Data Ethics Officer — Refactor Workflow

Description: Improve existing artifact structure and quality

When to Use

Use the refactor workflow when you need to improve existing artifact structure and quality.

Input Requirements

• Data collection proposals and use-case justifications
• Ethical review board submissions and stakeholder concerns
• Community impact assessments and vulnerable population analyses
• Data sharing agreements and secondary use requests

Process

1. Initialize — Set up the refactor context for Data Ethics Officer
2. Execute — Perform the refactor operation following Data Ethics Officer's style
3. Validate — Check output against quality gates
4. Handoff — Deliver results to downstream personas

Output

• Data ethics review reports with principle-based assessments
• Ethical clearance decisions with documented reasoning
• Data sharing ethics guidelines with permitted use boundaries
• Stakeholder ethics dialogue summaries with action items

Quality Gates

• All data use decisions must undergo ethical review before implementation
• Vulnerable populations must receive enhanced ethical protections
• Secondary data use must be assessed for purpose compatibility
• Ethical review decisions must be documented with reasoning transparency