Click to learn more about author Bill O’Kane. In my eight years as a Gartner analyst covering Master Data Management (MDM) and two years advising clients and prospects at a leading vendor, I have seen first-hand the importance of taking a multidomain approach to MDM. The business challenges that organizations are trying to solve with MDM are […]
Three Critical Success Factors for Master Data Management
Click to learn more about author Bill O’Kane. As the Master Data Management (MDM) solutions market continues to mature, it’s become increasingly clear that the program management aspects of the discipline are at least as important, if not more so, than the technology solution being implemented. After spending eight years as a Gartner analyst covering […]
How Master Data Management Enables Two Types of Data Monetization
Click to learn more about author Bill O’Kane. According to Gartner, data monetization refers to the process of using data to obtain a quantifiable economic benefit. Internal or indirect methods include using data to make measurable business performance improvements and inform decisions. External or direct methods include data sharing to gain beneficial terms or conditions […]
Garbage In, Garbage Out: How We Got Here and Why We Must Get Out Now
Click to learn more about author Bill O’Kane. Organizations across industries continue to deal with a broad-based inability to commoditize siloed business processes in favor of a digital business transformation — one that requires a common understanding of the organization’s master data. Studies have found that many businesses have recently become much more cognizant of this, or […]