Master Data Management
Author | : David Loshin |
Publisher | : Morgan Kaufmann |
Total Pages | : 301 |
Release | : 2010-07-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780080921211 |
ISBN-13 | : 0080921213 |
Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The key to a successful MDM initiative isn't technology or methods, it's people: the stakeholders in the organization and their complex ownership of the data that the initiative will affect.Master Data Management equips you with a deeply practical, business-focused way of thinking about MDM—an understanding that will greatly enhance your ability to communicate with stakeholders and win their support. Moreover, it will help you deserve their support: you'll master all the details involved in planning and executing an MDM project that leads to measurable improvements in business productivity and effectiveness. - Presents a comprehensive roadmap that you can adapt to any MDM project - Emphasizes the critical goal of maintaining and improving data quality - Provides guidelines for determining which data to "master. - Examines special issues relating to master data metadata - Considers a range of MDM architectural styles - Covers the synchronization of master data across the application infrastructure