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DESCRIPTION:Click for Latest Location Information: http://md2008.wilshireconferences.com/sessionPop.cfm?confid=18&proposalid=249\nLord Abbett successfully implemented a securities master solution that will be the system of record for securities data. What were the keys to their success? How did they leverage and re-use template, or ?Universal Data Models? to accomplish this more quickly and with greater quality? What was their strategy regarding when and how to use these re-usable models and patterns? What obstacles did they face and how did they overcome them? What steps did they take throughout this effort? \nThis presentation will share Lord Abbett?s journey over the last 12 months in developing a securities master solution to maintain securities and investment data. Len Silverston, President of Universal Data Models, LLC and Vinod Badami, Manager of Data Architecture and Business Intelligence at Lord Abbett, a mutual funds organization, will show how Universal Data Models were used, customized, and implemented to help Lord Abbett develop a standardized data architecture and a solid foundation for master data management that met specific requirements while providing the flexibility to meet future needs. \nIn this presentation you will learn:\n?	How and when to re-use models and patterns to gain efficiency, flexibility and quality \n?	The steps that Lord Abbett took on its securities master solution effort\n?	Pitfalls and suggestions regarding effective master data management implementations\n?	Methods and techniques for integrating data in a flexible way\n?	What worked, what didn?t work, and why
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SUMMARY:Case Study: Implementing a Securities Master Using Flexible Data Models at Lord Abbett
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