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Data Governance
Ensure data is collected efficiently and used responsibly through data governancePreview the first lesson free — get full access to all 5 lessons.
Advanced Provider : Erin Donovan 5 Lessons · 13m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese
Course Description
In this course on Data Governance, you’ll explore the impact of data governance. We will explore data ownership and why it is essential for the modern organization, as well as how to implement a data governance strategy that will support the team while protecting your data sources.
Data governance is a set of processes, rules, roles, standards, and expectations that are put into place to ensure that data is collected efficiently and used responsibly. In this course, you’ll learn why data governance is essential for modern businesses. You’ll also learn about data ownership and risk management, including the typical roles in a system of data ownership—the leader, builders, and maintainers. Finally, we’ll explore how to create and deploy a successful data governance plan. This may include creating a data catalog and knowledge graphs, as well as establishing governance policies. This course will provide you will the necessary knowledge to control and protect your data.
What You'll Learn
- Understand the components of a data governance policy
- Define data-facing roles, including the leader, builders, and maintainers
- Align data governance with risk management strategies
- Explain data ownership and why it is essential for the modern organization
- Implement and deploy a data governance strategy that supports the team while protecting data sources
- Create a data catalog and knowledge graphs and establish governance policies
Key Takeaways
- Data governance is a set of processes, rules, roles, standards, and expectations put in place to ensure data is collected efficiently and used responsibly.
- Data governance is essential for modern businesses and supports the team while protecting data sources.
- A system of data ownership typically includes the roles of leader, builders, and maintainers.
- Deploying a successful data governance plan may include creating a data catalog and knowledge graphs and establishing governance policies.
- Data governance aligns with risk management to control and protect an organization's data.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is data governance as covered in this course?
Data governance is a set of processes, rules, roles, standards, and expectations that are put into place to ensure that data is collected efficiently and used responsibly.
What topics does this course cover?
The course explores the impact of data governance, data ownership and control, risk management, and how to create and deploy a successful data governance plan, covered across lessons including Introduction, What is Data Governance?, Data Ownership and Control, Deploying Data Governance, and a Test Your Knowledge assessment.
What data ownership roles will I learn about?
You will learn about the typical roles in a system of data ownership: the leader, builders, and maintainers.
What does deploying a data governance plan involve?
Deploying a successful data governance plan may include creating a data catalog and knowledge graphs, as well as establishing governance policies.
What skills does this course help build?
It addresses Data Governance, Data Management, Information Governance, Information Governance and Management, IT Governance, and Master Data Management.
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