Dashboard count is used as a maturity indicator
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Decision Guide
Business Intelligence Governance Decision Guide
Determine whether dashboards, KPI definitions and data ownership are reliable enough for executive decisions and AI-enabled analytics.
Questions · Evidence · Red flags · Executive output
Questions to ask
Do not approve until the answers are traceable.
Each answer should identify its source, owner, confidence level and impact on the decision.
01. Which decisions must the BI environment support?
Document the answer, assumptions and validation action.
02. Which KPIs are disputed or duplicated?
Document the answer, assumptions and validation action.
03. Who owns each business definition?
Document the answer, assumptions and validation action.
04. Where do data-quality issues enter the reporting chain?
Document the answer, assumptions and validation action.
05. Which reports should be retired or consolidated?
Document the answer, assumptions and validation action.
06. How will access, lineage and change be governed?
Document the answer, assumptions and validation action.
07. What controls are required before AI can query business data?
Document the answer, assumptions and validation action.
Evidence pack
Minimum evidence to collect.
EvidenceDecision and meeting requirements
Check recency, completeness and ownership.
EvidenceReport and dashboard inventory
Check recency, completeness and ownership.
EvidenceKPI catalogue and ownership
Check recency, completeness and ownership.
EvidenceData lineage and quality issues
Check recency, completeness and ownership.
EvidenceAccess, change and AI governance requirements
Check recency, completeness and ownership.
Red flags
Signals that should trigger a review.
KPI definitions are embedded only in reports
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Data owners are not accountable for quality
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AI interfaces are added before access and semantic governance
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Manual reconciliation remains invisible in the business case
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Executive output
The decision should produce more than verbal approval.
01Decision and scope
What is approved, deferred or excluded.
02Assumptions and risks
Remaining uncertainty and control actions.
03Roadmap and owners
Sequence, owners, milestones and dependencies.
04Governance cadence
Reviews, KPIs, escalation and exit criteria.
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The guide helps prepare the decision. A formal recommendation requires context-specific scope, evidence and validation.