Ownership, Stewardship and Business Metadata

Data products are most useful when their business context is complete, current and understandable.

Owner accountability

Data Product Owners are accountable for the governed data product and should ensure its purpose, ownership and intended use remain clear.

Stewardship in practice

Data Stewards often perform the day-to-day curation needed to keep descriptions, contacts, glossary relationships and other business context accurate and useful.

Useful metadata to maintain

• Clear name, description and use case
• Owner and steward contacts
• Relevant glossary terms and business concepts
• Custom business attributes where your organisation uses them
• Documentation, terms of use and supporting resources
• Update frequency and other lifecycle information

The aim is to give consumers enough context to understand what the data product is, who is accountable for it and whether it is appropriate for their need.