Data Governance Workshop

What Data Governance Workshop does

Data Governance Workshop (御数坊) is a Beijing-based private data governance firm founded in December 2014 that operates a 'consulting + software product' integrated delivery model. Its proprietary DGOffice Data Governance Office platform is organized around a six-center architecture (metadata, asset, standards, quality, security, and architecture centers) plus a central control plane, anchored by an AI-DG intelligent engine that automates field-level security classification and is integrated with Alibaba MaxCompute and DataWorks for end-to-end business and middle-office data management. Surrounding the platform, the company delivers full-stack data governance consulting, lightweight micro-consulting workshops, DCMM capability maturity assessments, data security governance solutions, modular enterprise training (12 course modules), and DAMA China CDGA/CDGP certification exam services.

The company sells primarily to large Chinese enterprises — described as serving more than 50 Fortune 500 corporates — across banking, securities, energy, real estate, automotive, telecommunications, manufacturing, and government. Named customers include State Grid, China Southern Power Grid Digital Enterprise Branch, China Telecom, China Mobile, Minsheng Bank, Shenwan Hongyuan Securities, China Life Investment Insurance Asset Management, Wanda Real Estate, Haitian Plastics Machinery, FAW, Country Garden, Greentown China, Midea, Norinco, Hubei China Tobacco Industrial, and Tsinghua University. Revenue is generated across five streams: full-stack consulting (project-based), micro-consulting (multi-year contracts priced as a 'slimmed-down' alternative to traditional seven-figure engagements), DGOffice software (project- or license-based), enterprise training, and certification exam fees (CDGA 1,000 RMB and CDGP 2,000 RMB per candidate). The company completed a Series A round in March 2022 led by cybersecurity vendor Qi An Xin with participation from existing investor Dantai Capital.

Name

Data Governance Workshop

Legal name

御数坊（北京）科技有限公司

Website

https://dgworkshop.com.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Data Governance Workshop (御数坊) is a Beijing-based firm that sells data governance consulting and its proprietary DGOffice platform to large Chinese enterprises, primarily Fortune 500 companies across banking, energy, telecom, manufacturing, government, and real estate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Governance Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Governance Platforms (Policies, Stewardship, Workflows) (HDAEADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Security & Access Governance for Data (Entitlements/Policy Enforcement) (HDAEADAH), Data Quality, Profiling & Cleansing (HDAEADAD), Data Lineage & Impact Analysis (HDAEADAF), Data Modeling & Semantic Layer / Business Glossary (HDAEADAJ)

Keywords

• Data governance software
• Data governance consulting
• Enterprise data management
• Data security governance
• Data quality management

Headquarters

HQ city

Haidian

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. 数据治理咨询服务: 提供全栈数据治理咨询服务，包括顶层规划设计、专项能力提升、常态运营等，涵盖数据战略、数据治理、数据架构、数据标准、数据质量、数据安全等领域。采用项目制收费模式。
2. 微咨询服务: 针对各阶段企业推出轻量化微咨询服务，利用两周到一个月时间快速识别数据治理问题并给出解决方案并带领实施，对百万级项目进行"瘦身"，以更低投入实现快速见效。
3. DGOffice软件产品: 以"咨询服务+软件产品"一体化交付模式，通过场景化应用助力企业实现数据资产为中心的"人数协同"，支持可视化、组件化、流程化的快速定制应用构建，按项目/授权方式收费。
4. 企业内训与认证培训: 提供企业数据治理内训（模块化课程可定制搭配）和CDMP/CDGA/CDGP国际认证考试报名及培训服务。培训费用根据课程模块和形式定制。
5. DAMA认证考试服务: 作为DAMA中国合作伙伴，承接CDGA和CDGP认证考试报名，推广期认证费用CDGA 1000元/人，CDGP 2000元/人。

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Data Governance Workshop provides a proprietary DGOffice (数据治理办公室) data governance software platform combined with end-to-end consulting services (全栈咨询服务), micro-consulting, maturity assessments, security governance solutions, and CDGA/CDGP certification training under a 'consulting methodology + software product' integrated delivery model targeting Chinese enterprises.

