This was a great Data Governance course! Incredible content and well-delivered. The templates are so beneficial and incredible tools! Thank you!

Great content and a best course to get a clear understanding of the Data Governance program. The lessons and modules are clearly segregated and curated. George's explanation to these chapters are much clear to get a detailed view.

Great course!
Good coaching to implement a step-by-step and pragmatic approach. Highly recommended!

This course was excellent, 5 stars! I feel like I have walked away with a really solid understanding of what DG is, why it is important and the value it can add. I now have a broad understanding of what a program can entail and how to get started. The lessons on managing change and people were unexpected but I believe possibly the most valuable part of this course and can be applied to any topic, not just data governance. I also loved George's delivery style and felt the enthusiasm and passion which made me very engaged for the entire course.

This training course is excellent, and providing a valuable insights and practical advice in Data Governance.

I really enjoyed the course, so much really useful information for the practical implementation of Data Governance, in particular really great templates. I also really like the emphasis on the people side, change management and how to manage different types of people.

This course has provided me with an excellent basis of data governance understanding and start, to implement a data governance program within my own company using the tools provided. The videos were actively engaging and the course/video length was a perfect length to understand the topics presented without losing interest by being too long. The course breadth was extensive and feel I have a holistic view of data governance as a topic. The examples/templates were particularly great, and I'll be using them to help build our own data governance program. I'd recommend this course to anyone wanting the complete data governance picture and a practical start to implementing their own data governance program. Thank you George!

I really learned a lot doing this course. Almost have 10 000 words with notes taken. Looking forward to working with data governance as a consultant! My boss tipped me about this course. He did some research into maturity models and came across yours and thought it looked professional.

Frankly speaking, 3 months ago, I did know nothing about the Data Governance Program and topics related to it. However, thanks to this course and the course which I took previously (Practical Data Governance: Implementation), now, I became a person who could support this program within the organization. So, what is the next? Next is the course about Business Glossary, which I waited for with big passion. Hope it will be also at the level it is expected to be. Mr. Firican, huge thanks for these great courses, which I enjoyed and it lightened my way to Data Governance.

Very interesting course on the practice of starting a data governance program, with great tips and insights from the perspective of a program manager.

Thank you for the amazing course!

The course of Business Glossary is very well explained everything in detail. I have learned a lot in this course. I am really interested in change management topic.
Thanks George for the amazing lecture.

Thank you for a very well organized and presented course, with a rich outline, examples and advices we can actually use in our line of work. I was not prepared for such a comprehensive content with regards to maturity models, and this is just because I was not exposed to an overview like the one you presented here, and did not measure the extent of insight a maturity models brings for an organization. I will definitely use those concepts from now on, even if I am not starting a data governance program implementation. I think their benefits go beyond the data governance.
And if you have more courses, I will be here!

This course gives great structure to the data governance thought process.

I was basically thrown into a position where my team was given the task of helping our client at the VA to stand up data governance at the enterprise level. You can read as many books as you want, pass as many certification exams, etc, but that by no means makes you an expert. Having someone break down things that could work, things that have caused failure, and learning points put a good spin on the information.

Very balanced and thoughtful course on Data Governance. George and LightsOnData really did a great job covering all of the topic areas need for Data Governance. More and more companies and clients are looking to expand their Data Governance programs as the importance of quality well defined and governed data is powering everything in their business including AI.

Simply put, it was GREAT! Thank you!

I'm not going to lie; the data is a bit dry, but this is data governance. However, the material was presented in an organized and thoughtful way. I've asked others in my company who will be involved with our data governance program to take this course. I will definitely be using the templates as guides to build out my company's data governance program.

I recently completed the ‘Practical Data Governance Implementation’ course from LightsOnData, and it exceeded my expectations! The course is thoughtfully designed, providing clear, actionable steps and best practices for implementing a robust data governance program. The templates included are incredibly valuable and have already proven useful in my work. George’s engaging teaching style and practical insights make complex concepts easy to understand and apply. Highly recommend this course to anyone looking to enhance their data governance skills!

