Data Management
“The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.”
“The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.”
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A data steward is data management role being a subject expert with a thorough understanding of a particular data set. [4]
A good data steward must have the ability to see beyond silos and implement rules and processes for the data under their care [10]. Data stewards do not own the data but they will assist a data owner in implementing the data governance policies [3][4][5].
Data Stewards represent the interests of all business stakeholders and is seen as a business role [1].
The data steward is the go-to guy at a company for every matter related to their data. They are completely hands-on to how the organization captures data, where they store it, what it means for different departments, and how its quality is maintained throughout its lifecycle [6].
Data stewards are responsible for: [2]