Product overview

Data Governance Workshop (御数坊) offers a 'consulting + software product' integrated service model. The core product is DGOffice数据治理办公室 (DGOffice Data Governance Office), a unified data governance software platform built on '协同化、智能化' (collaborative and intelligent) principles. DGOffice comprises six core modules — 资产中心 (Asset Center), 元数据中心 (Metadata Center), 标准中心 (Standards Center), 质量中心 (Quality Center), 安全中心 (Security Center), 架构中心 (Architecture Center) — plus a data governance中控台 (control center), collectively enabling enterprises to manage data assets, standards, quality, security, and accountability. Complementing the software, the company provides a full-stack of consulting services including full-stack data governance consulting, micro-consulting, DCMM capability maturity assessment, data security governance solutions, enterprise data governance training, and CDGA/CDGP professional certification training. The company also publishes white papers (DGOffice产品技术白皮书, 御数坊数据安全白皮书) documenting the platform's architecture and capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• DGOffice一小时可完成企业200W+数据资产的安全等级判定，定级效率大幅提升
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability7 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and moderate.

• DAMA中国（国际数据管理协会-中国分会）coreStrategic or Co-development Partner御数坊与DAMA中国开展认证合作，正式承接CDGA和CDGP认证考试的报名业务，结合DAMA数据管理知识体系为数据管理工作者提供培训和认证服务。
• DAMA International（国际数据管理协会）coreStrategic or Co-development Partner御数坊积极参与国际合作，首批将DAMA协会数据标准引入国内市场，是中国区重要的合作伙伴。
• EWSolutionsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner御数坊与美国EWSolutions达成战略合作，共同致力于数据管理专业人员认证服务，推广数据管理专业人才培训课程。
• CMMIminorOthers御数坊为CMMI中国区合作伙伴。
• ICCPminorOthers御数坊为ICCP中国区合作伙伴。
• 全国信标委大数据标准工作组coreStrategic or Co-development Partner御数坊为全国信标委大数据标准工作组成员，参与DCMM数据管理规范国家标准编写。
• 中国软件协会minorOthersDGOffice数据治理办公室四个模块通过中国软件协会的软件产品认证申请，获得软件产品证书。
• 阿里云加速器moderateGTM or Marketing Partner御数坊参加阿里云加速器"创新时辰"系列活动并荣获"星光奖"，借助阿里云品牌、渠道、资本、方法论、技术赋能，拓展市场合作。

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• 亿信华辰 (Esensoft): Esensoft is a leading Chinese data governance and data quality platform vendor, offering products for metadata management, data quality, and master data. It is the closest direct competitor to Data Governance Workshop in the Chinese enterprise market, with overlapping target customers in government, energy, and financial services.
• 普元信息 (Primeton): Primeton is a Chinese middleware and data management platform provider offering SOA, BPM, and data governance products. Its data asset management and metadata solutions directly compete with DGOffice in serving large Chinese enterprises in finance, government, and telecom.
• 美林数据 (Merlin Data): Merlin Data is a Chinese big data analytics and data governance specialist focused on industrial and manufacturing customers. It offers data quality and master data products comparable to DGOffice's quality and standards centers, with similar DCMM-assessment service lines.

Broad incumbents

• Alibaba DataWorks: Alibaba Cloud's DataWorks is a cloud-native data governance and DataOps platform that integrates with MaxCompute. Data Governance Workshop already partners with it for asset integration, but DataWorks also competes as a standalone enterprise data governance solution within the Alibaba Cloud ecosystem.
• 华为数据治理 (Huawei Data Governance): Huawei Cloud offers DataArts, a full-stack data governance platform covering integration, development, and asset management. As a major cloud incumbent serving government and large enterprises in China, it is a broad competitor to DGOffice for cloud-first data governance projects.
• Collibra: Collibra is the global leader in data intelligence and governance, offering a SaaS platform for data cataloging, stewardship, and lineage. While it does not yet have strong China distribution, it represents the global incumbent model toward which Chinese data governance platforms are converging.
• Informatica: Informatica is a global data integration and data governance platform used by large multinational enterprises. Its data quality, master data, and data security offerings overlap significantly with DGOffice's modules, particularly for multinationals operating in China.
• SAP Master Data Governance: SAP MDG is an enterprise master data governance solution tightly integrated with the SAP S/4HANA ecosystem. For large Chinese enterprises already running SAP, it competes with DGOffice's metadata and standards centers in the master data management category.

Emerging players

• Alation: Alation is a leading data catalog platform focused on metadata management, data discovery, and governance workflows. It targets similar enterprise buyers and competes in the same data governance category as DGOffice, particularly for analytics and BI governance use cases.
• Atlan: Atlan is a modern data collaboration and governance platform emphasizing active metadata and a control plane for the modern data stack. While primarily Western-focused, it represents the next-generation architecture toward which Chinese data governance platforms are evolving.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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