Enterprise CDEs - Modelling within Collibra DIP Asset Model

Question for the Community ..... 

Enterprise CDEs. Plenty of options

• hold them as Data Assets, as assets of the type Data Element.
• or a Business Asset, as assets of the type Business Term. And if as a BT then how to delineate; Status, Attribute, Tag, R/ship?
  • or a site-specific child of Business Term, called CDE

What's your take? Have you seen a standard pattern for modelling Enterprise CDEs in Collibra? 

ChatGPT tells me ... that an Enterprise CDE is more likely to be a Business Asset ...

A Critical Data Element (CDE) can be viewed as both a business asset and a data asset, depending on the perspective and the context in which it is used. Here's how:

Business Asset Perspective:

• A CDE is typically identified based on its criticality to the organization's business processes, decision-making, regulatory compliance, or strategic goals.
• It is tied to business outcomes and represents data elements that are crucial for achieving business objectives (e.g., key performance indicators, metrics for compliance reporting).
• Business stakeholders often define what constitutes a CDE, emphasizing its value and alignment with business priorities.

Data Asset Perspective:

• A CDE is a specific data element within a system, database, or dataset that has been flagged as critical.
• It is managed with heightened governance, quality standards, and controls to ensure accuracy, reliability, and availability.
• From a technical perspective, it is part of the organization's broader data ecosystem and is treated as a data asset subject to stewardship, cataloging, and monitoring.

In Summary:

• Business Lens: A CDE is seen as a business asset because it directly supports business-critical activities.
• Data Lens: A CDE is a data asset because it is a tangible piece of data managed within the data governance framework.

In a governed data strategy, these perspectives are interconnected. CDEs act as a bridge between business needs and technical data management practices.