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A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data

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stewardship coverage

/ˈstjuː.əd.ʃɪp ˈkʌv.ə.rɪdʒ/ - n.

1 [colloq.] Reported at ninety percent because the unassigned ten percent had no one to report it.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. The proportion of critical data elements or domains that have a named, active steward assigned.

Evidence

See also

data domain ownerAccountable for the domain, consulted on the budget, informed of the deadline.
data stewardThe one person who reads the policy, applied as a layer on top of an existing full-time job.
governance scorecardA dashboard reporting every metric except whether anything was decided.