Just recently much Information Systems (IS) research focuses on master data management (MDM) which promises to increase an organization's overall core data quality. Above any doubt, however, MDM initiatives confront organizations with multi-faceted and complex challenges that require a more strategic approach to MDM. In this paper we introduce a framework for approaching MDM projects that has been developed in the course of a design science research study. The framework distinguishes four major strategies of MDM project initiations - all featuring their specific assets and drawbacks. The usefulness of our artifact is illustrated in a short case narrative.
Language
English
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Proceedings of the 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 43)
Publisher
IEEE Computer Society
Publisher place
Los Alamitos
Start page
1
End page
10
Event Title
43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)