the next level of governance for your master data with sap mdg!
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Master data is the foundation of all business processes and business intelligence reports.Everybody understands the importance of master data; however it still seems hard to follow the agreed governance rules on master data. Deloitte’s approach towards master data management focuses on the rules to govern master data and Deloitte has the abilities to implement those governance rules with the appropriate technology.TRANSCRIPT
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Master Data Governance Be in control of your master data with SAP MDG
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Master Data Governance
Master Data Management (MDM)
Do you recognize any of the following symptoms?
· It is not clear who to address when you
want to change master data.
· There is no structured process to maintain
master data.
· If there is a process, it is supported by e-
mail and spreadsheets.
· It is not possible to track the maintenance
process and there is no audit trail.
Deloitte has a clear point of view on how to address
the issues mentioned above. Through the years
Deloitte has built extensive knowledge and
experience on MDM.
Deloitte sees MDM as the practice of defining,
maintaining, sharing and managing a company’s
master data objects and attributes. Its main
purpose is to provide the company with timely,
adequate, reliable and consistent master data.
In a well defined and fully integrated MDM
framework, the following topics should be
addressed:
· Define an MDM strategy that is in
alingment with and supports your
corporate strategy
· Define master data standards.
· Develop and implement master data
maintenance processes.
· Define the roles and responsibilities for
MDM within the organization.
· Select the appropriate technology to
support the MDM activities.
And finally, in your volatile business environment,
governance is key. It is vital to have clear change
manegement processes defined and implemented
in order to maintain your required data quality
levels.
Master data governance
It is crucial that after defining your MDM framework
(strategy, standards, processes, organization,
governance and technology), measures are taken
to ensure that external and internal changes that
are impacting your master data or MDM framework
are managed in a proper way. Master data
governance provides those measures, by building a
continuous cycle of master data quality and process
improvements.
In Deloitte’s point of view, a governance model
typically encompasses a strategic level, a tactical
level and an operational level. At the strategic level
there is sponsorship for master data management,
mostly within an executive council. At the tactical
level there is a governance board that approves,
monitors and improves the MDM environment.
Finally at the operational level, we find the
operational master data organization with the roles
involved in the execution of the various master data
maintenance processes. It is typical at this level
that adherence to defined processes should be
enforced, as this has the largest direct impact on
your data quality.
Master data is the foundation of all business
processes and business intelligence reports.
Everybody understands the importance of master
data; however it still seems hard to follow the
agreed governance rules on master data. Deloitte’s
approach towards master data management focuses
on the rules to govern master data and Deloitte has
the abilities to implement those governance rules
with the appropriate technology.
MDM Governance Model
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SAP Master Data Governance (MDG)
When all the components of the MDM environment
are implemented and embedded in the
organization, SAP MDG is the tool that drives
operational excellence. SAP MDG provides out-of-
the box functionality for the maintenance of master
data, fully integrated with SAP ECC. It provides full
control of the data maintenance processes through
a flexible workflow solution. Its workflow ensures
that all responsible people are guided through the
process of creation and maintenance of master
data. SAP MDG offers the following benefits:
· Available out-of-the-box on SAP ECC.
· Offers reusability of all customizing of
your SAP instance.
· Validation against all SAP ECC
configuration settings.
· Definition and validation against customer
specific business rules.
· Integration with external sources for data
validation and enrichment.
· Its flexible workflow can be adapted easily
to support your specific master data
processes.
· Provides insights into the performance of
the master data processes.
Deloitte
Deloitte has in-depth knowledge and experience
with SAP MDG and has ready-to-run demos
available. In addition, Deloitte has a proven track
record supporting companies around the globe with
master data challenges.
Deloitte offers:
· The knowledge and experience to design
the processes for master data
maintenance, tailored to the specific
needs of your organization.
· The capabilities to translate those master
data maintenance processes and
implement them into SAP MDG.
Conceptual MDG flow
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