Master Data Management

AgilityWorks – MDM Specialists.

The Master Data Issue

Master data issues can cause issues across the business from basic operational processes (such as shipping goods to the right customer) to affecting critical business decisions through poor quality management information. There are a number of causes of poor quality data:

  • Data degradation due to inappropriate process
  • Multiple versions of master data as common master data objects (such as Customer) are maintained in an array of systems by a number of people
  • Human error during the input process
  • Lack of integrated data policies and procedures
  • Lack of long term governance

Delivering effective Master Data Management solutions

Master Data Management (MDM) solutions, delivered with appropriate data governance processes, can be used to accelerate enterprise agility, improve operational process efficiency, increase customer satisfaction and deliver both effective decision support and tighter regulatory compliance.

AgilityWorks offer an end-to-end portfolio of MDM services, supporting our customers through their data improvement journey. AgilityWorks have cross-industry experience ranging from customer data solutions for Public Sector to Product Data Management and Catalogue solutions for CP and Manufacturing organisations.

A selection of our master data management services:

MDM Vision and Roadmap

Some organisations are not sure how or if MDM can help – AgilityWorks offer Awareness sessions to help our clients understand whether MDM has value within the context of their organisation. If you would like to find out more about these sessions, please contact us.

In our experience, an evolutionary approach rather than a revolutionary approach delivers the most effective long-term MDM solution. However, it can be difficult to know where to start with MDM and how this can evolve over time.

AgilityWorks MDM Vision and Roadmap services take a structured approach to understanding the current master data environment of an organisation, creating the vision, defining the most logical start point for MDM and mapping out the journey of how the vision will be achieved.

MDM Vision and Roadmap services are tailored to specific organisations needs and can, if desired, incorporate full data strategy deliverables encompassing:

  • Data Design
  • Data Maintenance
  • Data Migration
  • Data Quality Measurement
  • Infrastructure and Technology
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Organisation and Governance

SAP MDM Scoping and Design

AgilityWorks have extensive experience in the delivery of SAP MDM solutions. AgilityWorks are experienced across the MDM scenarios from MDM Data Consolidation to architecting complex Central Master Data Management initiatives. Our consultants offer both sound business understanding of ERP master data models combined with the highest quality technical know-how.

AgilityWorks Scoping and Design services include:

  • MDM Proof of Concept to demonstrate the capabilities of the SAP / Business Objects solutions
  • MDM Scoping Study which is a short exercise to provide a high level scope and cost assessment for a discreet MDM initiative
  • Data Profiling / Health Check checking for Completeness, Consistency, Conformity and Duplication
  • MDM Solution Design including SAP MDM / BO Data Integrator and related technologies

SAP MDM Project Delivery

To get best value from SAP MDM a broader skill set than the SAP MDM component is often required; MDM initiatives can leverage an array of technology to provide the complete end-to-end solution often utilising the BPP/Netweaver platform. AgilityWorks can provide expert consulting resources for specialist technical skill sets including:

  • SAP MDM Installation and Configuration
  • SAP Enterprise Portals integration
  • SAP Java API development
  • SAP Process Integration (PI)
  • Business Objects Data Integrator