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Governance Scorecard

Each data domain provides a Governance Scorecard — a real-time health dashboard that measures how well the domain's data assets are governed.

Accessing the Scorecard​

  1. Navigate to Data Domains and open a domain
  2. Click the Scorecard tab

Metrics​

The scorecard tracks four key governance dimensions across all products assigned to the domain:

Documentation Coverage​

What it measures: Percentage of products with a description and documentation.

Products without descriptions are invisible to consumers who don't already know about them. High documentation coverage signals a well-curated domain.

Ownership Coverage​

What it measures: Percentage of products with an assigned owner.

Unowned products are governance orphans — nobody is accountable for their quality, access, or lifecycle. This metric highlights products that need an owner.

Quality Coverage​

What it measures: Percentage of products with at least one active quality check.

Products without quality checks have no automated verification. This metric drives proactive data quality adoption.

Contract Coverage​

What it measures: Percentage of products covered by a data contract.

Contracts formalize SLAs between producers and consumers. Low contract coverage may indicate informal data sharing without reliability guarantees.

Using the Scorecard​

Identifying Gaps​

Each metric clearly shows total products and the number meeting the criterion. Use this to quickly find:

  • Products missing documentation
  • Unowned assets in your domain
  • Tables without quality checks
  • Assets lacking formal contracts

Driving Improvement​

Set targets for your domain (e.g., "100% ownership coverage by Q2") and track progress over time. The scorecard provides the accountability signal that makes governance actionable rather than aspirational.

Cross-Domain Comparison​

Compare scorecards across domains to identify which business areas need the most governance attention. Domains with consistently lower scores may need additional steward capacity or tooling support.