Data Governance Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of Data Governance

Data governance is a collection of processes, roles, policies, standards, and metrics that ensure the effective and efficient use of information in enabling an organization to achieve its goals. It establishes the processes and responsibilities that ensure the quality and security of the data used across a business or organization. Data governance defines who can take what action, upon what data, in what situations, using what methods.

A well-crafted data governance strategy is fundamental for any organization that works with big data, and will explain how your business benefits from consistent, common processes and responsibilities.

This courses highlights the foundational elements of Data Governance, the role of data stewards, how to develop a Data Governance framework and operating model, how to structure policies and procedures, where Data Governance sits within the overall Data Management of an organization, and many other topics.

Discover why your organization may benefit from data governance, how it's implemented, and why it is essential in compliance and risk reduction efforts. We'll also get into the role of data governance in emerging technology areas such as knowledge graphs, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things. Finally, we'll go over ideas on how organizations should think about managing, monitoring, and measuring data governance efforts.

By the end of the course you’ll understand the core concepts of  Data Governance