Hands-On Data Governance
Become a more effective leader by understanding your company's data and how to manage it.
Upcoming Session
September 21 – 23, 2022
Live instructor-led training: 9:00 AM – noon
Trusted by Leading Companies
HANDS-ON LEARNING
Hands-On Data Governance
An informative and practical data governance training for IT professionals, managers, leaders and executives. We start with data governance principals, move to hands-on experience the some of the latest data governance tools and platforms, and end by planning out the next steps for your organizations.
START FROM GROUND UP
Designed for Both Business and Technical Leaders
Our course aims to help technical leaders better understand data governance principals and provide them a light introduction to a popular data governance technology. We also want to help business leaders better understand the value data governance can bring to an organization and the connection between data governance and the technology that’s used to manage it.
COMPLETE LEARNING ECOSYSTEM
Instructor-Led Training, Office Hours, Mentoring, and More
- Instructor-led, live training
- Use of the latest data governance software
- Long-term mentoring and coaching options
- One-year access to all supplementary learning material
- Verified certificate from The University of New Mexico Continuing Education
Curriculum
The Need for Data Governance
With the variety, volume and velocity of data increasing everyday it’s important to understand why you need data governance. Very view companies know how much data they have, where all their data is stored, and how knowing this information can help the business. Data governance requires a lot of company time, effort, and resources to execute correctly. For that reason, we will learn about the business case for data governance during this session. Topics in this module include:
- How to select data for governance
- The positive effects of data governance
- The drawbacks of avoiding data governance
- The cost of data governance
- Metadata and the role it plays in governance
- Common data governance tools
- Introduction to data catalogues
Key Ideas of Data Governance
When your company doesn’t have the needed tools or platform to manage and govern your data, your organizational goals will likely fall flat. These 5 concepts are the key to creating and maintaining a rock-solid data governance system. With the introduction and explanation of each concept we’ll take a deeper, hands-on, investigate one of the most popular data governance tools on the market – Microsoft Purview. During each session we will cover the following key ideas and get hands-on experience exploring these features and actions inside Purview. Topics in this module include:
- Data availability
- Data ownership
- Data usability
- Data security
- Data integrity
Data Availability & Data Usability
Having good data that isn’t available for use and having available data that you don’t have a use for are two boons when it comes to data management. When you can’t use your data it invalidates the entire process used to collect and process that data. And worse yet, it doesn’t allow you to answer critical business questions, fast. During this session we will examine data availability, data usability, and their importance in business. We will also have a hands-on session where we teach you practical ways to ensure this doesn’t happen to your data. Topics in this module include:
- How to scan and register data
- How to create a data map
- How to create data collections
- How to assign an existing classification
- Assigning classifications at both the feature and asset level
- How to create a custom classification
- How to set a classification scan rule.
- How to create glossary terms
- How to assign glossary terms
Data Security & Data Ownership
Having unsecured data is a huge problem in today’s business landscape. Everyday we are seeing more and more companies coming forward with reports of hacks and leaks. These events cast a dark shadow on these companies by damaging their reputation and even result in penalties and fines. One of the reasons that data remains unsecured is because it has no real owner. No one is responsible for the data, no one knows about the sensitivity of it and therefore the data can be mistreated and made vulnerable to a breach. In this session we’ll talk about the problems with unsecured and ownerless data and teach you practical ways to safeguard and assign responsibility. Topics in this module include:
- Understanding how sensitive data is treated in Purview
- Understanding data access levels in Purview
- How to control who has access to the data
- How to control access for an asset
- How to control access for an individual or group
- Assigning owners, stewards, and experts for your data
- How to set approval workflows
- Setting alerts and notifications
Data Integrity
The most common data management mistake that companies make today is using data that they haven’t verified to be accurate. It happens everyday in almost every company, and it is so easy to do. However, just using data without knowing the veracity can lead to very bad business decisions and in some cases, be much worse. Imagine if the management system at a hospital didn’t verify patient records. What kind of trouble do you think that would cause? For that reason, we are going to learn methods and processes for verifying data integrity and we will teach you how to do it practically in this hands-on session. We’ll also cover things like:
- Learn how to certify your data
- Learn how to use classifications for data integrity
- Learn about Purview integrations with other data sources and data tools
- Using classifications to check data quality
- Exploring data lineage
- Learning how data relationships are represented in Purview
Defining Success and the Path Ahead
In our last session we’ll talk about defining data governance success in your organization. We’ll also go over a data governance maturity model and discuss practical ways you can take the next step toward organizational maturity when it comes to data governance. Topics in this module include:
- Data governance maturity model
- Data governance resources
- Q & A
- Discussion and Feedback
The importance of data governance
Everyone knows that data governance is important, but not everyone knows why. In this session we’ll examine the importance of having good data governance in your organization. In this session we will:
- Define data governance
- Examine data governance’s role in compliance and privacy laws
- Understand the role of data governance in achieving company objectives
- Introduce 5 key ideas of data governance
The business case for data governance
Data governance requires a lot of company time, effort, and resources to execute correctly. For that reason, we will learn about the business case for data governance during this session. We’ll cover topics like:
- The positive effects of data governance
- The drawbacks of avoiding data governance
- The cost of data governance
Data governance best practices
Data governance is a broad topic and there are a lot of people giving advice about how it should be done. In this session we’ll discuss some of the most used and revered data governance practices. We’ll also cover:
- How to select data for governance
- Metadata and the role it plays in governance
- Common data governance tools
- Introduction to data catalogues
Data catalogs and their role in data governance
A data catalog is an organized, detailed collection of data assets within an organization. During this session we’ll review the data catalog and discuss its role in data governance. We’ll cover topics like:
- How a data catalog is organized
- The benefits of using a data catalog
- The effort it takes to catalog your data
How to implement data governance practically
In this session we move from theory to practice and teach you how to implement a popular data governance solution, Microsoft Purview. Microsoft Purview is one of the most popular and robust data catalog tools available on the market. During this session we’ll cover topics like:
- The purpose and intended scope of Purview
- How to get ready for implementation
Delivery format: We will introduce Microsoft Purview and take a brief tour of the navigation. We’ll also talk about cost, setup times and general administrative details.
