Title: Role of a data architect in making data management project decisions
Headings: Role of a data architect in making data management project decisions
Role of a data architect in making data management project decisions
Learn about the roles of data architects when it comes to making data management project decisions.

Content: For example, a building architect typically wouldn’t play a role in most day-to-day operations, such as building maintenance – but he probably would have some helpful recommendations about how the building should be maintained for an optimal life span. Regarding the process of choosing a data quality tool, your data architect should have a good understanding of the data quality issues that the organization faces and must be able to address with the selected software. For data governance, there definitely should be a data architect involved – one who can bridge the business and technology worlds from a data/information perspective. While a data architect typically isn’t a voting member of a data governance board, the architect will need to be depended upon to provide valuable input and raise awareness of significant issues requiring data governance and/or data stewardship attention. Since you’re asking this question, I wonder if you have the right person as your data architect or if your organization doesn’t adequately understand the role of a data architect. If you define that role only as developing data models, the person who holds the job should really be called a data modeler, not a data architect. Of course, a data architect does do or oversee data modeling but also does a lot more. The data architect plays a critical role in determining architectural approaches for data environments and helps ensure that the data needs of the enterprise are being met. For example, how and when should data be centralized rather than federated? For a master data management (MDM) program, should a repository or registry approach be taken?