Data Management, Governance & Accountability

For numerous organisations data is a critically important necessity for their functions. However, if the data is not appropriately obtained and dealt with, it may have serious negative impact.

So, any significant data needs suitable management and governance. This needs to be dealt with by persons in a variety of roles, both technical management such as the Head of Information Systems, and senior business management, e.g., the Chief Data Officer. And they in turn must advise, monitor, and manage relevant staff members’ handling data in the course of their work.

Data governance and management must also cover all relevant ethical and legal obligations, in particular, protection of personal data.

Programme Objectives

By the end of the programme, participants will better comprehend how to:

• Understand and apply data needed for the organisation’s purposes
• Secure the data
• Ensure data is accurate and up-to-date
• Respect and carry out privacy and data protection compliance
• Avoid unauthorised or unsuitable access, handling, or usage of data
• Confirm data is processed efficiently to benefit the organisation
• Implement relevant strategies and policies

Programme Outline

• Accountability & Ethics
• Data Management
  • Data as an Asset
  • Data Management Principles
  • Data Management Challenges
  • Data Management Strategy
• Data Governance
  • Data Architecture
  • Data Modelling and Design
  • Data Storage and Operations
  • Data Security
  • Data Integration and Interoperability
  • Reference & Master Data
  • Data Warehousing / Analytics
  • Metadata
  • Data Quality
• Data Protection Officer
• Leadership
• Governance, Risk & Compliance

Training Style

The training strategies used during this course will include:

• Lecture
• Presentation
• Discussion of relevant topics
• Exercises
• Questions & Answers

(The Chatham House Rule will apply to all contributions from course attendees.)

Participant Profile

The course is ideally suited to anyone who fulfils a role involving significant data processing in an organisation, across IT, administration, finance, project management, human resources, sales & marketing, customer support, etc., in both public and private sectors.

Industry Expert | Fintan Swanton

Fintan Swanton, Senior Consultant and Managing Director with Cygnus Consulting, has been a data protection and management consultant since 2006. Fintan is founding Chairman of the Association of Data Protection Officers and past President of the Irish Computer Society. He collaborates with ICS Skills to present its data protection training programmes, as well as updating and developing their content. He consults with, advises and provides training to a range of organisations, public and private, on data protection compliance and is a member of the European Commission’s expert group on the application of the GDPR.