Summary

This chapter provides best practices for data stewardship, including how to align the mindset of employees, create a culture of accountability and ownership, and use tools and technologies to support data stewardship. It discusses the importance of data mapping and metadata management, as well as challenges and best practices for addressing them.

Data stewards should take responsibility for ensuring that data is managed and used as per both internal and external rules. They must take into account industry guidelines as well as federal and even international regulations when overseeing how data is used and should raise an alarm if they identify an issue. Data stewards should also evangelize safe – and creative – uses of data, maintain a positive attitude as the ambassadors of the data group’s governance function, and inspire users to see data as a valued and strategic enterprise asset capable of driving business competitiveness.

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