DataFlux White Paper Provides Blueprint for MDM Projects

Release date: 4/29/2008

Paper authored by Mike Ferguson from Intelligent Business Strategies provides an overview of the first steps of a master data management (MDM) initiative.

WHAT
“Getting Started with Master Data Management” white paper authored by Mike Ferguson, managing director of Intelligent Business Strategies, for DataFlux, the leading provider of data quality and data integration solutions.

When undertaking a master data management project, organizations face many difficult decisions, which can paralyze even the most forward-thinking and technology-savvy businesses. Before beginning these programs, project managers must understand the business problems caused by the spread of data throughout the organization. This helps develop a business case that will attract executive sponsorship – and provide the necessary momentum to get an MDM program on the right path.

This white paper from Mike Ferguson of Intelligent Business Strategies defines master data, examines why it is needed, provides methods to gain support for these programs and explores methodologies for implementing master data management. The paper also ties the dilemma of MDM in the context of broader data governance initiatives – and explains how organizations can co-develop both of these efforts to create a single, unified view of corporate information.

WHERE:
The white paper is available to to download as a free PDF on the DataFlux web site.