Case Study: Large U.S. Government Agency achieves streamlined data governance, cost savings, and accelerated digital transformation with erwin Data Modeler by Quest

How a government agency streamlined data governance, reduced costs and accelerated their digital transformation with erwin® Data Modeler by Quest®

Large Government Agency, a U.S. federal organization with 10,000+ employees, faced fragmented database structures, inconsistent data governance, manual processes and misalignment between data modelers and application developers. To address these challenges they adopted erwin Data Modeler (erwin) to support development and maintenance of standardized data models and to drive a centralized governance approach.

erwin implemented a centralized data modeling and governance framework that standardized definitions, automated reusable design rules, and improved collaboration across teams. The agency reported enhanced governance and data integrity, faster deployments and significant efficiency gains—about 40–50% time savings per data modeler—and an estimated $194,000 in annual team savings (5 modelers) and roughly $582,000 over three years, delivering clear cost reduction and rapid ROI.