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Data Governance

We help organisations protect and realise the value of their data asset

Your organisation depends on data to make decisions, manage risk and support growth. An effective data governance solution gives you the ownership, standards and controls needed to keep that data valuable, understood, trusted and used responsibly.

Our work goes beyond data governance consultancy, where advice stops at a framework. We assess the value and maturity of your data, design the operating model, quality standards, and policies that build trust, and establish the organisational context that makes your data understood.

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How We Deliver Data Governance from Trust to Value

Your governance requirements depend on your current maturity, the risks surrounding your data and the outcomes the organisation needs to achieve. Each core area of our data governance solutions strengthens a specific part of your governance capability. They can be delivered independently or combined with additional services selected to fit your priorities

Value Analysis & Maturity Assessment

Your existing governance capabilities are assessed alongside the factors strengthening or reducing the value of your data. The findings are then benchmarked against recognised maturity measures. This gives you an evidence-based baseline, showing where risk is concentrated and where investment could have the greatest effect.

Change & Operating Model

We design the operating model behind your data governance, steering and governance committees, named owners and stewards, and clear decision rights, so accountability is built into how the organisation works, and change is managed, aligned, and deliberate

Quality & Testing

Your data is assessed by domain to identify where quality breaks down and what is causing it. Clear validation rules, metrics, and practical processes for managing risks are then put in place to trace issues earlier and prevent them from recurring.

Policies & Standards

Your teams need consistent guidance on how data should be collected, accessed, maintained, shared and protected. Practical policies, standards and controls establish clear expectations around data quality, security, access, retention, ownership and compliance. So, governance protects value without slowing teams down.

Roadmap Development

We turn assessment findings into a sequenced, deliverable roadmap, prioritised by value and risk, giving you a practical path from your current state to your target maturity, so you move quickly while building solid foundations

Organisational Data Context

Documenting your business processes, data definitions, calculations, relationships and taxonomies creates a shared organisational context. Without it, data cannot be reliably understood, trusted, or governed at scale

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Governance as an Enabler, Not a Blocker

Reviewing and developing your data governance should be a core part of your data strategy. Too often data governance solutions are treated as a blocker, a set of controls that slow teams down. Done well, it's the opposite: an enabler that lets people move faster, backed by the confidence of data they know and trust.

We start by assessing where you are and where you need to be, then build a roadmap that focuses your investment and lays strong governance foundations for long-term value and growth.

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Meet Our Data Governance Experts - choose Staff

Our Data Architects design governed, scalable architectures that establish a trusted foundation for insights, analytics, and AI.

Alex Bookless

Alex Bookless CTO

Adam Brown

Adam Brown Head of Data Strategy & Architecture

Paul Swaddle

Paul Swaddle Senior Product Manager

​​Our Data Governance Solutions in Action

“The future of work is here. Though people are working in a hybrid manner, their desire for collaboration and offering exceptional workplace experiences is higher than ever. Our partnership with Seriös Group has enabled JLL to rise to this challenge through innovation in data and analytics.”

Simon Beaumont, Senior BI Director, JLL

“Our partnership with Seriös Group has brought game-changing improvements to both our football performance and commercial operations. Through the power of integrated data, we're creating a smarter, more agile, and more engaged club.”

David Bruce, Chief Business Officer, Sunderland AFC

“By working with Seriös Group to establish best practices and implement Seriös ONE Launchpad, we’ve successfully transformed our data into a true strategic asset. With a unified and governed data platform, we can gain real-time insights, achieve a single view of our customers, and streamline our operations, allowing us to make smarter, faster decisions.”

Kevin Marsden, Head of Data, tombola

“The flexible architecture of Seriös ONE Launchpad positions Equans for future growth, allowing the expansion of Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) to additional sites and integration of more data sources. The ongoing remote monitoring has meant quick identification and resolution of asset-related issues, extending the lifetime performance of the hospital's infrastructure while minimising carbon emissions.”

David Smith, Head of Digital Solutions, Equans

“Partnering with Seriös Group has proven to be a highly effective extension of our data capabilities. The flexibility and depth of expertise they offer has provided us with a reliable source of data support on tap, enabling us to scale and adapt quickly to evolving business needs.”

Andrew Mason, Head of Data & Analytics, Grainger PLC

Data Solutions Built for Your Organisation

Your tech stack needs to be the right one for your organisation. Whether you use Azure, AWS or GCP, we build data solutions that fit your infrastructure and specialise in a core set of technologies proven to deliver results quickly.

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Governance Designed Around Your Data Environment

You get lasting impact from every engagement with our Data Governance Experts, strengthening both your data team and your organisation.

Purpose Drives Design

Every decision we make serves a need. Your governance is designed around how your organisation operates, not theoretical frameworks.

Transparency

Defined roles, decision rights and escalation routes show your teams who owns important data, who maintains it and who has the authority to make decisions.

Consistent Standards

Common standards for quality, definitions, access, security, and use give your teams a reliable way to manage data across systems and departments.

Built to Evolve

A flexible governance model allows responsibilities, policies and standards to develop alongside the organisation without weakening control.

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Seriös ONE

Build Data Foundations and AI Together with Seriös ONE, the Data and AI Operating System.

Partnership

Get access to our skills and expertise on-demand.

Bespoke

Fully bespoke data solutions customised to your needs.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Got questions? We’ve got answers...

What is data governance?

Data governance is the discipline of protecting and realising the value of data as a business asset. It ensures data is owned, trusted, understood and used responsibly — so it can improve decisions, reduce risk and unlock growth.

Is data governance a blocker to using data faster?

No — done well, it's the opposite. Governance is often treated as a set of controls that slow teams down, but well-managed, trusted data gives people the confidence to use it faster, not slower. The goal is to enable pace, not restrict it.

Where should we start with data governance?

Start by measuring what you have. You can't govern what you don't measure — assessing data quality and governance maturity gives you a clear baseline, highlights the work to prioritise, and shows you where the biggest opportunities and risks actually sit.

Do we need a big team or new hires to do this properly?

Usually not. Most organisations already have relevant skills scattered across the business — legal, compliance, DPOs, data owners — the gap is typically an operating model to connect them, not additional headcount. We help design that model rather than assume you need to build one from scratch.

How does data governance relate to AI?

AI amplifies whatever data it's built on, so data governance has to come first. Trusted, understood, well-governed data is what makes AI adoption realistic and safe — without it, AI simply scales existing data problems faster.

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Get in touch. Whether it's just to say hello, tell us about your business or to find out more about what we do at Seriös Group then we'd love to hear from you.

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