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Advanced Self-Service Master Data Improvement
Learn how to improve master data quality without outside help
Advanced Self-Service Master Data Improvement
Advanced Self-Service Master Data Improvement
Learn How to:• Improve master data quality without outside
help. • Leverage your internal robust processes• Standardize, normalize, attribute, rationalize,
and enrich your data using embedded knowledge
• Improve material, product, customer, vendor, and services master data with a secure, Saas deployed solution
• Leverage AI-Based and LBE-based technologies to optimize SAP NetWeaver® MDM, SAP® SRM, SCM, MM, and SAP PLM
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Arthur RaguetteEVP, Verdantis, Inc.
About our speaker
Arthur Raguette, Executive Vice President, Verdantis, Inc. Mr. Raguette focuses on the application of innovative technologies to solve real-world business problems. Prior to Verdantis, Arthur championed hybridized middleware for OLTP, Geospatial interfaces of MOLAP engines for real-world information tracking, high compression interactive media for delivering online education to low bandwidth emerging markets, SaaS based Spend Management solutions, and some of the first cloud based applications that interacted with desktop applications to provide scalability and manageability while leveraging the ease-of-use familiarity with common applications.
Advanced Self-Service Master Data
Best Practices Learned from diverse companies• 100 Million + Master Data Records• Global 1000• Multinational• Multiple Languages
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Advanced Self-Service Master Data
Best Practices Learned from diverse companies• Heterogeneous, often Complex Systems• Multiple Industries• Multiple Domains• Different Motivations
– SAP Upgrades– SAP Consolidations– M&A Consolidations– Shared Service Centers
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• Process Separation and Combination• Quality Improvement Steps • Embed and Automate Internal Processes and
Expertise• Leverage Artificial Intelligence & Learn-by-
Example approaches– Initial / Historical Master Data– Ongoing Data Governance
• Force Multiplier for Team and Platform ROI
Agenda
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Process Separation
Preparation
GET IT CLEAN
Internal teams for master data
harmonization
Governance and SME Team Review for data integrity
KEEP IT CLEAN
On-Going
Process Separation
Preparation
GET IT CLEAN
Internal teams for master data
harmonization
Cleanse (or Merge) and enrich historical
master data
SAP / ERP Upgrade, Consolidation, or
Merger/Acquisition
Historically externally provided as
A turn-key service, mostly match and
replace based
Governance and SME Team Review for data integrity
KEEP IT CLEAN
On-Going
Process Separation
Preparation
GET IT CLEAN
Internal teams for master data
harmonization
Cleanse (or Merge) and enrich historical
master data
SAP / ERP Upgrade, Consolidation, or
Merger/Acquisition
Historically externally provided as
A turn-key service, mostly match and
replace based
Governance and SME Team Review for data integrity
KEEP IT CLEAN
On-GoingControl processes to prevent duplication, and ensure on-going data integrity
New Requests, Forms, doc routing and partial validation
Historically SMEs and multifunctional team members collaborate through e-mail
Process Separation
Preparation
GET IT CLEAN
Internal teams for master data
harmonization
Cleanse (or Merge) and enrich historical
master data
SAP / ERP Upgrade, Consolidation, or
Merger/Acquisition
Historically externally provided as
A turn-key service, mostly match and
replace based
Governance and SME Team Review for data integrity
KEEP IT CLEAN
On-GoingControl processes to prevent duplication, and ensure on-going data integrity
New Requests, Forms, doc routing and partial validation
Historically SMEs and multifunctional team members collaborate through e-mail
Leveraging ExperienceInternal and External
Team IntensiveCross Functional
Domain SMEsProcess SMEs
Common Functionality
Process Combination
Common Functionality
Preparation
GET IT CLEAN
Internal teams for master data
harmonization
Cleanse (or Merge) and enrich historical
master data
SAP / ERP Upgrade, Consolidation, or
Merger/Acquisition
Historically externally provided as
A turn-key service, mostly match and
replace based
Governance and SME Team Review for data integrity
KEEP IT CLEAN
On-GoingControl processes to prevent duplication, and ensure on-going data integrity
New Requests, Forms, doc routing and partial validation
Historically SMEs and multifunctional team members collaborate through e-mail
Its not just about data quality – it is business information quality
Standardize Normalize Attribute RationalizeCategorization into pre-determined codes
Attribute, value, and measures (Address, UoM, Part Number, etc.)
