MDM University's lineup of in-depth sessions on specific MDM topics throughout the MDM project lifecycle, presented by industry experts, is now available on-demand.

These sessions are brought to you at no charge through MDM University's sponsors.

Track: Getting Started

Justifying ROI for MDM Projects - Malcolm Chisholm

If you are at the beginning of a master data management project and need to build a business case, do you know how to justify spending on MDM? In this 90-minute in-depth session, Malcolm Chisholm will discuss the tangible and intangible costs of bad data, how to quantify the potential risks of data problems, and how, in the page of compliance, risk management is just as important as cost management.

Developing an Effective Road Map for MDM - John Ladley

How the MDM efforts are to unfold. This session will cover the critical components for developing a road map and present samples of successful MDM project deliverables.

Business Metadata and MDM - Lowell Fryman

Having effective Business Metadata will provide a significant increase in the ROI of a MDM implementation. Business metadata will provide both the business and technical staffs with the context and understanding of the MDM data and applications of the enterprise.

Track: Deployment

MDM Deployment - How Do I Start? - David Loshin

MDM should be considered a program, not an application. In this session, David Loshin will discuss how to get started, including the issues of organizational preparedness, data governance, technology integration, and change management. What does the right team look like? What architectural approach is best?

Track: Cross-System Data Analysis and Integration

Source Data Discovery for MDM - Malcolm Chisholm

One of the first tasks in master data project deployment is finding all the master data. Mapping your "data landscape" is imperative, yet not often discussed — and most companies still do it manually! In this session, Malcolm will discuss how to think through, manage, and rationalize your data sources prior to deployment of an MDM solution.

MDM: Mapping to Downstream Systems - David Loshin

MDM isn't deployed in a vacuum. Once the master data solution is "installed," the work of actually publishing that valuable data to other systems in the enterprise begins. For some industries, that phase is the longest of the entire MDM project. David Loshin will discuss how to plan and execute this critical phase.

Track: Infrastructure

MDM: Architectural Styles - Marty Moseley, CTO, Initiate Systems

Different vendors, different methodologies, different challenges. In this session, Marty discusses the benefits of a registry, hybrid, or centralized MDM architecture, and when to consider each. Post-deployment case studies of Fortune 500 companies and federal and state government agencies will be presented.

MDM and SOA Harmony: Master Data Services - Marty Moseley

Master Data Management (MDM) and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) are hot topics and implementing one increases the success of the other. Numerous SOA case studies demonstrate that in order to be successful, you must spend time on the data contents of all those messages flying around your ESB or EAI infrastructure. Conversely, MDM is a new proficiency and there is building evidence that MDM isn't just the latest trend. Successful MDM practices are showing us that in order to be successful, you need to apply the basic tenets of SOA to your implementation. Combined, MDM and SOA provide the best of best worlds and increase your chance of succeeding with an enterprise-wide future data architecture.

Track: Success Stories and Best Practices

The Importance of Cross-System Data Analysis for Complex MDM Projects - Dawn Larma,
Senior Technology Manager

Dawn Larma was a senior technology manager in the IT organization for the second largest commercial bank in the US. She was responsible for a large MDM project to drive consistency across 24 different IT asset management systems which managed millions of individual devices over a massive worldwide network. The objective of the project was to align the 24 systems covering hundreds of overlapping attributes and eliminate the overlap, which was expected to save the bank over $40MM. 

Dawn will talk about the level of complexity involved in the project, the roadblocks the team faced, the different approaches they considered, some of the technology choices they made and the importance that good cross-system data analysis plays in the success of a complex MDM or data consolidation project.

MDM University is sponsored by Exeros, Inc., DebTech International, BearingPoint,
First San Francisco Partners, Silver Creek Systems, and Initiate Systems.