Data and information are critical assets of any organization, and should be considered as valuable a resource as buildings, employees and products. For a company to gain a significant competitive advantage, it must focus on managing and using its data effectively. For those chosen to serve as a data steward, an understanding of governance and a thorough grounding in the concepts and activities of a data steward are essential to success.

This intensive course will provide an introduction to data governance, its purpose, and how it can be implemented. The attendees will gain an understanding of the importance of data governance, the various types of information management approaches, the data steward’s function in the data-information-knowledge continuum, and will provide proven approaches to the implementation of a data stewardship and governance program. In this EWSolutions-certified course, you will develop the skills needed to be a data steward and you will learn about the organizational structures and roles that are essential to a successful governance/stewardship program.

AUDIENCE

• Data Stewards
• Data Governance Professionals
• Data Custodians
• Data Architects
• Enterprise Architects
• Data Administrators
• Business Analysts
• Project Managers
• IT Professionals
• Subject Matter Experts

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Fundamentals of data governance and stewardship
• How to implement the governance plan for managing information requirements
• How to address the political issues and organizational challenges of data governance and stewardship
• The role and activities of a data steward in the enterprise

YOU WILL

• Develop the skils needed to be a successful data steward
• Learn about your organization’s data governance and stewardship project plan and how the stewardship role is implemented
• Understand the components and expectations from the data governance and stewardship scope and charter
• Learn the intersections and relationships of meta data management to data governance and stewardship
• Understand the relationship other roles and functions have with your organization’s data governance and stewardship teams
• Understand data governance and stewardship best practices to avoid the common pitfalls that derail typical governance initiatives

BENEFITS TO YOUR COMPANY

• Through the chain of accountability, data governance and stewardship increases the confidence the organization has in the data it manages and the use of that data for accurate decision-making. Making decisions based upon timely and accurate data can enable an organization to realize both tangible and intangible benefits for increased value throughout the enterprise.
• Data Governance provides one point of accountability for the control and use of all information assets in an organization. Establishing and maintaining a data governance practice and the role of data stewardship offers the opportunity for an organization to set the focus on managing their crucial information assets.
• Data stewardship and governance provide a common set of reference data, reduced data duplication and a common vocabulary for all of the enterprise’s information assets. These benefits can be translated into savings of money and effort across the organization.

WHAT MAKES THIS CERTIFIED COURSE UNIQUE

This EWSolutions-certified course provides participants with practical, in-depth understanding of how to implement a successful enterprise wide data governance and stewardship program. Through case studies and team interaction attendees will attain the real-world implementation skills necessary to build a program for their organization.

Attendees will receive examples of the various artifacts that form the documentation of a data governance and stewardship program. Hands-on workshops throughout the course will reinforce the learning experience and provide the attendees with concrete results that can be used in their organizations.

SEMINAR OUTLINE

1. Introduction to Data Governance

• Issues and Challenges of Implementing a Data Governance Program
• Key Attributes to a Successful Data Governance Program
• Role of the Data Governance Program in Enterprise Data Management

2. Introduction to Data Stewardship

• Understand the Four Types of Data Stewards
• Learn to Identify the Right People to Become Data Stewards
• Issues and Challenges of Data Stewardship
• Key Attributes of Successful Data Stewards
• Role of the Data Stewardship in a Data Governance Program

3. Implementing a Data Governance and Stewardship Program

• Defining Governance Requirements
• Identifying Data and Meta Data Sources
• Approaches to Data Governance Development
• Creating the Governance Team
• Skills for Data Stewards
• Constructing Appropriate Governance Documents
• The Role of Data Stewards in the Maintenance of a Data Governance and Stewardship Program

4. Exploring Data Governance and Stewardship Programs

• Key Pitfalls to Avoid
• How to Break Down Political Barriers
• How to Implement Your Program in Manageable Iterations

5. Conclusion

• Discussion
• References for Additional Study