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MetaGovernace Overview

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What makes MetaGovernance different?

MetaGovernance delivers clean controlled data at the lowest cost for business operations, analytics and reporting. We solve the right problems based on the principles of Lean Thinking. We apply the breakthrough successes achieved in manufacturing to the data factories of today’s corporations.  Play the recording below to hear more about MetaGovernance.

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MetaGovernance Introduction

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Our Accomplishments

MetaGovernance (MGI) team has helped our clients across different industries to achieve success implementation of data solutions. Our Information Governance framework has been proven to be cost-effective and quick to provide business values. 

Financial Institutions

 √   MGI directed a multi-year process to move the client’s Information Governance framework from Maturity Level 1 to Level 4. Previous problems with data inconsistency and an over-reliance on spreadsheets led to errors in reports to external auditors and regulators.

Real Results: The client improved the integrity of financial reports, while achieving a significant reduction in the operational risk and waste.


    MGI implemented vendor automated reconciliation for capital markets data related to the pricing of Initial Public Offerings.

Real Results: The client achieved quality targets on IPO projections, which in turn increased investor confidence on pricing recommendations. Another benefit was the reduction in staff time to validate external prices across third party sources.


    MGI automated manual reconciliations for (trusted) reporting.

Real Results: The business migrated to the new Data Warehouse for reporting and operations as a trusted source of data. Automating from the Data Warehouse had eliminated workpapers associated with prior manual processes and the business needed evidence of data accuracy and consistency.


 √   MGI implemented risk management controls for Market Risk forecasting and reporting.

Real Results:  The time to produce model output runs was reduced by several days while reducing the client’s expense and errors from prior manual efforts in collecting and reconciling data.


 √   MGI eliminated over 100 spreadsheets used for preparing financial disclosures.

Real Results: The client could now remediate multiple material weaknesses and matters requiring attention. In addition to addressing regulatory issues, the new process reduced operational risk and increased efficiencies across multiple departments.


 √   MGI implemented a reconciled data warehouse reflecting the entire balance sheet.

Real Results: The client now has a “single source of truth” that forms the basis for operations and reporting functions. This data platform eliminated risk associated with multiple, conflicting data sources, manual data collection via spreadsheets and operational waste associated with data collection and reconciliation.


Healthcare Plan Providers

 √   MetaGovernance defined a benefit taxonomy and an AI solution that fit within the plan’s existing governance framework.

Real Results: The client wanted a “Recommended for You” feature similar to Amazon that would provide health plan benefit options to prospective clients based on their needs and demographics. Our solution deployed a new process for recommending health plan coverage options based on user choices for benefits, provider capabilities and client requirements.

Multinational Oil & Gas

 √   We designed and implemented a new system between trading partners to automate the exchange and reconciliation of data.

Real Results: The client significantly reduced the backlog of reconciling items with their supply and distribution partners, increased the reliability of their income statements, and redeployed resources to greater value-added jobs.


 √   We negotiated agreements and terminology for a global Data Management process across 12 countries.

Real Results: The introduction of a common accounting platform, trading system, and refinery distribution system was tied together with standardized terminology. This was a critical task to ensure consistency and accuracy before bringing their individual countries online with the new system.

Our Team

The MetaGovernance team, led by Steve Zagoudis, is composed of practitioners with a passion for solving complex information management problems. We have been involved in numerous enterprise information management initiatives. We understand what works, what can go wrong and how to fix it. We have implemented successful governance programs in a variety of industries.

Our team members have held staff positions and key leadership positions at various institutions. Our collective resume includes titles such as CIO, Controller, Risk Management Data Specialist, Director of Data Governance & Reporting, Application & Delivery Manager, Enterprise Architect, Business Process Manager & Project Manager. We have also worked directly with internal and external auditors of various financial institutions.
Banking & Finance
Energy
Healthcare
Insurance

Meet With Our Founder

Steve Zagoudis is a data quality specialist and a leading authority on Data Governance, Information Governance and Data Risk Management. He is founder and CEO of MetaGovernance which offers Enterprise Information Management (EIM) design and implementation, as well as remediation strategies. A veteran to advising multi-national corporations and government sponsored enterprises (GSEs), Steve and his team are passionate about helping organizations solve their critical data challenges.


His team designs new data warehouses and also performs “second surgeries” on failed installations caused by faulty design, unclear data ownership and accountability, and ineffective data quality controls. He applies Lean Governance as a way to cut through bureaucracy and other bottlenecks that negatively impact quality and productivity.


Steve’s background in Business Operations, IT, and Information Governance includes senior project manager at Standard Oil, BP Worldwide, Sequent, IBM, Goldman-Sachs and the Federal Home Loan Banks. Steve has a reputation for bringing together all stakeholders in EIM - business executives, governance groups and data teams – to develop and implement sustainable data solutions.


In today’s world of structured and unstructured data, Steve is a strong advocate of quality controls. The regulatory environment is demanding, especially for organizations that rely heavily on spreadsheets, end-user computing, and manual data reconciliations for financial disclosure. For over 25 years he has helped clients improve their data integrity for business operations and regulatory compliance.


Steve is an avid speaker and blogger in the areas of data integrity, compliance, and governance. He is active with non-profit organizations such as the Data Governance Professionals Organization and the Private Directors Association.

Start A Conversation

Thanks for your interest in MetaGovernance. I would appreciate the opportunity to learn more about your company, and share more about the cost effective solutions we provide. I would also love to hear your data challenges and share my experiences in a schedule call.

Steve Zagoudis | Founder


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MetaGovernance

The  Lean Governance Specialists

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635 Windsor Parkway NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30342
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Atlanta, Georgia 30342
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