(Berson & Dubov, 2007Berson, Alex, & Dubov, Lawrence. (2007). Master data management and customer data integration for a global enterprise. New York: McGraw-Hill.) |
Master Data Management (MDM) is the framework of processes and technologies aimed at creating and maintaining an authoritative, reliable, sustainable, accurate and secure data environment that represents a 'single version of truth,' an accepted system of record used both intra- and interenterprise across a diverse set of application systems, lines of business, and user communities. |
(Haneem et al., 2019Haneem, Faizura, Kama, Nazri, Taskin, Nazim, Pauleen, David, & Abu Bakar, Nur Azaliah. (2019). Determinants of master data management adoption by local government organizations: An empirical study. International Journal of Information Management, 45, 25-43. doi: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2018.10.007 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2018...
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MDM is not just about the technology. It is about management of shared master data to reduce redundancy and ensure better data quality through standardized definitions and use of data values with a combination of process, governance, and technology. |
(Smith & McKeen, 2008Smith, Heather A., & McKeen, James D. (2008). Developments in Practice XXX: Master Data Management: Salvation Or Snake Oil? Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 23, 63-72. doi: 10.17705/1CAIS.02304 https://doi.org/10.17705/1CAIS.02304...
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Master data management (MDM) is an application-independent process which describes, owns, and manages core business data entities. It ensures the consistency and accuracy of these data by providing a single set of guidelines for their management and thereby creates a common view of key company data, which may or may not be held in a common data source. |
(Spruit & Pietzka, 2015Spruit, Marco, & Pietzka, Katharina. (2015). MD3M: The master data management maturity model. Computers in Human Behavior, 51(Part B), 1068-1076. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.09.030 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.09.03...
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Master Data Management (MDM), which we define as "the management of the consistent and uniform subset of business entities that describe the core activities of an enterprise." |
(Vilminko-Heikkinen & Pekkola, 2019Vilminko-Heikkinen, Riikka, & Pekkola, Samuli. (2019). Changes in roles, responsibilities and ownership in organizing master data management. International Journal of Information Management, 47, 76-87. doi: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2018.12.017 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2018...
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Master data management (MDM) is a data management practice aiming to ensure the quality of data by managing the organization's core data, referred to as "master data. |
(White, Newman, Logan, & Radcliffe, 2006White, A., Newman, D., Logan, D., & Radcliffe, J. (2006). Mastering Master Data Management: Gartner.) |
MDM is a workflow-driven process in which business units and IT collaborate to harmonize, cleanse, publish and protect common information assets that must be shared across the enterprise. MDM ensures the consistency, accuracy, stewardship, and accountability for the core information of the enterprise. |