01
Embedded roles & responsibilities
Codify data ownership across business, IT, and compliance — every dataset has a named steward, an accountable owner, and an escalation path that holds under audit.
02
Defined processes & workflows
Repeatable, instrumented workflows for issue intake, resolution, exception handling, and change control — so governance is operational, not aspirational.
03
High quality data
Measurable quality dimensions — completeness, conformity, lineage, timeliness — monitored continuously against business-defined thresholds.
04
Synchronized architecture
A unified semantic layer linking source systems, MDM, and analytics — so a ‘product,’ ‘site,’ or ‘investigator’ means the same thing everywhere.
05
DG&S-enabled culture
Training, incentives, and executive sponsorship that make stewardship a default behavior across R&D, commercial, and supply chain.