<s>
Enterprise	B-General_Concept
data	I-General_Concept
management	I-General_Concept
(	O
EDM	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
an	O
organization	O
to	O
precisely	O
define	O
,	O
easily	O
integrate	O
and	O
effectively	O
retrieve	O
data	O
for	O
both	O
internal	O
applications	O
and	O
external	O
communication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EDM	O
emphasizes	O
data	O
precision	O
,	O
granularity	O
,	O
and	O
meaning	O
and	O
is	O
concerned	O
with	O
how	O
the	O
content	O
is	O
integrated	O
into	O
business	B-Application
applications	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
how	O
it	O
is	O
passed	O
along	O
from	O
one	O
business	O
process	O
to	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EDM	O
arose	O
to	O
address	O
circumstances	O
where	O
users	O
within	O
organizations	O
independently	O
source	O
,	O
model	O
,	O
manage	O
and	O
store	B-General_Concept
data	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
data	O
owners	O
,	O
governance	O
,	O
stewardship	O
,	O
data	B-General_Concept
analysts	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
data	B-Application
architects	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Managing	O
stakeholder	O
requirements	O
is	O
a	O
critical	O
,	O
and	O
ongoing	O
,	O
process	O
based	O
in	O
an	O
understanding	O
of	O
workflow	B-Operating_System
,	O
data	O
dependencies	O
and	O
the	O
tolerance	O
of	O
the	O
organization	O
for	O
operational	O
disruption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Effective	O
EDM	O
usually	O
includes	O
the	O
creation	O
,	O
documentation	O
and	O
enforcement	O
of	O
operating	O
policies	O
and	O
procedures	O
associated	O
with	O
change	B-Application
management	I-Application
,	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
data	B-Application
model	I-Application
,	O
business	O
glossary	O
,	O
master	B-General_Concept
data	I-General_Concept
shared	O
domains	O
,	O
data	O
cleansing	O
and	O
normalization	O
)	O
,	O
data	O
stewardship	O
,	O
security	O
constraints	O
and	O
dependency	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
frequently	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
difficult	O
process	O
of	O
data	B-General_Concept
mapping	I-General_Concept
and	O
cross-referencing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Organizations	O
need	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
functional	O
storage	O
platform	O
,	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
data	B-Application
model	I-Application
and	O
a	O
robust	O
messaging	O
infrastructure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Building	O
the	O
platform	O
or	O
partnering	O
with	O
an	O
established	O
technology	O
provider	O
on	O
how	O
the	O
data	O
gets	O
stored	O
and	O
integrated	O
into	O
business	B-Application
applications	I-Application
is	O
an	O
essential	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
EDM	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enterprise	B-General_Concept
data	I-General_Concept
management	I-General_Concept
as	O
an	O
essential	O
business	O
requirement	O
has	O
emerged	O
as	O
a	O
priority	O
for	O
many	O
organizations	O
.	O
</s>
