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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Oct 22.
Published in final edited form as: Data Sci J. 2018 Jun 28;17:15. doi: 10.5334/dsj-2018-015

Table 3:

Roles, Knowledge, and Capability: Provided or Required (with input from Chisholm 2014).

Role Minimum Knowledge Required Minimum Responsibility or Capability Provided

Point-Of-Contact (POC) Basic, very limited knowledge in a particular subject Serving as a focal point of information concerning an activity or program; limited knowledge input
Specialist Highly skilled with extensive knowledge in a particular subject POC + good subject knowledge input
Subject Matter Expert (SME) Extensive knowledge and expertise in a specific domain POC + extensive subject or domain knowledge input
Steward Extensive knowledge and expertise in a specific domain and general knowledge in other relevant domains, e.g., science/business and technology. SME + effective trans-disciplinary communication + mindset of caring and improving other’s assets + prompting for good stewardship practices