Sequence 024 — Chapter 1 applied deepening - data asset inventory

Stage: Applied Lab Deepening
Source: CDMP Master Execution Manual — Chapter 1

When / purpose

Make the idea of data as an enterprise asset concrete before leaving Chapter 1.

A data-asset inventory is not merely a file list.
Capture business purpose, owner/steward context, system/domain, value, and risk at practical depth.
Separate source data from downstream copies or representations.
Record uncertainty rather than inventing ownership or facts.

Open the Meridian Chapter 1 Predict First & Build the Data Asset Inventory work.
Select the important Meridian data assets needed for the Chapter 1 baseline.
For each asset, record its business purpose, data domain, source/system context, owner/steward information if known, value, and material risk.
Mark whether the item is a source/authoritative asset or a downstream copy/representation where that distinction matters.
Mark unknown or disputed fields explicitly instead of guessing.
Review each row and explain why the asset matters to Meridian as a business, not merely where the file/table lives.

A usable Chapter 1 Meridian data-asset inventory.
Business purpose, domain/system, value/risk, and ownership/steward context captured at appropriate depth.
Source versus downstream-copy distinctions documented where relevant.
Unknowns visibly identified rather than silently filled in.

Do not turn this into an enterprise-wide cataloging implementation. The goal is a Chapter 1 baseline that makes the asset concept concrete.

You can explain why each inventory row matters to the business and why it belongs in a Data Management baseline.

Operationalized from the verified canonical 00C Master Execution Manual and existing Chapter 1 Meridian lab assets; not a verbatim transcription.