Do you actually know what a "data product" is?
Do you actually know what a “data product” is?
The term is frequently used in every boardroom. Most of the time, it’s just a buzzword. “Anything with an API or a dashboard.”
That’s not a product. That’s a deliverable.
An actual data product has: • An owner accountable for outcomes • A lifecycle design, release, maintenance, retirement • A purpose measurable business value, not just usage
Without accountability, you don’t have a product. You have chaos dressed up as architecture.
Drop the buzzwords. Drive the results.
How does your company define a data product?
Written by
Thomas Nys
Fractional Data Architect helping startups and scaleups build data platforms that scale.
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