Migrating and governing data in the jungle : A study of migrations and data governance in Seco Tools AB

How do you find relevant data in the jungle of a large multinational enterprise? The␣ purpose of this thesis is Investigate how to migrate and set strategies and methods␣ regarding the organizational governance which can provide employees and users to␣ find relevant data to perform their daily work...

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Main Author: Salman Kanbar, Ahmad
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för informationsteknologi 2015
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-253329
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Summary:How do you find relevant data in the jungle of a large multinational enterprise? The␣ purpose of this thesis is Investigate how to migrate and set strategies and methods␣ regarding the organizational governance which can provide employees and users to␣ find relevant data to perform their daily work in Seco Tools. A qualitative research approach has been used to conduct this study. Primary data␣ was obtained through semi-structured interviews with Seco Tools and its parent␣ company Sandvik. Secondary data was obtained through other sources such as␣ scientific articles, books and the internet. The conclusion of this study is that in order to make data relevant, valuable and easy␣ to find within Microsoft SharePoint, Seco Tools needs to implement migration and␣ information management strategies, policies and methods such as metadata,␣ taxonomies and collaboration strategies for its employees.