Data governance consulting that people actually follow
Logical Leap is a Las Vegas-based, platform-agnostic data and AI governance consulting firm founded by Ram Srinivasan, author of seven books on data governance, including the Simple Data series and The Governance Debt Playbook. Every engagement starts with a partner-led Governance Debt Assessment that shows where governance debt is costing you and ends with a 90-day roadmap.
What our data governance consulting covers
Data governance consulting is the work of deciding who owns your data, who can change it, and how everyone else can trust it. We help you set that up so it sticks after we leave.
Operating model
A governance structure sized to your organization, with clear decision rights and a RACI people actually use.
Data stewardship
Named owners for your critical data elements, with time and authority to do the job.
Policy and standards
Short, plain-language policies tied to real decisions, not a binder nobody reads.
Business glossary and metadata
Shared definitions and metadata management that make your data catalog worth opening.
Data lineage
Traceable flows for the numbers your executives, auditors and regulators rely on.
Master data management
One trusted version of customer, product, supplier and asset data, owned by the business.
Data quality at the source
Quality checks built into the process that creates the data, so you stop fixing it downstream.
Who it's for
We work with CDOs, CIOs, CROs and CFOs at enterprise and upper mid-market organizations. Typical situations: a governance program that stalled after the tool went in, audit findings that keep coming back, numbers the board doesn't trust, or an AI initiative waiting on data nobody will vouch for. Our partners bring regulatory lenses from the industries we serve, including financial services, manufacturing, aerospace, healthcare, and hospitality and gaming, with regulations such as SOX, GDPR and HIPAA where they apply.
Every engagement starts with the Governance Debt Assessment
Before we recommend anything, we find out what your current governance is actually costing you.
- Typically 14 to 21 days, partner-led, depending on the size of your organization.
- Read-only review of your stack, plus interviews with the people who create and use your data.
- Eight board-ready artifacts, a ranked fix list and a 90-day roadmap.
People first, process second, tools last
- 01
Assess
Find where governance debt is holding back your ROI, through the Governance Debt Assessment.
- 02
Assign
Name owners and decision rights for the data that matters most.
- 03
Embed
Build governance into the processes people already run, so it isn't extra work.
- 04
Sustain
Train your stewards and set a review rhythm so the program runs without us.
What you get
| Artifact | What it's for | Who owns it |
|---|---|---|
| Governance operating model | Defines who decides what, and how disputes get resolved | CDO or governance lead |
| RACI and decision rights | Removes the "who owns this?" question from every meeting | Business data owners |
| Critical data element inventory | Focuses effort on the data that drives decisions and risk | Data stewards |
| Business glossary | Gives everyone one definition for each key term | Data stewards |
| Policy and standards set | Turns intent into rules people can follow | Governance council |
| Ranked fix list and 90-day roadmap | Shows what to fix first and why | Executive sponsor |
Big consultancy, boutique, or platform vendor?
Large consultancy
Broad bench and big teams, but often junior staff on the work and a long runway before results.
Platform vendor
Strong on their own tool, but governance gets framed around the product they sell.
Logical Leap
Partner-led and vendor-neutral. We work with the platforms you already own, and we start with your people, not a license.
How to choose a data governance consultant
Six questions worth asking any firm before you sign:
- Who will actually do the work, and how senior are they?
- Are you tied to a software vendor, or will you work with the tools we already have?
- How do you measure whether governance is working?
- What will our own people own when you leave?
- Do you start with an assessment, or with a statement of work for a full program?
- Can you show us how you handle the regulations in our industry?
Meet the partners
Logical Leap was founded by Ram Srinivasan, Data Governance & Strategy Leader, with 20+ years of hands-on data governance and strategy work. Ram is the author of seven books, including the Simple Data series and The Governance Debt Playbook. Our partners bring 25+ years of combined team leadership across data governance, master data and analytics.
Frequently asked questions
What does a data governance consulting engagement include?
It starts with the Governance Debt Assessment, typically 14 to 21 days and partner-led. From there we fix the most costly problem in a focused 60 to 90 day sprint: an operating model, owners and decision rights, policies, glossary and quality checks, depending on what the assessment finds.
How is Logical Leap different from a Big 4 firm or a platform vendor?
A partner leads every engagement, and we don't sell software. We start with your people and processes and use the tools you already own.
Do we need to buy a governance tool first?
No. Most programs that start with a tool stall. We set up ownership and decision rights first, then help you get value from the tools you have or choose one that fits.
How long before we see results?
The Governance Debt Assessment gives you a ranked fix list and a 90-day roadmap at the end of the engagement, typically 14 to 21 days. Fix sprints run 60 to 90 days each, focused on one costly problem.
Do you work with our existing platform?
Yes. We're vendor-neutral and platform-agnostic, and we work with the governance and catalog platforms you already own.
How much does data governance consulting cost?
We don't publish prices. Every engagement has a fixed fee agreed before work starts, and we walk you through it on a short discovery call.
How do we get started?
Book a Governance Debt Assessment, or start with a free 30-minute discovery call if you want to talk it through first.
Further reading
Nobody owns governance. Somebody owns the outcome.Governance programs stall because no executive owns them. Executives already own AI that launches, numbers the CFO signs, findings that stay closed and migrations that land. Start there.
A data dictionary is a people tool, not a catalog featureMost data dictionaries die half-finished in a spreadsheet nobody trusts. The fix isn't more tooling. It's a fast first draft and owners who confirm it.
- Metadata as a first-class citizen: Building compliance into data flows before auditors arrive
When metadata is an afterthought, compliance becomes a scramble. When it is engineered alongside the data, audits become a query.
Find out what your governance debt is costing you
A partner-led Governance Debt Assessment, typically 14 to 21 days, ending in a ranked fix list and a 90-day roadmap.