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Management process

Data Stewardship

A process for responsibly managing data by maintaining its quality, consistency, integrity, security and compliance throughout the Data Lifecycle.

Related domain: Data AnalyticsConcept ID: concept-data-stewardship

Definition

Data Stewardship is a process for responsibly managing data by maintaining its quality, consistency, integrity, security and compliance with organisational rules throughout the Data Lifecycle.

Human Explanation

Data Stewardship describes how an organisation cares for data from its creation through archiving or deletion.

Why it Matters

It helps data remain a trustworthy asset that supports business decisions and organisational processes.

Conceptual Boundary

Data Stewardship is neither a single role nor a tool. It combines processes, responsibilities and practices for managing data.

Practical Perspective

It can include monitoring Data Quality, managing Metadata, controlling changes, classifying data and coordinating Data Owners, Data Stewards and business users.

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