This is a great course for those who are wanting a comprehensive understanding of implementing Data Governance within their organizations! Really enjoyed the course.

Very good course, right to the point at nice pace with very helpful additional content, like the templates. I found particularly useful the lessons on change, people and communication management as they tend to be overlooked. Good focus on the importance of business side engagement, as many data-related projects are seen usually as IT-only driven, or delivering outcome/feedback unidirectionally from IT to business. I am currently implementing a data governance program for the company I work for as part of a wider data strategy, involving cloud migration and development of a modern data stack, while facing a lot of issues due to poor company engagement in data-related activities. So the course is helping me to set up the path for a more data-driven culture and operations ecosystem that could boost momentum and income to the company, while educating decision makers on the importance of it.

I appreciated this in-depth look at the most popular Data Governance Maturity Models.

This has been the most insightful Data Governance course I have taken till date. Having worked in Data Governance for a while, I love that I could relate with a lot of the examples and some of the steps outlined are what I could have used in my role for better outcomes. I will recommend this course to every Data Governance enthusiast or professional looking for some improvements or best practices in their Data Governance implementation.

Hands down, the best course for Data Governance.

It's been the right amount of input very good described with a lot of useful additional resources.

Great overview of the different methodologies.

This is a well-detailed course that brings home the practical implementation of Data Governance. Thank you!

This course covers everything you need to know in order to get started and set up your data governance program. The courses were detailed enough, and I found the total length of this course to be just right. I took notes on every video and now have my own written handbook/quick reference guide.

George delivers high quality material, information, and explanations. I loved the explanation of the operating model, doing the ad-hoc assessment, and how all of that ties in to building your strategy, TOR, and scope documents. He also helped make Principles, Policies, and Standards practical and tangible for me.

I've already used some learnings to guide my customers on best practices, and can be more prescriptive in my guidance. I also have this course to point them to in order to learn more.

I would recommend this course to anyone who is familiar with the theory, but needs to get the ball rolling and wants to know where to actually start, and what specifically to do.

Great practical information! The templates really make a difference.

I enjoyed this comprehensive course on data governance and creating a business glossary.

The course is a great course. I clearly understood all the explained topics. George is an amazing instructor and explains everything crystal clear.

Good course to learn about the different maturity models. I would have appreciate a deeper lesson on the assessment part (more details on how to structure the collection of info…). The model part is extensive, the using part is less deep in details and I would have appreciate more guidance toward that actionable part, on how to transform the result of an maturity model into an action plan. But don’t get me wrong, it is still great, thanks a lot!

During this course I have gained much knowledge about Data Governance and I as a part of team member for project this was very useful and documents provided was really helpful. Overall I am happy!

This course gives the essentials for implementing Data Governance within your organization. It provides templates, additional videos and resources. The content is in-depth and thorough. On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the highest score, I rate this course a 10.

I am still overwhelmed by the depth of this course and how the explanations made so much clarity. I will recommend this course to all people who deal with data, especially from a business perspective.

The course surpassed my expectations and certain it will yours, its not a promise but an evidenced based fact. True to its title, the course is practical and refreshingly unconventional, yet remains easy to follow and understand. I recommend that prospective students have some foundational or theoretical knowledge beforehand. If that describes you and you're ready to get on board and not afraid to get your hands dirty, don't hesitate... join the family at LightsOnData! Captain George will blow your mind!!

Thanks to this course, I was able to increase my knowledge about Data Governance and different maturity models. I found a lot of valuable tips, both obvious and less obvious to think about while working on this topic in the company.

The course was really helpful and showed the specifics over the requirements on a Business Glossary. Would really recommend to people who want to start on the process of creating a business glossary in their organization.

Thank you very much for such valuable and practice-oriented knowledge.

I loved the course, very clear explanations, very good resources and documentation for daily work and really nice content with great examples!

This was an excellent course. It was delivered in small, manageable video segments that allowed for breaks and/or contemplation. The templates were exceptional and ideal since they are difficult to find otherwise. I would recommend the 3-course bundle for anyone looking to implement an enterprise-wide data governance program.

This was such an informative course! Thank you!

