Mastering the Data Quality Playbook for Data Professionals

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8 Days

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Cohort-based Course

Boost your data quality skills! Prevent, diagnose & fix bad data to drive accuracy 🎯 efficiency ⚙️ and better business decisions 💵

Previously at

Strava
Komodo Health
Salesforce
Fitbit

Course overview

Transform messy data into reliable insights with proven data quality strategies

Bad data is everywhere - causing broken dashboards, misleading insights, and costly business mistakes. But data quality isn't just about cleaning up messes; it's about preventing them before they happen.


In this course, you’ll learn how to systematically prevent, diagnose, and resolve data quality issues. Whether you're constantly fixing reports, debugging pipelines, or advocating for data governance, this course gives you the tools to take control of your data and ensure its reliability.


What You’ll Learn:

Identify & Prevent Bad Data – Analyze the root causes of data issues and design proactive solutions to stop them before they spread.

Diagnose & Debug with SQL – Develop a structured approach to finding and fixing data anomalies using SQL and debugging best practices.

Automate Quality Checks – Build automated alerts and implement best practices to maintain reliable, high-quality datasets.

Secure Stakeholder Buy-In – Learn how to make a compelling case for prioritizing data quality and get leadership support for governance initiatives.


By the End of This Course, You’ll Be Able To:

🚀 Assess the health of your data and pinpoint weak spots in your data lifecycle.

🔍 Investigate & Fix data quality issues with confidence, reducing time spent firefighting.

⚙️ Implement Automation to catch and prevent errors before they impact decision-making.

🤝 Advocate for Change and drive a culture of data quality in your team and company.


This course is designed for data analysts, data scientists, and data engineers who want to level up their foundational data skills and ensure their insights are built on trustworthy, high-quality data. If you’re ready to stop firefighting bad data and start preventing it, this course is for you.

Who is this course for

01

Data Analysts & Data Scientists who want to prevent bad data instead of constantly fixing errors and dealing with misleading insights.

02

Data Engineers who want to build reliable pipelines with automated quality checks to ensure a trustworthy, high-integrity data environment.

03

Data Practitioners who need to secure company-wide buy-in for data governance initiatives that drive better business decisions.

How This Course Will Elevate Your Data Quality Skills

📊 Design Proactive Strategies to Eliminate Data Quality Issues

Evaluate data lifecycle risks and formulate prevention techniques to mitigate errors before they escalate. Construct frameworks for ensuring clean, reliable datasets that enhance analytical accuracy and decision-making.

🔍 Diagnose and Debug Complex Data Issues with Precision

Analyze data anomalies, trace data lineage, and synthesize debugging techniques using SQL. Develop a structured, repeatable approach to resolving data quality issues efficiently, reducing downtime and improving trust in your datasets.

⚙️ Implement Automated Quality Checks to Strengthen Pipelines

Engineer robust validation mechanisms and deploy automated alerts to monitor data integrity. Optimize pipeline reliability by applying coding best practices that enhance efficiency and minimize manual intervention.

🤝 Influence Stakeholders to Prioritize Data Quality Initiatives

Justify the business impact of poor data and construct persuasive arguments for data governance investment. Lead cross-functional discussions that drive alignment, fostering a culture of proactive data quality management.

This course includes

3 interactive live sessions

Lifetime access to course materials

8 in-depth lessons

Direct access to instructor

2 projects to apply learnings

Guided feedback & reflection

Private community of peers

Course certificate upon completion

Maven Satisfaction Guarantee

This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.

Course syllabus

Week 1

May 3—May 4

    May

    3

    Session 1

    Sat 5/34:00 PM—7:30 PM (UTC)

    📊 Preventing Data Quality Issues Before They Start

    5 items

Week 2

May 5—May 10

    May

    10

    Session 2

    Sat 5/104:00 PM—7:30 PM (UTC)

    🛠️ Diagnosing & Fixing Data Quality Issues

    5 items

Post-course

    May

    15

    Optional: Office Hours with Shailvi

    Thu 5/153:00 PM—4:30 PM (UTC)
    Optional

What people are saying

        Shailvi is amazing! She gave very good advice on our data strategy and how to better manage our data team. Would highly recommend her!
Ram Chaitanya Nellore

Ram Chaitanya Nellore

CEO @ Ecowiser
        Brilliant chat. I came away with some new ideas and a higher level of conviction for some decisions that must be made.
Nicolai Thomson

Nicolai Thomson

CEO @ Jenesys

Meet your instructor

Shailvi Wakhlu

Shailvi Wakhlu

Data Consultant | Ex-Head of Data @ Strava

Shailvi is a seasoned Data Leader with over eighteen years of experience growing impactful teams and building technology products used by hundreds of millions of users. Her career includes notable technology roles at Salesforce, Fitbit, and as the Head of Data at Strava. As a fractional executive, she has consulted, advised, and invested with multiple high-growth startups. She is also an angel investor in data companies with three investments and one exit. Shailvi has spoken at nearly 100 global conferences, coached more than 500 individuals, and authored the best-selling book "Self-Advocacy."


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Mastering the Data Quality Playbook for Data Professionals

Summer Cohort

$525

Dates

May 3—10, 2025

Payment Deadline

Apr 29, 2025
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Course schedule

4-6 hours per week

  • 4 days before the 1st session

    1-2 hours

    The course opens for pre-reads and a self-reflection homework assignment.

  • Saturdays

    9am-12:30pm PST

    The required live sessions will be held across two weekends. Both days will cover 4 modules on each day, with breaks in between. Each day will end with a live Q&A session.

  • Weekly projects

    2 hours per week

    Both weeks include a project, and there is a short homework assignment prior to the first live session. While the projects & homework are not required, completing them will greatly improve the value you can get out of our time together.

  • Office Hours w/ Shailvi

    15 minute slots

    Each learner can sign up for a 15-minute slot with the instructor to get personalized suggestions at the end of the course.

Learning is better with cohorts

Learning is better with cohorts

Active hands-on learning

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Interactive and project-based

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Learn with a cohort of peers

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

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A pattern of wavy dots

Join an upcoming cohort

Mastering the Data Quality Playbook for Data Professionals

Summer Cohort

$525

Dates

May 3—10, 2025

Payment Deadline

Apr 29, 2025
Get reimbursed

$525

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