Analysts change definitions; engineers don't know. Engineers change fields; reports still use old names. Two revenue figures, endless meetings. Write the split: definitions and metrics belong to business/analytics; pipelines, quality, and scheduling belong to engineering. Post-launch reconciliation is co-signed: same metric, same window, same amount. Mismatch—stop release, then argue.
Definitions are language. Pipelines are transport. Reconciliation confirms the same sentence arrived.
Each Owns a Segment, Both Reconcile
Metric catalog—business owner, versioned changes. Pipelines—engineering owner, downstream notified. Reconciliation checklist runs weekly or every release. Ad-hoc queries don't enter official dashboards.
- Ban engineers privately setting revenue definitions.
- Ban analysts piping production DB as pipeline.
- Variance over threshold is an incident—not "close enough."
Catalog Plus Pipeline Plus Reconciliation
The XYN digital intelligence system governs metric catalogs and data pipelines separately—reconciliation tasks visible to both sides. Smart reporting credibility comes from one number. One number comes from clear roles and joint reconciliation.
Ask whether last week's official metrics were co-reconciled. If not—reconcile before the next forecast chart.
