Roles and Responsibilities

Seven roles will contribute to the UDW+ Data Management infrastructure.

Data Trustees
Data Stewards
Subject Matter/Content Experts
Data Custodians
Chief Data Management Officer
Decision Support Group
Users

Data Trustees

Data Trustees are senior University administrators in operational areas responsible for maintaining transactional systems.

For UDW+ they:

Oversee the establishment of data management policies and processes
Assign Data Stewards
Serve as an escalation point for problem/policy resolution

Data Stewards

Data Stewards are senior managers in operational areas responsible for maintaining transactional systems.

In UDW+ there is a Data Steward for each subject area to:

Certify data reposited in the warehouse
Certify standard reports and dashboards
Oversee the resolution of data errors
Oversee implementation of user-access policies
Participate in establishing common definitions
Collect and record metadata
Establish and manage policy for record retention and archiving

Subject Matter/Content Experts

Subject Matter/Content Experts are individuals with an expert understanding of the business processes and application/use of the data in a subject area. A Subject Matter Expert may be the same person as a Data Steward or may be appointed by a Data Steward.

For UDW+ they:

Assist the Stewards by contributing their expertise and providing insight into the transactional systems

Data Custodians

Data Custodians are information technology experts assigned to each transactional system that maintains data--such as DRM, FAME, CS SIS and Hyperion Planning--as well as to UDW+.

For UDW+ they:

Establish and maintain the underlying technology infrastructure
Ensure the accurate transfer of data into UDW+ using automated validation and error management processes
Perform activities required to keep the data intact and available to users.
Collaborate with Decision Support Group and the Data Stewards to implement data transformations, resolve data issues, and manage system changes

Chief Data Management Officer

The Chief Data Management Officer will be Fredric Cohen. The Officer is responsible for coordinating all activities related to University Data Management.

Thesel activities include:

Work with Data Stewards to develop common definitions
Define official University metrics calculations
Work with the Committee on Institutional Data Policy of establishing data policies and procedures

Users will contribute to the ongoing management of UDW+ data by reporting data problems to the Decision Support Group. The Decision Support Group will work with the Data Stewards and Subject Matter Experts to resolve those problems.