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IBM Product Master

6.5 /10

What is IBM Product Master?

IBM Product Master (formerly IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Collaborative Edition) provides product information management (PIM) and collaborative master data management (MDM) capabilities. It creates an accurate and up-to-date repository of product and service information that can be used throughout organizations for strategic business initiatives. Product Master aggregates information from any upstream system, enforces business processes to ensure data accuracy and consistency, and synchronizes trusted information with downstream systems.

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IBM Product Master Ratings

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81 Likeliness to Recommend

2
Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

75 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

4
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+65 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love IBM Product Master?

0% Negative

27% Neutral

73% Positive

Pros

Trustworthy
Respectful
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Cons

Vendor Friendly Policies
Less Effective Service
Under Delivered

Feature Ratings

Average 73

Master Record Management

Data Syndication

Integration

Workflow and Approval Management

Digital Asset Management

Product Categorization & Relationships

Role-Based Access Management

Product Data Analytics

Advanced Search and Filtering

Data Export

Omni-Channel Information Delivery

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 70

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

IBM Product Master Reviews

Hanna C.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

"Master data Management."

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates IBM Product Master from other similar products?

The built-in consent management makes it easy to govern data. Usability is simple. Workflows approval are easy.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I have been using this product for the last three years and my overall experience with this product has been fantastic. The speed and security provided by this product is very good.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I love everything about it.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It has been truly satisfying to get better insights at work. The user interface has been so convenient that we have been able to understand our data for improved data governance.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Angela S.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Other
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2023

Efficient product transformation platform

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates IBM Product Master from other similar products?

The pricing and product management capability of this tool is more powerful as compared to other softwares.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The platform has flexible user dashboard that offers report on product performance. It has excellent data analysis system that enhances reliable reports on operations and workflow infrastructure.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I have not experienced any negative effects from the overall contribution of this tool.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

This is the master tool for managing all the company product demands. I highly recommend it to other organizations.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Unique Features

Bruno Z.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2022

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates IBM Product Master from other similar products?

features and price

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

features and price

What do you dislike most about this product?

Customization

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

better customization

Pros

Trustworthy
Respectful
Altruistic
Continually Improving Product

Cons

Less Efficient Service
Inhibits Innovation
Commodity Features

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IBM Product Master Ratings

81 Likeliness to Recommend

2 Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

75 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

4 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+65 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love IBM Product Master?

Pros

Cons

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Master Record Management Ability to onboard a new product, define its attributes, update them and manage product record lifecycle.

Data Syndication Ability to import data from various internal and external sources and syndicate it to industry-standard data pools and exchanges (e.g.: GDSN, 1WorldSync, GXS).

Integration Integration with augmentation solutions like DRM, Active Directory or LDAP, SIEM, and NAC.

Workflow and Approval Management Ability to model, build, and execute automatic workflows for the purpose of managing content-centric processes.

Digital Asset Management Controls non-text assets such as images and video clips; includes advanced DAM functionality for product marketing.

Product Categorization & Relationships Allows users to manage data and products based on specific traits or segments.

Role-Based Access Management Ability to assign permissions around editing, commenting, downloading based on user roles / Active Directory groups.

Product Data Analytics Built-in functionality to analyze and aggregate product data including page views, purchases, basket information etc.

Advanced Search and Filtering Quickly find information based on filtering multiple attributes and conditions and save filters for future use.

Data Export Allows for multiple export options into CSV, XLSX, XML, Jason, or PDF.

Omni-Channel Information Delivery Ability to deliver product information in a differentiated manner i.e. specific for a channel requirements.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

IBM Product Master Reviews

Hanna C.

"Master data Management."

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Angela S.

Efficient product transformation platform

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Bruno Z.

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Master Record Management

Data Syndication

Integration

Workflow and Approval Management

Digital Asset Management

Product Categorization & Relationships

Role-Based Access Management

Product Data Analytics

Advanced Search and Filtering

Data Export

Omni-Channel Information Delivery

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization