Rapid Discrimination Cards 17–32
| # | Concept A | Concept B | A clue | B clue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Data Steward | Data Quality Analyst | business SME; metadata/DQ rules/accountability | fitness monitoring, root cause, improvement analysis |
| 18 | Data Architect | Data Modeler | architecture/integration direction | requirements, definitions, rules, logical/physical models |
| 19 | Data Modeler | Data Model Administrator | creates/maintains model content | model version/change control |
| 20 | Data Integration Architect | Data Integration Specialist | designs integration technology | implements integration systems/flows |
| 21 | Database Administrator | Data Security Administrator | structured assets/performance/accessibility | controlled access/protection |
| 22 | Application Architect | Technical Architect | application-system integration | infrastructure/technology-portfolio integration |
| 23 | BI Architect | BI Analyst/Administrator | design BI user environment | support effective business use of BI data |
| 24 | BI Program Manager | Analytics/Report Developer | coordinate/prioritize BI initiatives/roadmap | build reporting/analytical solutions |
| 25 | Organizational role | Individual role | function/team/service structure | person-level responsibility |
| 26 | Evolution | Revolution | incremental maturity/adoption | large disruptive high-risk change |
| 27 | Guiding principle | Policy/process detail | shared decision value/rule | specific operational instruction |
| 28 | Adoption measurement | Launch completion | evidence behavior/outcome changed | structure merely exists |
| 29 | Current participant inventory | Immediate hiring | reuse hidden/analogous skills first | add headcount before gap analysis |
| 30 | Existing committee reuse | New/dedicated committee | use what exists if data gets attention | create/dedicate when current forum cannot decide/focus |
| 31 | Global standardization | Regional autonomy | common accountability/standards/process | accommodate local law/priority |
| 32 | Federated strategy | Federated execution | central enterprise direction | decentralized divisional/regional delivery |
Fast role rules
- Define business meaning and valid values → Steward.
- Diagnose condition/root cause → DQ Analyst.
- Set architecture direction → Data Architect.
- Build the detailed model → Data Modeler.
- Control model versions → Data Model Administrator.
- Design integration approach → Integration Architect.
- Build ETL/replication flows → Integration Specialist.
Source boundary: Chapter 16, pp. 531–539.