At the 2023 DataIQ Conference held in London, Danilo Sato, European head of data and AI, Thoughtworks, hosted a roundtable attended by data leaders from across the UK to discuss how data owners can be influenced into becoming data stewards. The attendees represented a wide variety of businesses, covering areas such as healthcare, finance, fast-moving consumer goods and media, which provided incredible insights into how this difficulty has been approached by different businesses. There were also attendees to the roundtable that stated they were starting out their data journey and did not know what to do or where to start regarding data owners and data stewards and wanted to learn from some of the best in the industry.
What does it mean?
The first thing contributors to the discussion noted was that there is no set definition across the industry as to what constitutes the remits of a data owner versus a data steward. Data professionals around the table agreed that the terms held different meanings, but the scope of work expected by owners and stewards varied from business to business. Danilo provided each participant with the chance to explain how their team and organisations differentiate between the two so everyone could understand the variables seen across the industry. It was agreed that although the responsibilities of data stewards and owners can vary between organisations, this is not necessarily a problem. The attendees confirmed that the owner must be the most accountable person for that data, whereas the steward needs to oversee handling the day-to-day concerns of those particular data sets.
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