Great course! Fits in well and expands my consulting background in IT Security & Audit, Data Privacy and now Data Governance.

Thank you for preparing great course about data governance such as this one. I have learned a lot and enjoyed it very much too.

The course offers an exceptionally comprehensive dive into Data Governance, which is quite impressive. It covers everything from foundational principles to advanced implementation concepts, all structured in a coherent and logical manner.

The quality of the content is top-notch, crafted with precision and enriched with actionable explanations and insights. I particularly enjoyed every aspect of it, especially as I am currently implementing Data Governance within my organization.

George's teaching style is engaging and approachable. He has a knack for breaking down complex concepts into simpler units, making the learning experience enjoyable and easily understood.

I highly recommend this course to anyone involved in data management, particularly beginners who want to understand Data Governance in the simplest way, as well as experienced professionals looking to implement effective Data Governance practices.

The course was very useful and provided valuable insights. The teacher was knowledgeable, engaging, and made complex topics easy to understand. Their teaching style was clear and effective, making the learning experience enjoyable and informative

Excellent course highly recommended. From the first session George captivates by his teaching ability. His shared experience adds value to the course. I like this analogy, it's like running a 10K marathon with a great coach. Thank you George for the great course that has helped me a lot and I am already applying these concepts at work.

Very helpful and hands on oriented

Thank you for this course, I found it very helpful as it is about HOW to implement data governance, with a lot of examples. Thanks George!

I found the course be well built and guided me through the different steps of data governance implementation. Working with data governance for years most of this knowledge was not new to me but I believe that the help in reenforcing this knowledge and expanding it to parts I didn't yet work with, will help me improve in future assignments. One thing I will use for sure is the templates, as most companies seem to lack good existing templates for data governance.

The course has really broaden my knowledge about implementing Data Governance. George has really done well in the course. God bless you for this, I think my money did not equate what I got from this course.

Wonderful course! Very informative and loved the examples and tools available.

This course exceeded my expectations. It covered a great deal of topics, especially the ones related to Accessibility and Cognition. Sometimes it is difficult to negotiate with an organization's data analysts and designers when we want to integrate best practices in UX and Inclusive Design. This course covered the basics of intention and goal when choosing a suitable visualization. The presenters were all very well-spoken and interesting, and they all provided excellent examples. The course helped me create documentation for our organization around best practices on choosing and using different types of charts and graphs. My notes on UX and Accessibility in particular were beefed up by the knowledge and resources provided in this course. I would definitely (and already have) recommend this course to others, especially UX designers, UX researchers and anyone working in the field of Accessibility and Inclusive design. Thank you kindly!

Found you on Youtube and was able to quickly applying what was learned on the job. This course also came at the perfect time as I am in the process of brining in a Business Glossary to my organization.

Excellent course, I really enjoyed the practical aspects of the course and it clearly helps to set up a direction in an organization willing to take Data Management practices to the next level. Thank you!

Started this course not knowing much about Data Governance. I am now in the throws of developing a Data Governance strategy for the organisation. Thanks for all the helpful information provided in this course.

I really enjoyed the course and it gave me lots of thoughts and materials to work the data gov in my organization. It was totally worth it and excellently presented. Thanks!

Excellent! I have acquired a lot of new information and ideas.

This is the first course I found on Data Governance that I really understood and could imagine myself implementing it while viewing the videos. Other courses only give you disorganized information that you don't know how to use, but this one is certainly a must have. Thanks George!

I would highly recommend this course to others interested in data governance. It equips participants with valuable frameworks and practical tools that can be immediately applied, especially the deck and the filled-in samples provided during the course. They clarified the key content and highlighted the level of granularity necessary for certain documents. This practical approach made it easier to understand how to implement these concepts in real-world scenarios. Thank you!

I was skeptical at first because there isn't a lot of content regarding data governance that is actually truly beneficial for individuals looking for practical knowledge in that relatively controversy field. George is one of those instructors who can deliver content in a way that it is understandable, straight to the point, and yes... PRACTICAL. Templates and all are just great to have and complement the content 100%. Thank you George, can't wait for you to release other relevant course for the data governance professionals looking to expend their knowledge.

