Prerequisites

CDMP-DMF, DAMA DMBoK Data Management Fundamentals

Delegates will learn how to

Grasping the core concepts and importance of reference and master data within organizational data management strategies.

Learning the distinctions between reference data and master data.

Developing skills in identifying, defining, and categorizing reference and master data elements within organizational datasets.

Understanding the role of data governance in managing reference and master data, including defining roles, responsibilities, and processes.

Implementing processes and best practices to ensure data quality and consistency across reference and master data elements, systems, and processes.

Course Content

• Overview of reference and master data concepts, their significance in data management, and their impact on organizational processes.
• Understanding the differences between reference data and master data.
• Implementing processes and best practices to ensure data quality and consistency across reference and master data elements, systems, and processes.
• Leveraging metadata management practices to facilitate understanding, discovery, and governance of reference and master data.
• Techniques for integrating reference and master data across systems and processes to ensure data consistency and integrity.
• Tips and strategies for successfully completing DAMA certification exams in reference and master data.

Agenda of the Course

The course includes training, practice, and downloadable materials for the facilitation of learners. The main sections of the training are:

Introduction

• Relations with other DAMA topics, drivers, goals, and principles.
• Essential concepts
• Differences between reference and master data, reference data, master data, and data sharing architecture.
• Activities
• Define drivers and requirements, assess data sources, define architectural approach, model data sets, define stewardship and maintenance processes, and establish data governance policies.
• Tools & Techniques
• Master data management tools, Reference data management tools.
• Implementation
• Monitor data movement, manage changes, data sharing agreements, and organization and cultural change.
• Governance
• Process controls, documentation, and metrics.

Benefits

There are several benefits of participating in the Reference and Master Data Specialist course. Some of them include:

• Learners get a solid foundation on reference and master data.
• Learners become certified reference and master data Specialists.
• Learners learn to understand the principal concepts and terminology.
• This course is designed to facilitate the learning and understanding of learners about metadata management and its related concepts.