Data mapping and classification
Having good data that isn’t available for use and having available data that you don’t have a use for are two of the biggest boons when it comes to data management. When you can’t use your data it invalidates the entire process used to collect and process that data. During this session we will cover the following topics:
- What does data availability mean?
- How to ensure your data is usable
Delivery format: Scanning and registering data in Purview. Creating a data map in Purview. Creating defining and assigning classifications and glossary terms to data assets in Purview.
Data mapping and classification
Having good data that isn’t available for use and having available data that you don’t have a use for are two of the biggest boons when it comes to data management. When you can’t use your data it invalidates the entire process used to collect and process that data. During this session we will cover the following topics:
- What does data availability mean?
- How to ensure your data is usable
Delivery format: Scanning and registering data in Purview. Creating a data map in Purview. Creating defining and assigning classifications and glossary terms to data assets in Purview.
Who owns data governance?
One of the reasons that data remains unsecured is because it has no real owner. No one is responsible for the data, no one knows about the sensitivity of it, and therefore the data can be mistreated and rendered useless. In this session we’ll talk about:
- The problem with “ownerless” data
- Practical ways to safeguard your data and assign responsibility
Delivery format: Data access levels in Purview. Assigning owners, stewards, and experts for your data assets. How to create role assignments for data collections
Defining data policies and workflows
The most common data management mistake that companies make today is using data that they haven’t verified to be accurate. It happens every day in almost every company. However, using data without knowing the veracity of that data can lead to bad business decisions and in some cases can lead to decisions that hurt people. In this session we’ll cover topics like:
- The importance of data integrity in data governance
- Data verification methods
Delivery format: Certifying your data assets in Purview. We’ll also cover using classifications for data quality and exploring data lineages in Purview.
How to integrate data from multiple sources
It’s unusually inefficient to combine all of your data into only 1 system, so most companies have many data sources from all different providers. Only governing data from select data sources will likely undermine any of your data governance efforts. So being able to govern data from multiple sources is key to an effective data governance program. During this session we’ll cover topics like:
- Managing multiple data sources with one tool
- Combining data assets from different systems into a single data asset
Delivery format: We’ll explore Azure Data Factory and how it integrates into Purview. We will also examine the Azure Data Share integration in Purview.
Defining success and the path ahead
Simply cataloging your data doesn’t necessarily guarantee success. In order to succeed you need a good governance plan. During this session we’ll discuss:
- Good resources for making a data governance plan
- How to define success for your organization
- Practical next steps for implementing data governance
- Q&A and discussion
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Taught by Practitioners
Our instructors are dedicated to helping you steer your career. With years of experience in the field, our instructors are professional data scientists and practitioners. They bring real-world stories and anecdotes to the class, adding immense value to your learning.
Learning Plans
20% OFF
Dojo
$639
$799
- 10 hours of live instructions
- In-class learning material
- Learning platform access during training period
30% OFF
Guru
$699
$999
- Everything in basic plan
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Verified certificate from The University of New Mexico
FAQs
You will have access to program content for 1 year.
The program is broken down into 3-hour sessions daily over 3 days, lasting a total of 9 – 10 hours.
No there aren’t but having pre-existing knowledge of data governance principals and tools will only enhance your experience.
All classes are taught live and instructors will be made available for a 1-on-1 mentoring session after the training.
The cost will depend on the plan purchased by the students and the discounts available at the time.
Please contact us at [email protected] for updated information on discount availability and payment plans.
We’re offering two different plans for this program.
- Dojo. With the Dojo plan, you will get 6 hours of live training, program content, learning platform access and hands-on activities.
- Guru. With the Guru plan, you will get everything in the Dojo plan and a verified data governance certificate from the University of New Mexico.
Yes, we are offering an early-bird discount on all three plans.
The class will be 3 hours a day and you will be provided optional supplemental reading after both training days.
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