Jul 27Master Data Management — Supply Chain, Logistics, ProcurementOrganizations have been questioning if Master Data Management (MDM) was the right approach, or if they had the condition to move forward to an MDM implementation, this is no longer the case. Over the last few years, I’ve been writing extensively about Master Data Management, what it is, it’s role…Master Data Management5 min read
Jul 12Increase our sales — a data governance exerciseOf course, a sales objective can’t be defined like this, but let’s imagine it can, what would soon happen? Fictitious sales being recorded? Sales between subsidiaries rising? Friendly customers placing orders in one accounting period cancel them the next? Besides the operational processes in place to control this kind of…Sales4 min read
Jun 296 Questions about Master Data Management1. What is Master Data? Master data is usually defined as the set of core entities within an organization, depending on the industry it may include customers, prospects, suppliers, sites, hierarchies etc. The purpose of managing this data is to assure a consistent definition of these business entities and data about them across the organization’s…Master Data Management3 min read
Jun 13Getting Started with Master Data ManagementGartner defines master data as a consistent and uniform set of identifiers and extended attributes that describes the core entities of the enterprise. This places master data at the heart of every business process within an organisation and because it’s used in multiple systems and processes, bad master data will…Master Data Management9 min read
May 27Enabling AnalyticsIn an increasing digitized economy — and digital world — analytics have a critical strategic role in how organizations pursue gaining the necessary competitive edge to be at the forefront of digital disruption. Organizations are investing heavily in analytical solutions to improve their corporate decision processes, identify new business improvement…Analytics3 min read
May 2Laptop Data QualityWe talk about Laptop Data Quality when an organization’s responsibility — the quality of its data — is informally delegated to some people that, according to their specific needs and context, autonomously, and relying on their individual judgment develop a version of quality data. When I say informally, I also…Data Quality2 min read
Apr 23Partners in DataIt’s common to say that “Data is the new oil”, although we might all agree with this, but not all in the same sense, surely, it’s a valuable resource, but like oil if unrefined it cannot really be used. The same way oil needs to be transformed into gas, plastic…Data4 min read
Apr 20Data-Driven is a Team SportThe biggest obstacles to creating data-driven businesses aren’t technical; they’re cultural. Being data-driven is not about data, it’s about business. So, it makes all sense that is should be business leading the process. One of the biggest obstacles for successful digital transformation processes is the lack of involvement from the…Data3 min read
Apr 11Make the most of your dataData, data, everywhere. Strangely enough most organizations, while discussing how valuable data is for them, don’t deal with their data an asset. While every organization keeps careful track of the performance and health of their employees, financial assets, customers, building, plants or machinery, data is still not managed and accounted…Data2 min read
Mar 31Don’t leave your data alone with ITTraditionally, IT has been at the core of most organizations, acting as the driver for technological innovation, and because the complexity new technology demanded on-hand expertise organizations couldn’t function without it. IT teams keep up and running, deploying, and maintaining business-critical tech tools. Along with all these responsibilities came the…Data3 min read
