A six-part series on weekly data habits: roles, catalogs, access, incidents, retention, and working with Legal and Security without panic.
- 1 Steward vs owner vs custodian You got the Slack ping: “Who owns this number?” Steward, owner, and custodian are different jobs. Part 1 of Data stewardship at work maps RACI in human words so weekly habits stick without a committee charter. Scheduled · September 9, 2026
- 2 Catalogs and where is the truth? “Where is the truth?” usually means too many copies and no short card. Part 2 of Data stewardship at work shows a truth map and a minimum catalog entry so you document without a 200-page wiki. Scheduled · September 10, 2026
- 3 Access, least privilege, and just give me prod “Just give me prod” is a speed request wearing a risk costume. Part 3 of Data stewardship at work maps least privilege from samples to write access, with a request matrix you can reuse on Monday. Scheduled · September 11, 2026
- 4 Handling a data incident A wrong dashboard number is a data incident, not a spreadsheet oops. Learn the first 24 hours: contain, triage severity, run a check board, log facts, communicate without theater, and hand off a clean write-up. Scheduled · September 12, 2026
- 5 Retention, deletion, and we might need it someday “We might need it someday” is not a retention policy. Learn hot, warm, and cold data, deletion versus anonymize, a five-question keep-or-delete card, and weekly habits that shrink risk without waiting for perfect legal language. Scheduled · September 13, 2026
- 6 Working with Legal and Security without panic Legal and Security are teammates, not the enemy. Learn a PII sensitivity ladder, least privilege for analyst work, a calm intake card for vendor requests, and a recap of Data stewardship at work before Practical AI. Scheduled · September 14, 2026