Facts and information for Washington State University WSU Data and Information

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Data at WSU

The folks working with data

We each play a part in WSU’s data landscape.

There are many roles that work with data at WSU. Below is a general summary describing those roles.

Role descriptions

Role	Description
Data Trustee	A leader in the organization who assumes final decision-making authority (i.e., accountability) for a data domain.
Advisor	A business or technical leader who contributes insights and strategy to ensure strategic decisions are made in the interest of their area and the enterprise as a whole. Participates in the council on an as-needed basis to represent their specialty.
Data Steward	A functional resource who is responsible for ensuring that the data for their respective data domain meets the requirements of the institution.
Data Custodian	A technical resource who is responsible for ensuring that one or more systems support the functional requirements as defined by the Data Steward.