The first steps toward data observability and how to measure success

Implementing a data observability initiative in an organization requires performing a series of steps. This section will provide general guidelines to help you get started.

First, you have to identify and involve the stakeholders who will be affected by the data observability initiative. This may include data analysts, data engineers, business analysts, and other members of the data team.

After detecting the stakeholders, it’s time to define the clear scope of this data observability initiative. This may include what data sources to include, what types of data quality issues you want to address, and what metrics you will use to measure success. Usually, the best way to do this is to define the KPIs for measuring the success of the data observability initiative. You must define the KPIs that will be used to track the effectiveness of the initiative, such as the number of incidents resolved, time to resolution...