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INTRODUCTION TO DAMA

  • Definition of data management and its critical importance.
  • Overview of the distinct disciplines within data management.
  • DAMA and the DMBoK 2.0, including their relationship with other frameworks such as TOGAF and COBIT.
  • Overview of available professional certifications, with a focus on the DAMA CDMP.

DATA GOVERNANCE

  • Definition of Data Governance, its importance, and a typical reference model.
  • Primary data governance roles: owner, steward, and custodian.
  • The role of the Data Governance Office (DGO) and its interaction with the PMO.
  • Distinctions between Data Governance and IT Governance, and the relevance of these differences.
  • Overview of data management implications related to selected regulatory frameworks.
  • Key steps organizations should take to prepare for compliance with current and future regulations.
  • Strategies for initiating, sustaining, and expanding data governance efforts.

DATA LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT

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

METADATA MANAGEMENT

  • Definition of metadata and its importance.
  • Types, uses, and sources of metadata.
  • The connection between metadata and business glossaries.
  • How metadata serves as the essential link for data governance and adherence to metadata standards.

DG MINI PROJECT

  • Launching the Data Governance Program: critical early steps and developing a realistic business case for DG aligned with business objectives.

DOCUMENT RECORDS & CONTENT MANAGEMENT

  • The importance of document and records management.
  • Distinctions between taxonomy and ontology.
  • Legal and regulatory factors impacting records and content management.

DATA MODELING BASICS

  • Types of data models, their applications, and interrelationships.
  • Development and utilization of data models, ranging from enterprise-level to conceptual, logical, physical, and dimensional models.
  • Maturity assessment for evaluating how models are used within the enterprise and integrated into the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  • Data modeling in the context of big data.
  • Why data modeling is critical to data governance, accompanied by 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 its practical application.
  • The interconnectedness of data quality management and data governance, illustrated with case studies.

DATA OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

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

DATA RISK & SECURITY

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

MASTER & REFERENCE DATA MANAGEMENT

  • Differences between reference data and master data.
  • Identification and management of 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, including Inmon and Kimball approaches.
  • 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

  • Business and technological issues that data integration aims to resolve.
  • Differences between data integration and data interoperability.
  • Various styles of data integration and interoperability, their applicability, and implications.
  • Approaches and guidelines for providing data integration and access.
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