Data Management

Actionable data management strategy and business-first implementation of Master Data Management solutions for enterprises

DataCatalyst helps mid to large global enterprises attain data clarity through robust data management strategy. We successfully implement Master Data Management, PIM and PXM solutions in complex business environments where other firms fail.

Our business-first approach and proprietary methodology helps our lean teams of veteran experts collaborate with clients for a 100% project success rate.​

Go from data as a liability…​​

Data chaos defines many modern enterprises.

  • Product information and digital assets are scattered across systems with conflicting specifications, content and media.
  • Duplicate customer records, and a lack of legal entity hierarchies and clean address information, make it impossible to identify your most valuable clients.
  • Siloed departments maintain their own versions of the truth.
  • Manual reconciliation processes consume countless hours as teams struggle to validate information they don’t trust.
  • AI projects underpinned by poor quality data are rife with errors and hallucinations.

These problems, allowed to compound, represent a direct threat to your business performance and competitive advantage. But they can be solved, leading you…

...to data as a strategic asset​

Imagine a single, trusted source of truth for your critical data.

  • Product information flows seamlessly from development and engineering to omnichannel sales and marketing.
  • Customers are identified consistently across all touchpoints.
  • Business users confidently make decisions based on accurate, accessible data.
  • Automated workflows replace manual processes.
  • Regulatory compliance is certain.
  • Groundwork is laid for successful AI implementations.
This transformation unlocks the value hidden in business data – increased operational efficiency, lower costs, enhanced customer experiences, reduced risk, and improved decision-making.

Putting you on a proven path to better data management

Our approach combines strategy with business-driven technical excellence, helping us deliver solutions that realize value quickly.

Master Data Management (MDM) Implementation​

We implement MDM, PIM, and PXM solutions that create a single source of truth for critical data domains:

  • Customer domain: Bring consistency to customer records across systems, instituting legal entity hierarchies and address standardization to improve sales and marketing effectiveness, enhance service, and identify your most valuable relationships.
  • Product domain: Improve product data quality and accuracy, ensuring that the information syndicated to different channels is reliable and consistent.
  • Supplier domain: Consolidate supplier data to identify opportunities for negotiating better terms and reducing supply chain risk.
  • Additional domains: We handle reference, location, asset, and industry-specific domains based on your business needs.

Data Strategy

We’ll help you develop a comprehensive data strategy that aligns with your business objectives:

  • Current state assessment: We evaluate your existing data landscape to identify gaps and opportunities.
  • Future state design: We help your business stakeholders envision an ideal future state that is achievable, adaptable, and supports your future business plans.
  • Roadmap development: We create a practical roadmap that aligns with where you are today and is flexible for where you want to go tomorrow. We design realistic, achievable phases designed to deliver value quickly.

Rescue & Resuscitate Service

For enterprises with failed or failing MDM implementations, our specialized Rescue & Resuscitate service identifies root causes of failure and reestablishes your path to success:

  • Implementation analysis: We conduct a comprehensive assessment of your current implementation to identify what went wrong.
  • Redesign & reimplement: Using our Accelerate methodology, we design and implement the right solution, focusing on delivering business value.
  • Knowledge transfer: We ensure your team has the skills and understanding necessary to maintain the system long-term.

Why data management initiatives fail

Despite significant investments, data management initiatives often fail to deliver their promised value. Having rescued and resuscitated numerous failed implementations for our clients, we’ve identified the critical factors that derail these projects:

Unrealistic scope

Many implementations collapse under their own weight. The business attempts to do too much at once and ultimately delivers nothing.

Technology-first approach

Projects that are driven by IT rather than business requirements create technically sound systems that fail to solve actual business problems.

Poor requirements translation

Technology-focused teams may lack the business acumen to effectively translate stakeholder needs into functional solutions.

Inadequate design and planning

Rushing into implementation without proper scoping leads to confusion, delays, and missed objectives.

Inexperienced teams

The complexity of modern MDM tools requires seasoned professionals who’ve navigated these challenges across multiple implementations.

Lack of business adoption

Even well-implemented systems fail when they’re too complex for users, or don’t address their actual needs.

The consequences are severe:

Wasted investment, lost time, damaged credibility for data initiatives, and the persistence (if not exacerbation) of the very business problems these projects were supposed to solve.

DataCatalyst’s Accelerate methodology: why we succeed where others fail​

The secret to our 100% success rate lies in our proprietary Accelerate methodology, refined through hundreds of successful strategy and implementation projects. Unlike tech-driven approaches, Accelerate adopts a business-first approach to deliver robust technical solutions that unlock value quickly.

Business-driven requirements

We start with your business needs, not technology constraints, taking a holistic view that assesses data challenges and opportunities across the entire enterprise.

Our consultants work directly with your business and technology stakeholders to understand their processes, pain points, and priorities. By mapping current and future state processes, we ensure the solution addresses real business challenges and delivers real returns on investment.

We ask the right questions and push you beyond your assumptions – we don’t just install software; we help you drive business success.

Grounded in software development practices, we break projects into manageable phases, iterating over initial releases to progressively realize additional value:

  1. Design phase: We gather and prioritize requirements collaboratively, focusing on what delivers the most immediate business value.
  2. MVP implementation: We deliver a functional foundation that addresses your highest priorities. An MDM implementation can deliver initial value in as few as 14 weeks.
  3. Iterative enhancement: Subsequent iterations build on this foundation, continuously adding capabilities based on business priorities.

Throughout the MVP process, we challenge you to set aside prior assumptions and stay focused on the highest-priority tasks. This approach prevents the scope creep that causes many implementations to fail and makes sure you see return on your investment throughout the project.

Our “gray-haired SWAT teams” are purpose built for each engagement. They consist of a handful of veteran data management specialists – a mix of expert system integrators and hands-on business consultants with an average of 15 years experience.

This expertise helps us work efficiently, without the learning time needed by less experienced teams. It also means we understand that people are central to the success of any project. We work to instill ownership and understanding of data management in the organization from day one.

Clear communication is the cornerstone of our success. Our process includes:

  • Thorough workshop documentation: We document all decisions, actions, and responsibilities that serve as a single source of truth.
  • Expectation setting: We clearly outline what you can expect from us and what we’ll need from you at each project stage.
  • Transparent progress tracking: Regular updates ensure alignment throughout the project lifecycle.

The results: better business data, faster

Our Accelerate methodology reliably helps clients unlock greater value from their business data:

Faster time to value

Our business-driven approach delivers tangible business benefits within months.

Higher user adoption

We design solutions with business users in mind, so they’re more likely to be embraced.

Sustainable results

We don't just implement technology products, we help you design and realize a path to ongoing data quality.

Client Success Stories

We partner with leading MDM, PIM, and PXM vendors

Our team has extensive knowledge of a wide variety of platforms and contains architects of some of the leading MDM and PIM platforms. Coupled with a strategic understanding of business needs, this technological expertise helps us guide clients towards the right tools to achieve their data-related goals.

Master Data Management (MDM) Partner

Master Data Management (MDM) & Product Information (PIM / PXM) Partners

Product Information Management (PIM / PXM) Partners

DataCatalyst implementation includes documented processes, hands-on training for your specific solution, and transition support to ensure your team can maintain the solution independently.

Unlock the true value of your data assets​

Struggling with siloed data, inconsistent definitions, or a failed MDM implementation? Request a complimentary data Health Check to assess your current data maturity and discover how our Accelerate methodology can deliver data you can trust.