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IBM Product Master

Composite Score

6.8 /10

CX Score

6.9 /10

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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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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

83 Likeliness to Recommend

4
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

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+72 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

17% Neutral

83% Positive

Pros

Trustworthy
Respectful
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Cons

Less Efficient Service
Less Effective Service
Vendor's Interest First

Feature Ratings

Average 75

Master Record Management

Integration

Data Syndication

Product Categorization & Relationships

Workflow and Approval Management

Role-Based Access Management

Data Export

Digital Asset Management

Product Data Analytics

Advanced Search and Filtering

Omni-Channel Information Delivery

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 72

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

IBM Product Master Reviews

Sachin T.

Role: Student Academic
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2022

Awesome product and great to use. Highly recommend

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates IBM Product Master from other similar products?

Integration, analysis and data export capabilities

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Support and community

What do you dislike most about this product?

Evolution and feature addition

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Gain enough knowledge to use

Pros

Trustworthy
Acts with Integrity
Generous Negotitation
Security Protects

Avinash k.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2022

Intuitive user Experience, easy workflows.

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates IBM Product Master from other similar products?

Quick launch across channels Empowering Customer with quick & accurate search for the right products Quality & powerful workflows Maintain product relationships & multiple hierarchy Deliver easy to quantify roi quickly basis metrics

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Go to market launch Empower customer to accurately search for the right products from entire catalog basis number of attributes.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing much on dislike but regular improvement wil helps for eg. When it comes to Data exports and other related

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Yes, it's effective with data access from everywhere. Team collaboration across the organisation.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Efficient Service
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing

Cons

Commodity Features
Less Fair
Under Delivered

Krzysztof O.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Banking
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2022

Good product

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates IBM Product Master from other similar products?

Ease of use

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Intuitivness

What do you dislike most about this product?

Sometimes it's hard to pinpoint the source of the problems

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Training is required

Pros

Reliable
Respectful
Transparent
Performance Enhancing

Cons

Less Effective Service
Vendor Friendly Policies

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IBM Product Master Ratings

83 Likeliness to Recommend

4 Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

75 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

4 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+72 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.

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

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).

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

IBM Product Master Reviews

Sachin T.

Awesome product and great to use. Highly recommend

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Avinash k.

Intuitive user Experience, easy workflows.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Krzysztof O.

Good product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Master Record Management

Integration

Data Syndication

Product Categorization & Relationships

Workflow and Approval Management

Role-Based Access Management

Data Export

Digital Asset Management

Product Data Analytics

Advanced Search and Filtering

Omni-Channel Information Delivery

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support