TDWI The Data Warehousing Institute

Prerequisite: None

One-Day Course

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Data is a critical resource for every organization. We depend on it every day to keep records, produce reports, deliver information, monitor performance, make decisions, and much more. The data resource is on par with financial and human resources as a core component of doing business, yet data management practices are often quite casual and unstructured. Data governance brings the same level of discipline and structure to data management that is typical when managing financial and human resources.

Building a data governance program is a complex process that focuses people, processes, policies, rules, and regulations on achieving specific goals for a managed data resource. Successful and effective data governance depends on clear goals and well-executed activities that match governance practices to your organization’s needs, capabilities, and culture. This course covers the fundamentals of data governance concepts and techniques essential to start a new governance program or evolve an existing program.

You Will Learn

• Definitions and dimensions of data governance
• Key considerations and challenges in building a data governance program
• The practices, roles, skills, and disciplines essential to data governance
• The qualities that make good data stewards and stewardship organizations
• The processes of developing, executing, and sustaining data governance
• Activities, issues, and options when building a data governance program

Geared To

• Data quality and data governance professionals; BI/DW managers, architects, designers, and developers; data stewards; data architects; data administrators; anyone with a role in data governance or data quality management