Complex data to Compliance? Here is SAP MDG
November 16, 2023

Complex data to Compliance? Here is SAP MDG

RAMPRABU Maheshwaran | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • SAP Master Data Governance on S/4HANA

Overall Satisfaction with SAP Master Data Governance

1. Primarily it addresses include data quality issues, data inconsistency across departments, and compliance with data governance standards and regulations.

2. Our use case for SAP Master Data Governance has a broad scope, encompassing multiple data domains and business units
  • User-Friendly Data Maintenance
  • Master Data Consolidation
  • Better Data Governance Workflows
  • Performance Optimization - Handling large data is difficult
  • User Interface - Some of company employees find the software interface as not a modern one
  • Integration Flexibility - Less integration flexibility with other business tools.
  • Positive: Improved Data Quality
  • Positive: Process Efficiency
  • Positive: Compliance and Risk Mitigation
  • Negative: Implementation Costs
  • Negative: Complexity
1. Informatica MDM for lot of flexibility and integration with other tools. Need to integrate with other tools then it will be useful. 2. InfoSphere MDM by IBM for handling a lot of data with complexity. Larger enterprise can got for it.
I've never contacted the support team
Upto 8
1. Powerful Features: It offers a wide range of powerful features.
2. Complex Data Management: It helps companies to comply with large and complex regulation and audit processes.

Missing 2:
1. Less interactive user interface or less modern look.
2. Limited integration with other tools


The prebuilt data models, business rules, workflows, and industry-specific content in SAP Master Data Governance significantly accelerated our implementation, enabling us to provide business value faster. It reduced the need for custom development, streamlined processes, and ensured alignment with industry best practices, ultimately improving our efficiency and the speed at which we could realize tangible benefits.
SAP Master Data Governance supports various data domains and use cases in our business, including customer, vendor, and product data management. We've leveraged reusable components like data validation rules and workflows across these domains, ensuring consistent data management and efficient implementations.
I've enjoyed this benifit of MDM with HANA. This ensuring a harmonious data flow across your enterprise resource planning system. It also offers flexibility to connect with non-SAP applications and data sources, providing a holistic approach to master data management.

Do you think SAP Master Data Governance delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with SAP Master Data Governance's feature set?

Yes

Did SAP Master Data Governance live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of SAP Master Data Governance go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy SAP Master Data Governance again?

Yes

Best Suitable:
1. Good for us as we're bigger organization.
2. Places were high quality data & Compliance mandates.
3. Complex data management projects
4. To have better workflow in a place

Less suitable:
1. For small to medium size organization.
2. For short duration projects/ requirements.
3. Non-SAP environments or limited ITIS team members
4. Also, to handle simple data structure