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INTRODUCTION TO DAMA

  • Definition of data management and its critical importance.
  • The distinct disciplines within data management.
  • DAMA and the DMBoK 2.0, and how they relate to other frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, COBIT).
  • Overview of professional certifications with a focus on the DAMA CDMP.

DATA GOVERNANCE

  • Definition of Data Governance, its importance, and a typical data governance reference model.
  • Primary roles in data governance: owner, steward, and custodian.
  • The role of the Data Governance Office (DGO) and its interaction with the PMO.
  • The distinction between Data Governance and IT Governance, and why this matters.
  • Overview of data management implications arising from selected regulations.
  • Key steps organizations can take to prepare for compliance with current and upcoming regulations.
  • How to initiate data governance, sustain it, and build upon it.

DATA LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT

  • Proactive planning for managing data throughout its lifecycle.
  • Differences between the data lifecycle and the Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
  • Data governance touchpoints throughout the data lifecycle.

METADATA MANAGEMENT

  • What metadata is and why it is important.
  • Types of metadata, their uses, and their sources.
  • The connection between metadata and business glossaries.
  • How metadata serves as the essential link for data governance and metadata standards.

DG MINI PROJECT

  • Launching the Data Governance Program: essential early steps and how to develop a realistic business case for DG aligned with business objectives.

DOCUMENT RECORDS & CONTENT MANAGEMENT

  • The importance of document and records management.
  • Taxonomy versus ontology: understanding the differences.
  • Legal and regulatory considerations impacting records and content management.

DATA MODELING BASICS

  • Types of data models, their uses, and how they interrelate.
  • Developing and leveraging data models, from enterprise and conceptual levels down to logical, physical, and dimensional models.
  • Maturity assessment regarding how models are utilized in the enterprise and integrated into the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  • Data modeling in the context of big data.
  • Why data modeling plays a critical part in data governance and a business process case study.

DATA QUALITY MANAGEMENT

  • The various facets of data quality, and why validity is often mistaken for quality.
  • Policies, procedures, metrics, technology, and resources required to ensure data quality.
  • A data quality reference model and methods for applying it.
  • Why data quality management and data governance are interconnected, supported by case studies.

DATA OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

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

DATA RISK & SECURITY

  • Identifying threats and adopting defenses to prevent unauthorized access, use, or loss of data, with specific attention to the abuse of personal data.
  • Identifying risks (beyond just security) to data and its usage.
  • Data management considerations for various regulations, such as GDPR and BCBS239.
  • The role of data governance in managing data security.

MASTER & REFERENCE DATA MANAGEMENT

  • The differences between reference data and master data.
  • Identifying and managing master data across the enterprise.
  • Four generic MDM architectures and their suitability for different scenarios.
  • Strategies for incrementally implementing MDM to align with business priorities.
  • Case study: Statoil (Equinor).

DATA WAREHOUSING, BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE & DATA ANALYTICS

  • Definition of data warehousing and business intelligence, and their necessity.
  • Major data warehouse architectures (Inmon & Kimball).
  • Introduction to dimensional data modeling.
  • Reasons why master data management may fail without adequate data governance.
  • Data analytics, machine learning, and data visualization.

DATA INTEGRATION & INTEROPERABILITY

  • The business and technological issues that data integration aims to address.
  • Differences between data integration and data interoperability.
  • Different styles of data integration and interoperability, their applicability, and implications.
  • Approaches and guidelines for providing data integration and access.
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