Microsoft Purview. The engagement evaluates governance maturity, ownership and stewardship models, policy alignment, and business priorities, then provides guidance on how Purview can support cataloging, discoverability, reporting, and governance policy enforcement. This is a strategy and assessment engagement, not a platform implementation. It helps organizations identify governance gaps, clarify roles and responsibilities, and define a realistic path forward aligned to business value.

Why This Matters Now As organizations expand analytics, self-service reporting, and AI initiatives, trusted and well-governed data becomes essential. Many organizations face challenges such as fragmented ownership, inconsistent definitions, unclear stewardship, and misalignment between governance policies and operational practices. Microsoft Purview can help operationalize governance, but technology alone does not establish governance. Organizations must first define ownership, policies, stewardship, and decision rights. This assessment helps establish that foundation and determine where Purview can provide meaningful value.

What’s Included This engagement evaluates governance priorities, organizational readiness, and how Microsoft Purview can support governance operations across key areas: • Governance Strategy and Current-State Assessment o Evaluate governance objectives, stakeholders, decision rights, and policies o Assess maturity across ownership, stewardship, classification, access, retention, and discoverability • Governance Operating Model and Organizational Alignment o Review governance roles, ownership expectations, stewardship responsibilities, and approval processes o Identify opportunities to improve alignment across business, data, security, and IT stakeholders • Policy and Process Readiness Review o Evaluate policies related to data usage, classification, access, and retention o Identify gaps in governance execution and operational consistency • Microsoft Purview Governance Alignment o Assess how Purview can support cataloging, discoverability, reporting, and policy enforcement o Define how Purview fits within the broader governance strategy • Priority Use Cases and Roadmap Development o Identify high-value governance use cases based on risk and business priorities o Develop a phased roadmap with recommended next steps

Deliverables Current-state governance maturity assessment and stakeholder findings • Summary of governance gaps, risks, and priority focus areas • Recommended governance operating model considerations, including ownership and stewardship guidance • Microsoft Purview governance alignment summary and capability guidance • Prioritized roadmap for phased next steps • Executive summary with business value, risks, priorities, and decision points • Executive readout presentation summarizing findings and recommendations

Outcomes • Establish a clear, practical governance roadmap aligned to business priorities • Improve clarity around ownership, stewardship, and governance accountability • Strengthen the foundation for trusted data across analytics, reporting, and AI initiatives • Reduce risk caused by inconsistent policies, unclear roles, and fragmented governance practices • Align business and IT stakeholders around a realistic governance operating model • Provide a clear understanding of where Microsoft Purview can support governance execution

Prerequisites • Access to relevant business, data, security, and IT stakeholders for discovery sessions • High-level understanding of current governance practices, challenges, and business priorities • Visibility into key data domains, reporting needs, and compliance considerations • Availability of business and IT leads for workshops and review sessions

Target Customers o CIOs, CDOs, Data Governance and Analytics leaders o Organizations formalizing or maturing a governance program o Enterprises seeking stronger ownership and stewardship across data domains o Teams evaluating Microsoft Purview as part of their governance strategy

Pricing • Governance Assessment: ≈ $24,900 (4-5 weeks, scope dependent) • Optional expanded scope for source onboarding strategy, scan and classification design, pilot implementation planning, and adoption support

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