How to design the master data architecture: Findings from a case study at Bosch
Journal
International Journal of Information Management (IJTM)
ISSN
0268-4012
ISSN-Digital
1873-4707
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2012-08-01
Author(s)
Research Team
CDQ, IWI2
Abstract
Master data management (MDM) is a topic of increasing prominence both in the scientific and in the practitioners' information systems (IS) community. As a prerequisite for meeting strategic business requirements, such as compliance with regulations, business integration, or integrated customer management, MDM comprises numerous activities. One of the central activities is designing and maintaining the master data architecture. Interestingly, though, the scientific community has remained almost silent with regard to the question as to how companies should proceed when designing the master data architecture. In order to shed light on this unexplored topic, the paper at hand presents the findings of a case study at Bosch Group. The case study shows that designing the master data architecture is a multidimensional task which requires balancing the interests of various organizational stakeholders, managing an array of technical opportunities, and meeting requirements of numerous master data classes. Also, the case study suggests that taking advantage of architectural design patterns may be an appropriate way to adequately address the complexity of the task.
Funding(s)
Language
English
Keywords
Data Architecture
Stammdatenmanagement
Datenqualitätsmanagement
Data Governance
Datenmodell
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Elsevier
Publisher place
Oxford
Volume
32
Number
4
Start page
337
End page
346
Pages
10
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
214453