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Data Governance and Quality Management

Reports are only as trustworthy as the data feeding them, and most organisations run on numbers no one fully owns. Who should be accountable for data, how to define and measure quality, and how governance connects to obligations under the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 all get practical attention.

What you will be able to do

  • Define data governance and distinguish it from data management.
  • Assign ownership and stewardship roles across business and IT.
  • Measure data quality using dimensions such as accuracy, completeness and timeliness.
  • Set up processes to find, correct and prevent recurring data errors.
  • Connect governance practices to privacy duties under POPIA.
  • Draft a practical data governance framework suited to your organisation.

Course outline

  1. 01What data governance covers and the cost of getting it wrong
  2. 02Roles: owners, stewards, custodians and governance committees
  3. 03Dimensions of data quality and how to measure each
  4. 04Root cause analysis for recurring data problems
  5. 05Master data and reference data basics
  6. 06Metadata, data catalogues and lineage
  7. 07Governance and the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013
  8. 08Drafting and rolling out a governance framework

Who should attend

Data analysts, business intelligence staff, information managers, compliance officers and operational managers who rely on organisational data to make decisions.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Pretoria3R13,000
24 to 26 Aug 2026Cape Town3R13,000
7 to 9 Sep 2026Online3US$900
14 to 16 Sep 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026Cairo3US$1,500
28 to 30 Sep 2026Accra3US$1,500
5 to 7 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
12 to 14 Oct 2026Kigali3US$1,500
19 to 21 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
26 to 28 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000
2 to 4 Nov 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
16 to 18 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Lagos3US$1,500
7 to 9 Dec 2026Harare3US$1,500
14 to 16 Dec 2026Kampala3US$1,500
21 to 23 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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