This series of white papers discusses a centralized approach to defining, deploying, and managing master data and hierarchies. When the series is complete, there will be a total of six white papers. Two are available at this time, with the first paper consisting of two parts. There are links to the papers below. They can be downloaded as Microsoft Word (.doc) files.

• Defining the role of master data management in the organization: a business perspective (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=116297&clcid=0x409)

• Defining the role of master data management in the organization: a technical perspective (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=116428&clcid=0x409)

• Bringing master data management to stakeholders (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=116429&clcid=0x409)