by Angela Guess
A new article discusses the basic precepts behind creating an MDM team in any business: “Managing the master data assets is considered critical component of an enterprise information management strategy. In order to produce and maintain a good Master Data Management – MDM process, an efficient MDM team is required to fully liaison with various elements of the organization to promote efficiency. The team should be capable of flawlessly partnering with business partners (across various departments) and IT personnel to support these efforts. The MDM team is levied to accomplish three key tasks, i.e. define the business case, define & select the most suited technology solution and lastly, perform the master data management functions.”
The article continues, “Creating a Master Data Management core team begins with outlining the key function the team shall play- their technology requirements for selecting the right technology vendor, evaluating master data management products and continually managing the ever evolving information databases . Depending on the specific mission, the manager or the team leader must define the roles and responsibilities of each member of the team. This helps garner commitment in team members and establish lines of communication to identify metrics that will be used to measure the success of the mission.”
It goes on, “From the technology front, the MDM core team consists of a technology architect, a data manager and a system manager. Here, the upfront architect lays the enterprise-level strategy for application and ensure that various database administrators are able to follow the designed processes. On the other hand, the database manager establishes the requirements for modifying the existing problems in data quality. While the system manager is responsible to ascertain that that current technology is supporting the previous or existing technology platforms.”
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