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 Duration 35 hours

Course Outline

 INTRODUCTION TO DAMA

  • Definition of data management and its critical importance to organizational integrity.
  • Identification of the various disciplines within data management frameworks.
  • DAMA & the DMBoK 2.0, and its alignment with other established frameworks (TOGAF/COBIT…).
  • Summary of available professional certifications, with a specific focus on DAMA CDMP.

DATA GOVERNANCE

  • Definition of Data Governance and its strategic significance. Presentation of a standard data governance reference model.
  • Key data governance roles: owner, steward, custodian.
  • The function of the Data Governance Office (DGO) and its coordination with the PMO.
  • Distinction between Data Governance and IT Governance, and the operational implications of this difference.
  • Analysis of the Data Management implications of a selection of other regulations.
  • Essential steps organizations should take to prepare for compliance with current and future regulations.
  • Initiating data governance programs and strategies for sustaining and building data governance capabilities.

 DATA LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT

  • Strategic planning for the management of data across its entire lifecycle.
  • Distinctions between data life cycle and a Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
  • Data governance integration points throughout the data lifecycle.

 METADATA MANAGEMENT

  • Definition of metadata and the rationale for its importance.
  • Classifications of metadata, their specific uses, and their sources.
  • The relationship between metadata and business glossaries. Analysis of the connection.
  • How metadata serves as the foundational link for data governance and metadata standards.

 DG MINI PROJECT

  • Initiating the Data Governance Program, identifying essential early implementations. Methodology for developing a realistic business case for DG linked to business objectives?

 DOCUMENT RECORDS & CONTENT MANAGEMENT

  • The strategic importance of document and records management.
  • Taxonomy vs. ontology… analysis of the differences.
  • Legal and regulatory considerations impacting records and content management.

 DATA MODELING BASICS

  • Classifications of data models, their operational use, and interrelationships.
  • The development and utilization of data models, ranging from enterprise, through conceptual to logical, physical, and dimensional.
  • Maturity assessment to evaluate how models are utilized in the enterprise and their integration in the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  • Data modeling applications in big data environments.
  • Why data modeling plays a critical part in data governance and BP case study.

 DATA QUALITY MANAGEMENT

  • The various dimensions of data quality, and why validity is often confused with quality.
  • The policies, procedures, metrics, technology, and resources required for ensuring data quality.
  • A data quality reference model and methodology for its application.
  • Why data quality management and data governance are interconnected and case studies.

 DATA OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

  • Core roles and operational considerations for data operations.
  • Best practices for effective data operations.

 DATA RISK & SECURITY

  • Identification of threats and the implementation of defenses to prevent unauthorized access, use, or loss of data, with particular emphasis on the protection of personal data.
  • Identification of risks to data and its utilization, extending beyond security concerns.
  • Data management considerations for different regulations, e.g. GDPR, BCBS239.
  • The role of data governance in data security management.

 MASTER & REFERENCE DATA MANAGEMENT

  • Distinctions between reference and master data.
  • Identification and management of master data across the enterprise.
  • Four generic MDM architectures and their suitability for different operational scenarios.
  • Strategies for incrementally implementing MDM to align with business priorities.
  • Statoil (Equinor) case study.

DATA WAREHOUSING, BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE & DATA ANALYTICS

  • Definition of data warehousing and business intelligence and the rationale for their necessity.
  • The major data warehouse architectures (Inmon & Kimball).
  • Introduction to dimensional data modeling.
  • Why master data management fails without adequate data governance.
  • Data analytics and machine learning and data visualization.

 DATA INTEGRATION & INTEROPERABILITY

  • Identification of the business (and technology) challenges that data integration seeks to resolve.
  • Data integration and data interoperability - Analysis of the differences.
  • Various models of data integration and interoperability, their applicability, and operational implications.
  • The approaches and guidelines for provision of data integration and access.

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