Department heads appoint data stewards by name but allocate no hours for stewardship duties. What does this reveal about the stewardship model?
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Short Explanation
Putting someone's name on a slide is not a job description. Stewardship is real work—definitions, issue triage, quality checks—and it needs clock time. A title with zero hours is theater, not accountability.
Full Explanation
Data stewardship is an operating role with responsibilities for definitions, quality monitoring, and issue management within a domain. Without capacity and clear duties, named stewards cannot fulfill those expectations and governance appears staffed while remaining idle. Maturity claims based on titles alone, weekend-only consultants, or tool-gated refusal miss the capacity design. Programs should document stewardship RACI and protect time in workloads.