Rapid Battle Cards 6–10
6 — Data Owner vs Business Data Steward
Owner: business person accountable for domain decisions.
Business Steward: business SME defining/controlling a subset and working through meaning/rules.
Clue: final decision accountability → Owner; ongoing definition/control → Steward.
Source: p. 79.
7 — Business vs Technical Steward
Business: meaning, definitions, business rules, glossary.
Technical: IT/Data Management Knowledge Area expertise.
Clue: business semantics vs technical implementation/support.
Source: p. 79.
8 — Chief vs Executive vs Enterprise Steward
- Chief: high-level governance leadership; may chair/act as virtual CDO.
- Executive: senior manager serving on DGC.
- Enterprise: domain oversight across business functions.
Rule: classify by responsibility, not title prestige.
Source: pp. 78–79.
9 — Centralized vs Replicated
Centralized: one governance organization oversees all.
Replicated: same model/standards independently adopted by each unit.
Clue: one center vs repeated pattern.
Source: p. 77.
10 — Replicated vs Federated
Replicated: repeated independently.
Federated: central DG coordinates multiple units for consistent definitions/standards while distributed participation remains.
Clue: central coordination = Federated.
Source: p. 77.