Extract key data Structures from unstructured data for reporting
Identify or Block Duplication
Leveraging ExperienceInternal and External
Team IntensiveCross Functional
Domain SMEsProcess SMEs
EnrichAppend additional data elements
• Process Separation and Combination• Quality Improvement Steps • Embed and Automate Internal Processes and
Expertise• Leverage Artificial Intelligence & Learn-by-
Example and LBE approaches– Initial / Historical Master Data– Ongoing Data Governance
• Force Multiplier for Team and Platform ROI
Agenda
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Data Quality Improvement Steps (1 of 3)
Data Analysis, and Preparation:
Data Scoping
Data Source / Raw data upload
Organization
Categorization / Classification to a
given taxonomy
Granularity
Class & Characteristics
Definition / Template Generation
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Data Quality Improvement Steps (2 of 3)
• Data Cleansing and Quality
Improvement:
• Attribute & Values extraction
• Attribute & Value
Normalization
• De-duplication
• Enrichment & Appending
Data
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Data Quality Improvement Steps (3of 3)
• Staging and Loading (Build - > Run)
• Output Re-Generation
• Loading data to source system
• Reporting and Metrics
• Baseline for :
• Ongoing Maintenance
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• Process Separation and Combination• Quality Improvement Steps • Embed and Automate Internal Processes and
Expertise• Leverage Artificial Intelligence & Learn-by-
Example and LBE approaches– Initial / Historical Master Data– Ongoing Data Governance
• Force Multiplier for Team and Platform ROI \
Agenda
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Where we started...
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Where we are today...
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Project and Batch Management
• Task and Batch Management Improves workflow and Increases throughput– A graphical process builder is used to create a project or batch
process/data flow• Individual Processes can be ordered per project or per batch to set the
automation linkages and tie in the human team members
• Having multiple batches per project allows optimization of team members while managing interim deliverables across a global team
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User and Workflow Management
• User Management to optimize your extended virtual team – Internal and External – User and Subject Matter Experts
• Identified by their value-add contribution to the Data Quality Improvement Process
• Added to the resource pool and • Configured for access
– A graphical workflow builder is used to create a project or batch workflow
• Resources are added to each stage with appropriate roles and responsibilities
• Project Management Team can easily track progress and gates/stages throughout the process.
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Automation of Categorization
• Embed Advances in categorization, classification, and clustering– Next Generation of Artificial Intelligence based
classification combined with post processing closed-loop feedback
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Automated Attribute Extraction
• Automated context-aware attribute, characteristic, and value identification and extraction– Domain and Taxonomy specific modules for materials
and industrial products
• Extendable intelligence for Industry and Geography coverage
• Extensible modules configurable by customers or by Verdantis
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• Process Separation and Combination• Quality Improvement Steps • Embed and Automate Internal Processes and
Expertise• Leverage Artificial Intelligence & Learn-by-
Example and LBE approaches– Initial / Historical Master Data– Ongoing Data Governance
• Force Multiplier for Team and Platform ROI
Agenda
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Verdantis Automated MDM
VERDANTIS AUTOMATED MDM SOLUTION SUITE
GET IT CLEAN
VERDANTISHARMONIZE
Automated solution for historical master data harmonization
Fully automated solution to cleanse
and enrich historical master data
Offered historically asA turn-key service
Now also offered as Licensed SaaS
Platform
Automated solution for real-time on-going data integrity
VERDANTIS INTEGRITY
KEEP IT CLEAN
MDM/MDG application to prevent duplication, and ensure on-going data integrity
Artificial Intelligence forms the bedrock of Verdantis’ automated MDM solution suite
AutoClass AutoSpec AutoNorm AutoCrawlClassification into pre-determined codes
Attribute extraction & de-duplication software for Material master
Normalization& validation of MFG, MPN and UOM
Intelligent web spidering tool for Data harmonization
Verdantis KnowledgebaseDynamic content Repository
AI TechnologyAI-based Software ToolsAutoClass AutoSpecAutoNorm AutoCrawl
Verdantis Automated MDM
VERDANTIS AUTOMATED MDM SOLUTION SUITE
GET IT CLEAN
VERDANTISHARMONIZE
Automated solution for historical master data harmonization
Fully automated solution to cleanse
and enrich historical master data
Offered historically asA turn-key service
Now also offered as Licensed SaaS
Platform
Artificial Intelligence forms the bedrock of Verdantis’ automated MDM solution suite
AutoClass AutoSpec AutoNorm AutoCrawlClassification into pre-determined codes
Attribute extraction & de-duplication software for Material master
Normalization& validation of MFG, MPN and UOM
Intelligent web spidering tool for Data harmonization
Verdantis KnowledgebaseDynamic content Repository
AI TechnologyAI-based Software ToolsAutoClass AutoSpecAutoNorm AutoCrawl
The encapsulation of 300 FTE years of data harmonization best practices and expertise accumulated across industries, systems and languages
What is Harmonize?
