datamanagement

In the world of master data management there isn’t one version of the truth. There are many different aspects that you have to evaluate in order to find master data management methods that fits your purpose. Also is your current state of…

Data management software is already an enormous market. Companies understand the importance of having tools in place that can do the job. But also the software vendors know that data management software is necessary to be successful and…

Is this for real, just automate and you are done? Purchase data management tools? Well a lot companies still think this way and I don’t know if this has to do with ignorance from the side of the company or is it just a software company that…

Everybody knows! It is the end of the year and the lists are coming. Normally I would try to get some distance from these lists because often they look back at things that happened in the past year and usually not the most happy things. The…

Proverbial The backbone and Achilles heel (tendon; medical term) are words used within a proverbial. Both of them are an expression at the other end of the spectrum. One is often used to express strength and the other a weakness. The…

Recently I was on my way to the office and something interesting came up on the radio. This subject was about an overload of software licenses that a lot of companies have and which aren’t used. In different cases the value of these unused…

I my last few blogs I compared data management many times with other “real life” components. I do this to giving understanding towards relevance and capture the essence of data management. One of the most recent comparisons is the blog…

Master Data Manager or Master Data Specialist is often seen as a profession with no "sexiness". Did I just use that word? Yes I did! Here is why! Fact is that there is no prestige or amazing sales bonus ahead of you when you turn the data…

A couple weeks ago I had the honor to visit a multinational with activities in the electronic devices segment. They produce and sell beautiful items we all know and probably use in our daily activities. This conversation was scheduled with…

I am sure you have been in this situation because most of us have. The vacation is planned to a country far away. Months you are looking forward to his moment it and finally the moment is there. You step into the plane and travel to new…