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Applying Data Governance Frameworks

Ensuring Data Accountability in The Public Sector

Previously Chaired by
Nigel Turner

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Overview

Effective data governance is essential for improving data quality, usability, security and access

Attend our highly interactive, CPD certified Understanding and Applying Data Governance Frameworks course to apply a more successful data governance framework that allows your organisation to make more informed decisions, reduce risk and increase trust in your data.

Leave the day with the skills to create a robust data governance framework. Your organisation will have the ability to streamline data sharing, instill confidence in data protection procedures, proactively identify and resolve issues and gain the clarity and transparency necessary for impactful data-driven decision-making.



Information Management Consultant
- Global Data Strategy Ltd

Nigel has worked in data management for over 25 years.  This experience has embraced Data Quality, Data Governance, Information Strategy, Master Data Management, & Business Intelligence.  He is currently Principal Information Management Consultant, EMEA for Global Data Strategy Ltd, an international data consultancy where he delivers consulting and training to variety of organisations in government, retail, manufacturing, education, insurance, non-profit and others.

Nigel spent much of his early career in British Telecommunications Group (BT) where he led a series of enterprise wide data quality & data governance initiatives which brought large benefits to BT. He also created and ...

Nigel Turner


Learning Outcomes

  • Recognise why data governance is a ‘must have’ capability for any public sector organisation

  • Assess the readiness of your organisation for data governance

  • Align a data governance proposal and initiative with your key organisational & departmental drivers

  • Identify and apply the six necessary components of a proven data governance framework

  • Create an initial roadmap of activities to ensure your data governance programme succeeds


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Agenda

09:00 - 09:30 Registration

09:30 - 09:45 Trainer’s Welcome and Clarification of Learning Objectives

09:45 - 11:00 Data Governance:  Definitions, Context & Drivers

  • The changing data landscape

  • Recent data disasters & horrors

  • Current & future data challenges

  • The overall industry impact of poorly governed data

  • Definition & key objectives of data governance

  • The centrality of data governance in data management

  • A call for action

11:00 - 11:15 Morning break

11:15 - 11:45 Data Governance: A Structured Approach

  • Why data governance can fail

  • Key components of success – overcoming the barriers

  • A Data Governance Framework – overview

  • Plotting the journey – Assessing data governance maturity

11:45 - 13:00 Applying the Data Governance Framework (1)

  • Vision & Strategy

    • Creating a clear data governance vision

    • Understanding business drivers

    • Identifying key data challenges

    • Building the business case for Data Governance

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 15:30 Applying the Data Governance Framework (2)

  • Organisation & People

    • Organising for data governance – industry model structures

    • The pros & cons of each model

    • Required teams, roles & skills

    • Deciding on the right model for any specific organisation

  • Processes & Workflows

    • Data governance & business process design & operation

    • Analysing business processes

    • Designing data governance processes & workflows

    • Data governance processes outlined

  • Data Management & Measures

  • The importance of measurement in data governance

  • What to measure & how to measure it – the importance of data definition

  • Establishing baselines and improvement targets

  • Creating and running data improvement projects

  • Tracking and sustaining the benefits

  • Culture & Communications

  • The importance of selling data governance

  • Cultural change & data governance

  • Key skills & competencies required

  • Communications strategies and plans

  • Tools & Technology

    • The role of IT in data governance

    • Potentially useful tools for data governance

    • Making the case for new tools & technologies

15:30 - 15:45 The Data Governance Roadmap

  • Bringing it all together – the data governance roadmap

  • Hints & tips for developing roadmaps

  • Implementing and managing the roadmap

15:45 - 16:00 Summary & Suggested Next Steps

  • Recap of seminar objectives

  • Summary key learning points

  • Potential next steps and call for action

16:00 - 16:15 Feedback, Evaluation and Close

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