Many organisations invest heavily in analytics and cloud platforms only to find that nobody trusts the numbers. Data governance fails when it is treated as a policy document rather than a leadership discipline. This five-day programme equips senior practitioners to lead governance as a business capability, with sponsors, accountable owners, funded stewardship and results that executives can see. You begin with the case for governance and an operating model that suits your culture, using the DAMA-DMBOK knowledge areas as a common vocabulary.
Sessions then cover data ownership and stewardship roles, data councils, policies and standards, quality dimensions and measurement, profiling, issue management, master and reference data, metadata and catalogues, and privacy and regulatory obligations. A performance thread teaches you to set KPIs, build a scorecard, justify budgets and sustain engagement over time. It is for chief data officers, heads of data, governance leads, data stewards, risk and compliance managers, business unit heads and ERP or analytics programme owners. Classroom, online and in-house delivery lead to a CPD-accredited certificate. Afterwards you can launch or reboot a governance programme and show its value in business terms.
Data has become a strategic asset, but it is only an asset when people can find it, understand it and rely on it. Poor quality quietly drains money through rework, failed reports, regulatory penalties and decisions made on the wrong figures. Technology alone does not fix this. What changes outcomes is leadership that clarifies who is accountable for which data, agrees the rules, measures quality honestly and keeps people engaged after the launch.
This advanced programme treats governance, quality and stewardship as one leadership agenda. Participants study how to choose and tailor an operating model, form a data council, define decision rights and write practical policies and standards. They learn how to define quality dimensions such as accuracy, completeness, consistency, timeliness and validity, measure them through profiling and rules, and manage issues from detection to root cause and remediation. The programme also explores the stewardship role in depth, and how metadata, catalogues, lineage and master data support trusted reporting.
Because governance is as much about people as process, the course gives equal weight to influencing, sponsor management, change and performance measurement. Participants work on their own organisation through the week, building a governance charter, a stewardship model and a quality scorecard, and leave with an action roadmap for the first ninety days.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Participants leave with:
The programme is facilitated for experienced leaders and relies on shared learning. It includes:
Day 1: Governance as a Leadership Discipline
Day 2: Structures, Roles and Policies
Day 3: Data Quality Management
Day 4: Stewardship, Metadata and Master Data
Day 5: Performance, Culture and Sustaining Momentum
The programme is intended for people who lead or sponsor data initiatives and are accountable for results, including:
Participants who complete the programme and submit their governance roadmap are issued a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion by Vision Reach Global Consultancy.
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By the end of the Leadership and Performance in Data Governance, Quality & Stewardship programme, you'll be able to make the business case for data governance and secure executive sponsorship, design a governance operating model with councils, owners and stewards, define and apply data quality dimensions, rules and thresholds, and lead data quality improvement from issue detection to root cause correction. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The programme is intended for people who lead or sponsor data initiatives and are accountable for results, including: Chief data officers and heads of data and analytics, Data governance managers and programme leads, Data stewards and data owners in business units, Risk, compliance and privacy managers, Heads of finance, operations and customer functions, Enterprise architects and information management specialists, ERP, CRM and master data project owners, and Internal auditors reviewing data controls.
Leadership and Performance in Data Governance, Quality & Stewardship Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Leadership and Performance in Data Governance, Quality & Stewardship Training Course is scheduled in-classroom in Nairobi, Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya, Naivasha, Kenya, and Kisumu, Kenya, and 14 other locations, plus a live interactive virtual classroom you can join from anywhere. Check the schedule panel above for exact upcoming dates and fees in each location.
The next live virtual cohort of Leadership and Performance in Data Governance, Quality & Stewardship starts October 26, 2026, with new classroom cohorts also running on a rolling basis. Pick a date and location in the schedule panel above, then click "Register for the Course" — it takes a few minutes and your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Leadership and Performance in Data Governance, Quality & Stewardship Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Leadership and Performance in Data Governance, Quality & Stewardship Training Course is pitched at advanced professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
Fees for Leadership and Performance in Data Governance, Quality & Stewardship Training Course vary by delivery location and format and are shown in real time in the schedule panel above once you pick a date. Register 3 or more delegates on the same course together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically — larger cohorts can request a custom corporate quote.
Yes — Leadership and Performance in Data Governance, Quality & Stewardship Training Course can be delivered on-site at your offices (or virtually for distributed teams), with case studies and examples tailored to your industry and the specific challenges your team is working through. Switch to the "In-House" tab in the schedule panel above to request a proposal.
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