by Andrew White | February 21, 2013 | Comments Off
Wall Street Journal, Print Edition, January 18, 2013: “A Little Digging Unmasks DNA Donor Names”. The article highlighted how researchers were able to match data that was anonymously stored from one person (DNA) and other data that is publically available describing distant relatives of the donors. The effort is not light, but with today’s increasing [...]
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Category: Big Data Business Case Business Drivers Information Governance Information Trust MDM-Summit-NA Tags: MDM-Summit-NA
by Andrew White | February 14, 2013 | 4 Comments
I had another of those calls with an end user today that I have all too frequently. The emphasis on M&A was a little more than normal, but the underlying premise and my response was predictable. It went like this (and I include some actual quotes): Setting: Consumer Goods Manufacture We are acquisitive; we are [...]
Category: Business Applications Business Case Data Governance Data Quality Information Governance Master Data Management MDM-Summit-NA Tags: MDM-Summit-NA
by Andrew White | October 25, 2012 | 1 Comment
Very, very busy day but somehow the energy levels keep on coming. The questions keep on coming too – and that is what seems to excite and generate adrenalin. Another great day. Main take away, after speaking to numerous large and midsize organizations: Though the concept of Master Data Management might arguably be generally understood [...]
Category: Business Case Business Drivers Content Governance Data Governance Data Quality Data Stewardship Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Gartner IT/Expo Gartner IT/Expo 2012 Information Governance Information Trust Master Data Management Tags:
by Andrew White | September 15, 2011 | 2 Comments
I just spent a day with an end user organization trying to get its information governance program launched using Master Data Management as the vehicle. Despite the opportunity, despite the conditions that seem favorable for MDM, and despite the multi-stakeholder willingness to participate, getting MDM off the ground is hard work. And like with most [...]
Category: Business Case Governance Heiler Kalido MDM Tags:
by Andrew White | June 19, 2009 | 1 Comment
This week I had the pleasure of spending time with two end user organizations that helped me draw out some important considerations. Company A was very much a large, global concern who’s product is very much information rich, selling to consumer (B2C) and commercial organizations (B2B). Company B was another large, global concern, who’s product [...]
Category: Business Case Business Drivers Business Intelligence Data Quality Enterprise Information Management (EIM) ERP Governance Implementation MDM Operational MDM Tags: Business Case, Business Drivers, Data Quality, Enterprise Information Management (EIM), Governance, MDM, Organization, Process
by Andrew White | March 28, 2009 | 1 Comment
I had a peach of a call today (actually Tuesday last week) with a customer! This was a mid-to large firm (over $1bn) that described itself as mature (on its second large scale ERP roll out) in terms of IT capability. I was speaking with the IT side – not uncommon of course but notable [...]
Category: Business Case MDM Tags: Business Case, MDM
by Andrew White | February 5, 2009 | Comments Off
Dwight Klappich, a colleague of mine, just published a note that relates MDM, to firms that import to the US, with regulatory compliance. This small note has a big impact. Bottom line: firms need to start gathering (and managing) additional master data (in the procurement side of the business) in order to meet new US [...]
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Category: Business Case Regulation/Compliance Tags: Business Case, Regulation/Compliance
by Andrew White | November 20, 2008 | Comments Off
The highlight for me was the Gartner MDM Excellence Award, of course. On Tuesday Asian Paints, Johnson and Johnson Health Care Systems, and State Street bank presented their MDM journeys to the audience. These three speakers were the three “finalists” selected from among a group of users that had been submitted for the industry’s first Excellence Award. [...]
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Category: Business Case Governance MDM Summit Tags: Business Case, Governance, MDM Summit