I am new to Data Governance. I have watched numerous videos on the subject but this course fits my learning style perfectly. I like the fact that each video length is not too long. I particularly like the fact that I have access to templates which I can use. This course gives me the confidence to seek a Data Governance role. I have already recommended the course to a friend who wanted to learn about Data Governance.

This practical Data Governance course is simply amazing. The content is so clear, not tiring and examples help you better understand it. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who has a role in data governance and data management.

Indeed I found this course very helpful and practical. I am already using insights for this on my Data Governance program.

If you believe that a Business Glossary should be part of your organization, this course is a perfect starting point for anyone wanting to know more about how to get started, design and implement it and keep it running. Very well structured course and easy to adapt material.

Following your request, I am answering your questions above, and include a final remark at the bottom. breadth: positively surprised me, and I really like the chronological order length: positively surprised me, the 23(!) 5-15 min videos makes it easy to go through quality of the content: high. Easy to see the time-effort invested in the compilation + editing Lessons learned: good. Suggest to add an indication of what Models you have used under what circumstances, and what adaptions may have become common in your experience. Teaching style: good to follow, and I like the objective and unbiased coverage of content.

Course helped me:

• Understand the variety of Maturity Models
• Confirmed my own interpretation of the usage / adaptation-need of models.
• And also guided me in the need to understand more of the CMMI model (my preference, because the 5 Categories will resonate with Exec level, while the 25 process areas will resonate with higher mid-level = where the actions are required).

I recommend this course, because for the $-investment, you receive a comprehensive and holistic overview of maturity models that I could never have compiled myself in the amount of time measured in $-investment. So especially as independent Sr Project Manager, this is very very useful.

This course was great. We have been working to stand up a strong Data Governance Process and this course provided great guidance for areas to concentrate on.

The course was great and I learned a lot that I will be able to carry into my position. One comment is I wish there was additional written content as a lot of the important information is within the audio. Do you offer audio to written notes?

This course provided me with everything I needed to get started in my role as Data Governance Analyst. I especially liked the 30/60/90 Day Plan for Data Governance. I would highly recommend this course to anyone who is part of, or wanting to get more involved with Data Governance.

This course provides a very in depth knowledge on data governance and all topics are covered in detail related to data governance.

Very good! Learned a lot!.

Wonderful course: enlightening and eye-opening.

I really enjoyed the course. George shares a lot of his experience, which is invaluable when you don’t have the experience yourself and helps avoid common pitfalls. He provides a lot of information that can help to get buy-in and then get started with a business glossary. I like and think it’s really important to consider the change management aspect too, not just the business glossary itself, and George provides really useful information on that too.

It was a compact course with useful templates. It nice that you can follow it on your time and rhythm.

Thanks for this course. To the point. Concise. Well communicated. Good voice and tone. Nice illustrations. Good content. Very well explained.

A good resource not only going through once, but coming back to as a reference. I applied things that I learned immediately in my field, and produced noticeably better looking data stories.

Hello George and Donable! What an amazing course you have created. I highly recommend this course even if you have some background in data visualization and storytelling because the content in the lessons is always something beyond you can usually find. The examples provided are inspiring and really complements the lessons' content. The extensive list of examples and resources is super valuable. The lessons are engaging and mind blowing. Even with the extensive content, the lessons are easy to watch and aren't exhausting. I really enjoyed the course and I highly recommend it. I think the Breaking the Rules lesson was amazing. I also enjoyed the Color Usage and the Selecting the Right Visual series.

I enjoyed George's excellent teaching skills, and learned a lot from a very comprehensive course with lots of examples and very easy to follow. Thank you!

George's material is logical, straight forward and accessible to everyone, whether you're just beginning your data governance (DG) journey, or you're a seasoned DG professional. The materials included in the course are just the right length, generally 5 to 10 minute video lessons, very good production quality and cover the right breadth of information. It's a great program and provides value at a reasonable cost, so I would recommend it to anyone interested in learning more about DG, as well as the basics of how to implement their DG program.

