Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 3
Taking Software Packages into
Account
The MDM approach has the same advantages and is
based on the same implementation procedures as when a
company has business software packages such as ERP, CRM,
Supply Chain, etc. Whether software packages are already in
place, or whether new ones are acquired to revitalize existing
IT systems, it is important not to be locked in these software.
The reversibility or easy replacement of software packages
must be favored by taking their IS assets into account. These
are formed by their reference/master data, rules and process
repositories. To achieve this, the software vendors must
work towards taking into account this reversibility; it has
less to do with the technical than the strategic impact.
3.1. The dead end of locked repositories
A software package exploits a “locked repository” when its
data, rules and processes administration functions are
dedicated to its own scope. In the reference and master data
domain this means that the software package has an MDM
solution that is limited only to its data. We identify this
