A self-paced flagship course on standing up a data governance programme that people actually use. It covers six stages: what governance is for and why most programmes fail, operating model and ownership, cataloguing and metadata, data quality as a managed discipline, privacy security and retention, and measuring and sustaining the programme.

The framing throughout is that governance is a service to the people who use data, not a compliance function that reviews them. Programmes built the second way get routed around. Tech Skills Library is independent and issues no certification or credential.

Modules

Stage One — What Governance Is For

Lessons

• Why Most Programmes Fail Preview
• Governance as a Service
• Scoping the Programme

Stage Two — Operating Model and Ownership

Lessons

• Roles That Actually Function
• Councils Decisions and Escalation
• Federated Governance

Stage Three — Catalogue and Metadata

Lessons

• Building a Catalogue People Use
• Business Glossary and Definitions
• Lineage and Impact Analysis

Stage Four — Data Quality as a Discipline

Lessons

• Defining Quality Measurably
• Monitoring Issues and Remediation
• Quality Contracts Between Producers and Consumers

Stage Five — Privacy Security and Retention

Lessons

• Classification and Discovery
• Access Management
• Retention Deletion and Subject Rights

Stage Six — Measuring and Sustaining

Lessons

• Metrics That Show Value
• Governance for Analytics and Machine Learning
• Sustaining the Programme and the Career Path