I loved this course, because it is different than the theoretical courses that assume all would go okay according to the plan. George did a wonderful work explaining what can go wrong and why in every step, with the reasons and actions to take. I wish there were a few use cases or examples of datasets showing how the assessment or implementation can be done, but overall I am very satisfied and would recommend it to everyone. In addition to being a data governance training, this program also covers project management and change management.

Having participated in numerous data governance trainings over the years, I can confidently say that this course ranks among the very best I've encountered. What sets this training apart is its exceptionally practical approach. The course provides ample tools and resources that are immediately applicable, making the complex world of data governance accessible and manageable.

The instructor plays a significant role in this positive experience. He does not not only take the time to address each question but also ensure that answers are thorough and meaningful. This level of engagement and seriousness in addressing inquiries is something I deeply appreciate, as it significantly enhances the learning process.

Another highlight of this course is the provision of practical templates. These resources are a game-changer, offering concrete examples and guidelines that can be directly applied to real-world data governance challenges. It's clear that a lot of thought and expertise went into the development of these materials, and they truly elevate the overall quality of the training.

Accessibility is another strong point of this training. The course is designed to be low-threshold, catering to both beginners and those with more experience in the field. This inclusivity, coupled with the instructor's sympathetic demeanor, creates a welcoming and supportive learning environment.

In summary, this data governance training is exceptional for its practicality, comprehensive support materials, and the instructor's attentive and approachable manner. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to deepen their understanding and skills in data governance.

Simply excellent.

This is a good course to learn in a structured method with very crisp and clear and simple explanations of terms concepts along with very useful templates.

I recommend it 100% to anyone wants to start their data governance journey. Thank you so much for designing the course so well.

I had the privilege to take part of the in-person training with George and I see that the online content available here is as much of an engaging and fun learning experience as the one I had.

I didn't expect to enjoy the content as much as I did, so I'm glad I went for it. I found the materials and content to be very useful in identifying what we could do to improve our Business Glossary and deliver a second iteration of it that got plenty of positive reviews from throughout the organization.

This course is the A to Z of how to build a great Business Glossary. It covers everything you need to know and also the things to avoid. After attending this course I was able to use the material to create the right Business Glossary for my company and we are now able to ensure our definitions are accurate and complete.

I would highly recommend it, whether you’re just starting out building a new Glossary, or if you already have a Business Glossary that needs to be improved.

Great course, I really appreciate the pragmatic and clear step-by-step approach. I feel operational now to start with this topic.

I learned a lot from this great course! Looking forward to putting these into practice. I will make use of the templates on our just-starting business glossary project.

Great course to build a foundation and lot of reference documents to leverage in the development of your own custom program.

This course has been very helpful to me in my journey as a data governance professional! Thank you!

I found this course is highly productive for the following reasons: less theory, more practical activities are more action-oriented develop the clarity; Understand your role and place; The answer is given for more clarification. Improvement: every program can be improved further. For example, add a case study end to end for the implementation. Discuss any industry for DG standard. Overall great course. Kamran

I highly recommend this course.

A must-take and very well-organized course that everyone in Data Governance should take.

This course was thoughtfully designed to help people understand data governance from scratch. George used illustrations that make each concept stick to the brain. Overall, it is a great course.

The course was both informative and practical. As a leader in data and analytics, I found the content directly applicable to my work, enhancing our organizational strategies. The expertise of the instructors was invaluable, and the course has significantly contributed to my professional development. Highly recommended for those looking to advance in this field.

10/10 course! I'd recommend this for those starting out in Data Governance or wanting a refresher. The templates are a bonus.

Thank you

I enjoyed the course and appreciate the lessons learned as well.

Very informative. Thank you for this course.

It is always interesting to understand experts perspectives on data and especially on Data Governance maturity. Going through the available models and how to use them is a key information for anyone starting their Data Governance journey or wanting to re-assess their maturity level. Great job George!

This course on data governance is highly practical. Although I have many years of experience as a data governance analyst, I didn’t find it highly relatable but still see it as a valuable reference for my daily tasks. Thank you, George, for putting this course together. I especially appreciate the concise, video-based delivery style. Thank you!