Data Governance Basics: Getting Your Program Up and Running

In building any program, it’s natural to experience blunders and missteps. These experiences provide you with valuable lessons and takeaways that can help you succeed downstream. In this course, longtime data governance expert Salvador P. Barragan PhD shares his knowledge and experiences in building data governance programs, allowing you to learn from his errors and successes without having to experience them. Salvador starts by outlining the importance of understanding data governance and literacy, what data really is, how one needs to start with ‘the end in mind’ before proceeding into the nuts and bolts of data governance. He then walks through each of the key areas and steps required to build a successful program. Finally, Salvador shares his lessons on the sustaining a program and what the future may be for data governance. After this course, you’ll have a list of lessons you can apply to your data governance program to help you succeed.