Design Challenge #13 - Enterprise Data Model ROI
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I very recently had the opportunity to work with a
large telecommunications company as they embarked on an enterprise data
modeling effort. Building an Enterprise Data Model (EDM) of an entire
corporation is no small feat and there can be a large initial investment
in time and money followed by a maintenance effort for the life of the
EDM.
Here’s the challenge. You are the manager of this newly formed enterprise
modeling group and you need to “sell” the EDM to senior management. You
plan on explaining the benefits of increased business understanding
across departments, higher quality data, and lower software development
costs over the long term. But…you know they will ask you what the Return
On Investment (ROI) will be for the EDM. How would you answer the
question, “What is the EDM ROI?”
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