Universal Containers (UC) has a complex system landscape and is implementing a data governance program...

 Engaging with executive sponsorship to assess enterprise data strategy and goals, and engaging with business units and IT to assess current operational systems and data models are two first steps that would be appropriate for UC to initiate an assessment of data architecture. These steps will help to understand the current state of data management, the business needs and expectations, and the gaps and opportunities for improvement. Engaging with IT program managers to assess current velocity of projects in the pipeline, and engaging with database administrators to assess current database performance metrics are not relevant steps for assessing data architecture, as they are more related to project management and technical performance.