Collaborative Model of Data Management

1
Collaborative Model of Data Management

• Why Data Managers Cant do it alone

2

• The benefits to managers, scientists, and the
  public from inventory and monitoring projects are
  substantially affected by the ability to keep
  track of data from the time they are gathered
  until and while they inform a decision making
  process.

3

• Keeping track of data can involve timeframes of
  several years and include changes in information
  technology, turnover in staff, new scientific
  insights, and shifting priorities.

4

• Data Manager as Coordinator of Data Stewardship

The fundamental responsibilities of the Network
data manager role is to understand Program and
project requirements, create and maintain data
management infrastructure and standards, and
educate, communicate, and work with all
responsible individuals to achieve stated data
management objectives.
5

• Data Stewardship IS NOT
• a position (a role)
• The responsibility of a single individual

6

• When a Data Steward role is established . . .

An unmanageable burden (real or perceived) is
placed on a single position/person. Others who
have responsibilities related to data are more
likely to under perform.
7

• Data Stewardship IS
• sharing the responsibilities for managing data
  and information resources
• promoting mutual accountability for specific
  tasks (responsibilities) assigned to each
  position (role)

8

• Every individual involved in Network business
  must understand and perform data stewardship
  responsibilities in at least one of four basic
  categories. . .

9
Category 1

• Production
• Creating data or information from any original or
  derived source.

10
Category 2

• Analysis
• Using data to infer, predict, qualify, and
  quantify ecosystem elements, condition,
  structure, and function.

11
Category 3

• Management
• Learning, preparing and executing policies,
  procedures, and activities that keep data and
  information resources organized, available,
  useful, compliant, and safe.

12
Category 4

• End use
• Informing the scope and direction of science
  information needs and activities, applying
  available information (appropriately) to develop
  knowledge that contributes to understanding and
  managing park resources, and providing feedback
  for improvements in data content and quality.

13
Data Stewardship Categories

• Production
• Analysis
• Management
• End Use

14
A Framework for Data Stewardship
ROLE
RESPONSIBILITY
Record and verify measurements/observations
Project Crew Member
Oversee and direct project operations, including
data management for the project
Project Crew Leader
Inform data needs, apply results, provide feedback
End User
15
Flexibility of the Framework

• Roles can be filled by one person or a group of
  people.
• Example

• End users working together as a group
  (informally) or as a committee (formally) to
  define the scope of information needs.

16
Flexibility of the Framework
A single individual can fill multiple
roles. Example

• The project leader and natural resource
  specialist roles are served by the same person
  (position).

17
Flexibility of the Framework
The framework emphasizes specific, representative
terms rather than talking/inferring about people.

• The framework relates to core competencies duty
  statements, KSAs, awareness levels related to a
  role.

18
Flexibility of the Framework
The framework concept is simple, can be extended
to cover virtually all situations, and can
specify the finest details.
19
(No Transcript)
20
Applying the Framework

• Appendix A (Draft). Overall Roles,
  Responsibilities, and Awareness Levels
• A comprehensive list of data stewardship roles,
  responsibilities, and awareness levels for the
  purpose of informing training plans, recruitment,
  work plans, contract specifications, and other
  operations involving data management.

21
A Framework for Data Stewardship
ROLE
RESPONSIBILITY
Project Crew Member
Record and verify measurements/observations
General Framework
Applied Framework Water Quality
Applied Framework other VS
Inform data needs, apply results, provide feedback
End User
22

• Data Stewardship is Trust, Communication,
  Involvement.
• Data Stewardship IS Teamwork
• (within a framework)

23
End
For more information, refer to Chapter 2 Data
Stewardship Roles and Responsibilities in the
Network data management plans.
24
(No Transcript)