MDM Playbook#
This Playbook aims to help new joiners gain an overview of implementing Master Data projects at Novo Nordisk.
It is intended for Solution Architects, Data Engineers, and seeks to define scalable, cross-lines-of-business processes and practices.
Data Engineers , though a direct contributors to implementation and validation phase, must be aware of all parts of the final deliverable.
Note
The current Novo Nordisk MDM platform levereges the Informtica IDMC platform, hence you may find parts of the playbook tailored specific to IDMC platform capabilities.
This playbook is organized into logical, progressive stages of the MDM lifecycle. Each stage includes key activities, responsible roles, inputs, process ,tools, templates, and expected outcomes.
| Phase | Role in the Journey |
|---|---|
| Inception | Lays the strategic foundation — MDM vision,aligning stakeholders, governance council setup, domain scoping,use case creation. |
| Requirements Gathering | Captures data needs, ownership, rules, and business processes . |
| Design | Defines the data model, data ingestion into MDM, mastering in MDM , data publish from MDM ,stewardship workflowsand integration points. |
| Implementation | Configures and builds the solution in Novo Nordisk MDM Platform. |
| Validation & Acceptance | Ensures the MDM solution performs accurately and complies with policies |
| Launch | Moves the solution to production, activates live stewardship, and begins operational governance |
The diagram below represents the lifecycle of an MDM product.
You may read the playbook linearly or jump directly to a specific section based on your project’s progress from Table of Content
Lets start reading the playbook linearly with the inception phase - Go to inception page >>
Disclaimer
Accompanying and supporting business processes related to Data Product delivery - such as delivery cost estimation, time span assessment for resource allocation, or project/delivery management - are beyond the scope of this Playbook and will not be covered.