Operational glossary
A glossary is not “nice documentation.” It is a control: it reduces ambiguity, removes reporting conflicts, and makes operations auditable.
Critical data
Data that impacts decisions, compliance, continuity, or reputation. It requires ownership, rules, and evidence.
Operational definition
A definition a team can execute: formula, source, frequency, owner, and acceptance criteria.
Data quality (DQ)
Measurement using rules (validity, uniqueness, completeness, consistency, timeliness) and domain thresholds.
Threshold
Minimum acceptable value for a DQ rule. When violated, it triggers an alert and owner-led remediation.
Evidence
A verifiable record of what happened: decisions, changes, access, audit trails, reconciliation, and controls.
Lineage
Source → transformations → consumption. It lets you explain a number and defend it in an audit.
Single Source of Truth
A certified definition per metric/domain, with reconciliation and change control.
Remediation
A process to fix root cause, not just the symptom. It includes owners, response time expectations, and closure evidence.
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