Put the Lights on Data and treat data as an asset

If data is an asset, how do we treat it as such? This website is full of knowledge and practical content for data professionals in the form of online courses, articles, videos, templates and overall best practices from fellow data professionals.

Available online courses

The following online courses are available to anyone wanting to enhance their skills as a data professional.

Practical data governance: Implementation course

Includes 10+ downloadable TEMPLATES

Learn the practical steps, best practices, and templates to put together and implement your data governance program from scratch or improve the one you have.

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Data Governance Maturity Model CouRSE

Now includes a BONUS chapter on other Maturity Models (Data Science & Data Lakes)

Learn all there is to know about data governance maturity models in order to establish or improve your data governance program.

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Business Glossary Course

Now includes a BONUS chapter on Operating Models

Learn step-by-step how to implement an easy to use and efficient Business Glossary that users will adopt and management will praise.

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DATA VISUALIZATION FOR DATA STORYTELLING COURSE

Now includes a BONUS chapter that helps you enhance your data stories.

Learn how to tell compelling data stories, accompanied by effective data visualizations, that will engage your audience.

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The ultimate guide to a Data Quality issues log

Tools for managing your report inventory (Part 2 of 2)

11 essential elements of a communication plan

Learn how to create a MDM change request

How to create an inventory of your data sources

How to create a data governance scorecard – Free template

What is the difference between business dictionary and business glossary?

Is a business dictionary not the same as a business glossary? They are similar, but not the same. Both of these artifacts have the same purpose, what differs is some of the rules that govern them. Let’s uncover what these are. Table of Contents How is a business dictionary different?Governing rulesPreference between business dictionary and

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Articles on your favorite data topics

Checkout these latest articles on:

Data governance

What is the difference between data management and data governance?

How I would learn data governance (if I had to start over)

Data governance implementation through a gardening analogy

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Data quality

Why better data quality needs top-level management

What data quality testing skills are needed for data integration projects?

Data quality myth: our data is good

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Business Intelligence

Managing DW/ BI data integration risks through data reconciliation and data lineage processes

Main considerations for testing BI reports

What you need to know about regression testing on DW/ BI projects

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About the founder

Hi,

I'm George Firican

Your friendly data guy :). As a passionate advocate for the importance of data I created LightsOnData.com. I aim to provide fellow data management and data governance professionals like you with practical content in the form of templates and guides, best practices, articles, videos, courses and mentorship sessions to address your questions and challenges.