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Demonstration Time
• Harmonize Demo
Verdantis Automated MDM
VERDANTIS AUTOMATED MDM SOLUTION SUITE
Automated solution for real-time on-going data integrity
VERDANTIS INTEGRITY
KEEP IT CLEAN
MDM/MDG application to prevent duplication, and ensure on-going data integrity
Artificial Intelligence forms the bedrock of Verdantis’ automated MDM solution suite
AutoClass AutoSpec AutoNorm AutoCrawlClassification into pre-determined codes
Attribute extraction & de-duplication software for Material master
Normalization& validation of MFG, MPN and UOM
Intelligent web spidering tool for Data harmonization
Verdantis KnowledgebaseDynamic content Repository
AI TechnologyAI-based Software ToolsAutoClass AutoSpecAutoNorm AutoCrawl
Integrity is a data governance solution that supports cross functional collaboration, approval routing, and real-time master data governance and stewardship.
What is Integrity?
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EASY/ADVANCED SEARCH for
Existing materials in the inventoryMaterial information such as part name,part description, stocking code, etc.
Create/Edit
Store Material Information
Search & retrieve
By.. …..Plant…..Division…..Keyword…..etc.
Enable comprehensive workflow process for material data creation/
modification
Approve/Reject
Enable collaboration and material data availability across
locations and divisions
Verdantis Material Integrity
Part number
Part Des-
cription
Stocking code
UNSPSC Code
HTS/ECCN Classification
Verdantis Integrity Framework
Plants , Manufacturing
facilities and Global Locations
ENSURE COMPLIANCE
Track inventory levelsSingle material master repository
SINGLE REPOSITORY FOR MANAGING MATERIAL DATA
Role Based Enrichment
Normalized and de-duplicatedmaterial attributes
Demonstration Time
• Verdantis Integrity Demo
• Process Separation and Combination• Quality Improvement Steps • Embed and Automate Internal Processes and
Expertise• Leverage Artificial Intelligence & Learn-by-
Example and LBE approaches– Initial / Historical Master Data– Ongoing Data Governance
• Force Multiplier for Team and Platform ROI
Agenda
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• Increase productivity of Data Quality Professionals individually or in Teams
• Manage Tasks and Projects to Improve workflow and Increase throughput
• Faster project implementations with domain-specific data templates
• Embed Advances in categorization, classification, and clustering• Automated context-aware attribute, characteristic, and value
identification and extraction• Delivers both greater Volume and Quality than manual
processes alone.
Force Multipliers
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Internal Team x 10
Organizations who– Similar to our customers today (ERP/MRP/EAM and
Transformation Projects)– Have the internal resources to do the work– Also those
• with Non-Standard Domains with specific domain requirements, or
• Target continuous M&A or Joint Ventures
– Force Multiplier of x 10 through clustering, fuzzy logic matching, and LBE
– Automated Standardization, Normalization and Element Extraction lets one person run Thousands of records per day. Copyright 2013 Verdantis Inc.
The name Verdantis, comes from the Latin word for truth – veritas, as well as the word verdant – meaning abundant and sustainable.
Verdantis, Inc. has been delivering Automated Master Data Quality Improvement and Governance Solutions or more than a decade to Global 1000 Customers across industries, domains and the globe.
Master Data Solutions
www.verdantis.com
Toll Free +1 866 987 4463
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Master Data Solutions
www.verdantis.com
Toll Free +1 866 987 4463