CSI: Training and Knowledge Transfer

Training and Knowledge Transfer

Justifying and Implementing Master Data Management

COURSE DESCRIPTION

More complex and demanding business environments are forcing more heterogeneous systems environments. Data integration is required to synchronize master data in order to get a single consistent view of an enterprise’s core business entities like customers, products, suppliers, and employees. Given that effective master data for any subject area requires input from multiple applications and business units enterprise master data needs a formal management system. Business approval, business process change and capture of master data at optimal, early points in the data lifecycle is essential to achieving true enterprise master data.
You will learn:

An introduction to Master Data Management, which enables data synchronization across the heterogeneous system environment independent of operational and analytic domain
How MDM has direct business impact through facilitation of more accurate and timely business decision making and improved application delivery ability, all at a lower cost
How to organize the enterprise, both business and technical roles, for the determination and implementation of master data rules
How to take the conformed dimension concept to earlier points in the data lifecycle through MDM Architecture choices

Training Topics:

Definitions:

Market Sizing
Business Requirements driving MDM
Benefits of Enterprise MDM
MDM Technology and Components

Master Data Management Architecture Approaches:

Pre-operational MDM
Synchronization
Data Warehouse MDM

Conforming Dimensions for the Enterprise:

Fact-Dimension relationships
Cross-departmental modeling tips
Coming to standard data definitions
Modeling for multi-use
Hierarchical modeling

Business Process Workflows:

Workflow basics
Role-based security
MDM Workflow examples

Data Usability and Quality:

Organizational Data Discovery
Transforming data for use
Third party data incorporation
A Data Quality Program for the enterprise

Organizing and Planning for MDM Success:

Data Stewards
Rollout planning
Criteria for Tool Selection
Case studies

Specific Subject Area Focus

Customer Data Integration
Product Information Management