Data Governance: A Concise Guide

Individuals and teams who are playing, or would like to play, an active role in the implementation of a data governance initiative.  It will also be of interest to anyone working in a relevant business or IT role who wants to know more about data governance concepts and practices. Individuals and teams who are playing, or would like to play, an active role in the implementation of a data governance initiative.  It will also be of interest to anyone working in a relevant business or IT role who wants to know more about data governance concepts and practices. 
Typical roles that will benefit from this course include:

• Heads of Data Governance & their teams
• Chief Data Officers & their teams 
• Business people with an interest in data and how to manage it
• Business Analysts
• Data Owners
• Data Stewards
• Information Strategists & Data Architects
• Data Quality Specialists
• Master Data Management Practitioners  

Many organisations are struggling to manage ever-increasing data volumes and complexity. The need to manage this, and reduce the resulting financial, legal and regulatory risks of not doing so, is becoming a paramount concern. Data governance is seen by the Data Management Association (DAMA) and other eminent data management organisations as a ‘must have’ core capability, without which all other investments in data management, including data quality, data analytics, business intelligence et al, can never fully realise their potential. This course will show you how data governance does this by ensuring that data is valued as an asset by the business, and so ensures the collaboration needed between the business and IT to maximise the value of data, and so truly enabling data-driven decision making.

The course does not include an exam but contains several exercises to enable attendees to practise some of the techniques taught. Upon completion of the course, you will receive a certificate of completion from IRM UK.

The key objectives of the course are to:

• Understand what data governance is, and what it is not
• Assess the readiness of your organisation for data governance
• Be able to align a data governance proposal and initiative with your key organisational and / or departmental business drivers
• Make the internal business case for investment in data governance
• Be able to identify and apply the six necessary components of a data governance framework
• Use the data governance framework to identify the key actions required to implement data governance in your organisation
• Create a realistic roadmap for data governance

This one-day ‘Data Governance: A Concise Guide’ online course provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamental principles and practices of data governance.  This is a highly practical course, aimed to equip attendees to return to their workplaces and start implementing the techniques covered immediately.  The course reflects the trainer’s long experience of designing and implementing data governance programmes to many public and private organisations, and so will be of value to those new to data governance or people already engaged in data governance who are trying to revitalise or re-energise their governance efforts.