Turning Governance into an Operational Advantage

AEC firms have moved their file servers to the cloud—but governance hasn’t kept pace. In this session, Moffatt & Nichol shares how they evolved from basic storage to a governance-driven operating model in which project managers—not IT—own access, accountability, and data decisions. Learn how they operationalized concepts like data ownership, CUI classification, and GDPR response, while balancing strict retention requirements with the need to delete data quickly. This session will explore what it really takes to move from policy to practice—and how governance, when done right, becomes a driver of efficiency, compliance, and trust across projects.