Data Mesh Governance / Operating Model / Members
Governance Group Members
Context
Who should be part of the Data Mesh Governance Group?
Decision
Target size: 5-7 members (+ subject matter experts and managers)
- Domain representatives
- Typically, data product owners, sometimes also data product developers, and analysts.
- Bring issues that came up when creating or using data products that need a global decision.
- They are ultimately accountable to adhering to all accepted global policies.
- Data platform representatives
- Their task is to implement platform features and automation of global policies.
- Subject matter experts
- Join on demand.
- Bring external requirements, such as legal, privacy, compliance, security requirements.
- Facilitators
- Like a scrum master, but for the governance group.
- Schedule, prepare, and facilitate meetings.
- They do not make decisions.
- Managers
- Join on demand.
- Clarify the vision and goal of the mesh.
- Make PR for data mesh in leadership team.
- Decide on conflicting priorities.
Consequences
- How to limit the members of the governance group, if there are too many data product owners?
