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Data Labs
Data Audit Worksheet
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What do we have, and what do we still need? This spreadsheet can be used to document information about the data your team will need for this project. Knowing some basic information about your data, such as where the data lives, who owns it, how frequently its collected, and use restrictions will be critical to have at your fingertips as you have conversations about the technical tools you'll use to implement your project, work through data sharing agreements with other partners, and develop governance mechanisms to ensure the quality, security, and privacy of the data.

On the worksheet tab, you'll find a brief description for each input to help your team identify what information to collect.
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Important note: This worksheet is not intended to take the place of a formal data inventory for your agency or department. Rather, this is a tool to aid in the scoping and development of the data needs for your specific project. If your department has already conducted a data inventory, you're in luck! Rather than recollecting this information, you can use this worksheet to track which data you already have access to, and which datasets you still need.

If you'd like an example of a formal data inventory template, check out this version created by the State of Kentucky. You are welcome to make a copy and adapt this for your own purposes. This was shared with us via the State CDO Network.
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