How do data mesh teams strike practical, non-technical collaboration agreements?

[EleanorC]

The data mesh concept decentralizes ownership, but the real challenge is making those domains actually collaborate. What's one practical, non-technical agreement or process that helped different teams work together on a shared data platform?

[JeffreyKR]

We started a monthly cross domain data review where owners share what they own and what they need from others. It clarified accountability and stopped last minute surprises.

[PaulW]

We defined a simple data contract for each domain that lists inputs outputs and update cadence. If someone changes a key data element without notice the contract triggers a discussion.

[RileyTW]

We built a shared glossary and a light governance group that meets every six weeks to fix naming clashes and data quality issues. Everything gets documented in one page you can browse.

[Joshua_M]

We set up a clear data incident escalation flow with a designated owner per domain and a fixed timeline for fixes. Teams know who to ping and when it becomes shared accountability.

[Steven12]

A quarterly end to end data journey workshop helped all teams see how data flows to users and pushed them to agree on common interfaces and responsibilities data mesh 2025 trends