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Variations of the data life cycle

You have learned that there are six stages to the data life cycle. Here's a recap:

1. Plan: Decide what kind of data is needed, how it will be managed, and who will be
responsible for it.
2. Capture: Collect or bring in data from a variety of different sources.
3. Manage: Care for and maintain the data. This includes determining how and where it is
stored and the tools used to do so.
4. Analyze: Use the data to solve problems, make decisions, and support business goals.
5. Archive: Keep relevant data stored for long-term and future reference.
6. Destroy: Remove data from storage and delete any shared copies of the data.
Note: Be careful not to confuse the six stages of the data life cycle (plan, capture, manage,
analyze, archive, and destroy) with the six phases of the data analysis process (ask, prepare,
process, analyze, share, and act). They are not interchangeable.

The data life cycle provides a generic or common framework for how data is managed. You may
recall that variations of the data analysis life cycle were described in Origins of the data analysis
process. The same can be done for the data life cycle. The rest of this reading provides a glimpse
of how government, finance, and education institutions can view data life cycles a little
differently.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service


The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service uses the following data life cycle:

1. Plan
2. Acquire
3. Maintain
4. Access
5. Evaluate
6. Archive
For more information, refer to U.S. Fish and Wildlife's Data Management Life Cycle page.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)


The USGS uses the data life cycle below:

1. Plan
2. Acquire
3. Process
4. Analyze
5. Preserve
6. Publish/share
Several cross-cutting or overarching activities are also performed during each stage of their life
cycle:

 Describe (metadata and documentation)


 Manage quality
 Backup and secure
For more information, refer to the USGS Data Lifecycle page.

Financial institutions
Financial institutions may take a slightly different approach to the data life cycle as described in
The Data Life Cycle, an article in Strategic Finance magazine:

1. Capture
2. Qualify
3. Transform
4. Utilize
5. Report
6. Archive
7. Purge

Harvard Business School (HBS)


One final data life cycle informed by Harvard University research has eight stages:

1. Generation
2. Collection
3. Processing
4. Storage
5. Management
6. Analysis
7. Visualization
8. Interpretation
For more information, refer to 8 Steps in the Data Life Cycle.

Key takeaways
Understanding the importance of the data life cycle will set you up for success as a data analyst.
Individual stages in the data life cycle will vary from company to company or by industry or
sector. Historical data is important to both the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the USGS, so
their data life cycle focuses on archiving and backing up data. Harvard's interests are in research
and teaching, so its data life cycle includes visualization and interpretation even though these are
more often associated with a data analysis life cycle. The HBS data life cycle also doesn't call out
a stage for purging or destroying data. In contrast, the data life cycle for finance clearly identifies
archive and purge stages. To sum it up, although data life cycles vary, one data management
principle is universal: Govern how data is handled so that it is accurate, secure, and available to
meet your organization's needs.

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