Data Catalog Governance Health Survey: Findability, Ownership & Trust

Welcome! This brief survey (approximately 8 minutes) asks about your experience with the data catalog — specifically how easy it is to find data, how clear dataset ownership is, and how much you trust the data you find. Your responses are confidential and will be reported only in aggregate to inform catalog improvements. Participation is voluntary, there are no right or wrong answers, and you may stop at any time. Please answer based on your experience in the past 60 days. Thank you for helping us improve.

In the past 60 days, how often did you use the data catalog?

• Daily
• Several times a week
• About once a week
• A few times total
• Once
• Not in the past 60 days

In the past 60 days, I could quickly locate relevant datasets in the catalog.

In the past 60 days, ownership for the datasets I used was clearly identified.

In the past 60 days, I trusted the quality of data found through the catalog.

How likely are you to recommend the data catalog to a teammate?

Which best describes your primary role?

• Data analyst
• Data scientist
• Data engineer
• Analytics / BI developer
• Product manager
• Software engineer
• Operations
• Other

Thank you for your time — your feedback will directly inform catalog improvements. Results will be shared in aggregate with the data governance team.

On your most recent catalog task in the past 60 days, approximately how long did it take to find what you needed?

• Less than 2 minutes
• 2–5 minutes
• 6–10 minutes
• 11–20 minutes
• 21–30 minutes
• More than 30 minutes
• I couldn't find what I needed
• Not applicable — I haven't searched recently

Rank the following catalog discovery methods from most to least effective based on your experience in the past 60 days. Place methods you haven't used at the bottom.

1. Keyword search
2. Browsing categories or tags
3. Filtering by domain or team
4. Saved or bookmarked datasets
5. Recommendations from colleagues
6. Direct links from documentation or wikis

In the past 60 days, where have you found dataset owner or steward information? Select all that apply.

• Listed in the catalog entry
• Team or data wiki
• ServiceNow or Jira ticket
• Asked colleagues (e.g., Slack, email)
• I usually couldn't find an owner

Rank the following factors by how much they influence your trust in catalog data, from most to least important.

1. Data freshness and recency
2. Documented lineage and transformations
3. Clear ownership and stewardship
4. Completeness of metadata
5. Validation or certification badges
6. Peer recommendations or usage popularity

What one change would most improve findability, ownership clarity, or trust in the data catalog?

Which business area do you primarily support?

• Finance
• Marketing
• Sales
• Product
• Engineering
• Operations
• HR
• Customer Support
• Other

In the past 60 days, how often was ownership information outdated or missing?

• Never
• Rarely
• Sometimes
• Often
• Very often

Rank your biggest catalog obstacles in the past 60 days, from most to least impactful.

1. Search relevance or precision
2. Sparse or outdated metadata
3. Unclear ownership
4. Access or permissions hurdles
5. Slow performance or downtime
6. Interface is hard to navigate
7. Too many duplicate or similar datasets

Based on your responses, we'd like to explore a few of your experiences with the data catalog in more depth. Please share as much detail as you're comfortable with.

Where are you primarily located?

• Americas
• EMEA
• APAC
• Remote or varied

How long have you been using the data catalog?

• Less than 3 months
• 3–6 months
• 7–12 months
• 1–2 years
• More than 2 years