FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Upcoming Speaking Engagements and Magazine Articles
BOSTON, 14-FEB-2008: Hub Solution Designs, Inc. - a management & technology consulting firm specializing in Master Data Management (MDM) - today announced speaking engagements at the upcoming Spring 2008 MDM Summit in San Francisco, CA, and the Oracle Applications Users Group COLLABORATE 08 conference in Denver, CO.
The MDM Summit conference has grown to be one of the largest gatherings of data integration professionals, with 600+ visionaries and vendors in one location. The session, which will be presented jointly by Dan Power from Hub Solution Designs and Shirlee Collins from ADP Dealer Services, is entitled "Real World Data Governance", and will be presented on Monday, March 31st from 3:05-4:05 pm PDT. Attendees will learn about establishing a data governance organization, improving underlying customer data quality, and creating a robust process to enrich customer data in Oracle Customer Hub with D&B information. The ADP Dealer Services story reflects a pragmatic approach, weaving together Sales Operations and Finance, and balancing each group's needs and priorities in managing customer master data.
Dan Power is also speaking at COLLABORATE 08 in Denver, CO, which is the annual conference of the Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG), and which will have a Master Data Management track for the first time. Mr. Power is a member of OAUG Education Committee, and helped to plan & organize the MDM track of the upcoming conference. The session, "Best Practices in Master Data Management and Data Governance", will be presented on Tuesday, April 15th from 9:45-10:45 am MDT. It will present some useful MDM and Data Governance best practices, and will also cover what works and what doesn't, the importance of a holistic approach, how to get the political aspects right, and how to address more than just the technology elements.
DM Review magazine is publishing an article by Dan Power on "The Political Aspects of Master Data Management and Data Governance" in its upcoming March issue. Mr. Power was published previously in February 2007 in a DM Review Special Report. This article suggests several ways to deal with the difficult political aspects of MDM projects to make those initiatives more successful.
Hub Solution Designs' Vice President & Partner, Tim O'Sullivan, wrote an article that will be published as the key feature of an upcoming MDM supplement in the June issue of DM Review. The article on "Project Management Challenges within a Changing Landscape" explores project management best practices for MDM initiatives, and provides a framework for addressing MDM's typical political, technological and data stewardship challenges.
About Hub Solution Designs, Inc.
Hub Solution Designs is a management & technology consulting firm which specializes in developing and executing high impact Master Data Management and Data Governance strategies. For more information, please visit our web site at www.hubdesigns.com and our blog at blog.hubdesigns.com.
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Contact(s):
Dan Power
Hub Solution Designs, Inc.
+1 (781) 749-8910
powerd@hubdesigns.com
