Rapid CDI Development – The Merrill Lynch GMI Contacts Repository

In order to be successful, the majority of MDM implementations require a significant up-front organizational and financial commitment simply to establish baseline business and technical requirements, as well as to form the appropriate teams and conduct the extensive analysis generally required. This session will describe the scenario in which a CDI repository was created within the Merrill Lynch Global Markets organization in less than one year, at a cost of less than $1MM. Topics to be covered include:

• Understanding the specifics of the business and technical environment that worked for and against the implementation, and how they may be managed successfully
• Concentrating on before, during and after the actual development cycle to avoid both general and MDM-specific pitfalls, and to continually show business value
• Taking steps toward a more expansive approach over time, as appropriate