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Data Stewardship

by David Plotkin

September 2013

Beginner

248 pages

6h 47m

English

Morgan Kaufmann

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Problem StatementRoles of the Data Steward in Managed DataWhat this Book CoversWhat is not in this BookWho Needs this Book?

IntroductionWhat is Data Governance?What is Data Stewardship?Overall Goals of Data StewardshipMoving Data to a Governed StateThe Three P’s: Policies, Processes, and ProceduresHow Data Stewardship Fits into Data GovernanceThe Overall Data Governance OrganizationSummary
IntroductionBusiness Data StewardsTechnical Data StewardsProject Data StewardsDomain Data StewardsOperational Data StewardsSummary
IntroductionData Stewardship CouncilEnterprise Data StewardBusiness Data StewardsDomain Data StewardsProject Data StewardsTechnical Data StewardsOperational Data StewardsSummary
IntroductionChampioning and Communicating Data StewardshipGaining Support from Above and BelowUnderstanding the OrganizationOrganizing Data StewardsFiguring Out Your Starting PointSummary
IntroductionCurricula for Training Business Data StewardsMetadata for Key Business Data ElementsUses of DataIntroduction to Data Stewardship ProcessesTools of the TradeTraining for Data Quality ImprovementSummary
IntroductionThe BasicsSetting Up Repeatable ProcessesUnderstanding How the Business Data Stewards Interact With the Data Governance Program OfficeUsing an Issue Log to Get the Day-To-Day Work DoneDocumenting and Communicating the DecisionsSpecifying the Data Stewardship ToolsSummary
IntroductionRole of Data Stewardship in Improving Data QualityRole of Data Stewardship in Managing Reference DataRole of Data Stewardship in Identity Resolution for MDMRole of Data Stewardship in MDM SurvivorshipRole of Data Stewardship in MDM Exception HandlingRole of Data Stewardship in Information SecurityRole of Data Stewardship in Metadata ManagementRole of Data Stewardship in Supporting Quality AssuranceSummary
IntroductionBusiness Results MetricsOperational MetricsSummary
IntroductionData Stewardship Maturity LevelsData Stewardship DimensionsMeasuring Progress in MaturitySummary
IntroductionIn the Beginning: Data Governance and Data StewardshipTypes of Data Stewards and their ResponsibilitiesImplementing Data StewardshipTraining Data StewardsBeing Practical About Data StewardshipRoles of Data Stewards in Data ManagementData Stewardship MetricsData Stewardship MaturitySummary
Definition of “Unique Quote to Close Ratio”Derivation of “Unique Quote to Close Ratio”
Training Technical Data StewardsTraining Project Managers

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Appendix A

Example Definition and Derivation

An example of a robust definition and derivation, developed using repeatable Data Stewardship processes.

Keywords

definition, derivation, metadata

Definition of “Unique Quote to Close Ratio”

■ The ratio (expressed as a percentage) of unique and complete quotes that result in closed sales. A sale is considered closed when a policy has resulted from the quote and the quote is thus bound.

■ The “unique quote to close ratio” can be used by insurance and sales as a measure of overall competitiveness of a product. A sudden change in the ratio may indicate that competitive conditions have changed suddenly. In addition, the ratio helps sales managers and sales producers understand how many quotes actually ...