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Introduction to Data Strategy, Management, and Governance (edX)

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Introduction to Data Strategy, Management, and Governance (edX)

Examine data as a business asset, and how it might be applied to your business by merging your business and data strategy. Data is the essential ingredient for digital transformation. This course lays the foundation for turning data into a business asset by exploring how to merge your business and data strategy.

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Discover how the contemporary data landscape has evolved, investigate common organizational frameworks for data governance, and explore how businesses respond to contemporary data governance challenges.
This course is part of the Data Strategy and Management Professional Certificate.

What you'll learn

  • How to define the challenges inherent in a data-driven world and how this impacts businesses.
  • How to outline the need for alignment between an organization’s data strategy and business strategy, and how this drives growth.
  • How to articulate the opportunities and challenges of current data governance frameworks, and the implications of using new data governance models.
  • How to assess whether an organization is using the right approach to data governance for its business context.
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