Data Health and Continuous Governance

Data governance needs to be measured and improved over time rather than treated as a one-off implementation.

Data Health controls

Microsoft Purview Data Health controls measure areas such as ownership, cataloging, classification, access and use. Controls can be configured with targets and thresholds and refreshed on a schedule.

Actions and reports

Health management actions identify areas that need improvement, while reports allow teams to track governance scores and trends by Governance Domain and data product.

Operating model

• Define which controls matter to the organisation.
• Set realistic target thresholds.
• Assign ownership for improvement actions.
• Review health by Governance Domain and data product.
• Use trends to prioritise governance work instead of relying only on anecdotal issues.

Data Health therefore closes the loop between governance design, implementation and measurable improvement.