Sample Requirement

Red Flags

Data Management

Functional Area

SME

Current State

Requirements that would indicate a significant change in current state requiring SME participation. 

Samples below are only a beginning for your list!

Name of function from DAMA-DMBOK

Names of Subject Matter Experts in your company, your “go to” people.

Description of the current state of that functional area’s existing constraints.

       Data used by multiple systems.

Data Governance

        Data Architecture requires new approach to storing and displaying non-standard data types.

Data Architecture

       New primary subject area.

Data Development

       Database platform not part of existing architecture.

Database Management

       Non-Public Information (NPI) special security requirements.

Data Security

       New source of information that currently exists.

Reference & Master Data

       New requirement for drill-down to detailed information from dashboard.

Data Warehouse & Business Intelligence

       New regulations requiring eDiscovery compliance.

Document, Record & Content

       Self-servicing requirements and user documentation on business meaning and business rules associated to reporting.

Meta Data

       Data errors must be corrected in source systems.

Data Quality