Revolutionizing Enterprise-Level Data Management: Empowering Non-Technical Users

We built a single source of truth for BMW Group to manage external data sharing.

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The story

The BMW Group wanted to give business users insights into available data and conditions as well as create data pipelines and contract offers for data being exchanged with external organizations. They wanted a centralized place to enable non-technical users to exchange data with external organizations. There was no alternative tool available, and the current solution was human-driven manual work.

Think-it’s role

Think-it conducted research with stakeholders across different departments within BMW Group to fully understand the business needs. We built a powerful Data Portal plug-in that creates a unified view of all data assets. Furthermore, as new use cases are created, this plugin is automatically deployed inside their familiar environment. This solution addresses key challenges in enterprise-level data management, such as data silos and accessibility issues for non-technical users.

Why it mattered

Business users inside BMW Group have a single source of truth to manage data that is being provided and consumed without needing to access another new tool. The dashboard is aggregated across multiple legal entities with specified roles and accountabilities with metrics displayed in multiple levels of granularity. This approach aligns with best practices in modern data management, emphasizing centralized access, role-based permissions, and data governance.

Tech stack

Project leadershipStakeholder managementSovereign data

The Future of Data Management

As data management continues to evolve, Think-it remains at the forefront of innovation, developing solutions that address emerging challenges such as big data integration and real-time analytics.

Testimonials

What our partners say about us

“Bringing data spaces such as Catena-X or the Mobility Data Space to life is a highly innovative endeavour that brings a unique set of challenges with it. Partnering with Think-it allowed us to navigate complexity and set up the required technology in a very short time with great results, making BMW a technical frontrunner in data spaces. This has been truly pioneering work and we're looking forward to continue innovating together.”

StefanProduct Owner, Catena-X Connector & GAIA X Lead Working

|Product Owner, Catena-X Connector & GAIA X Lead Working

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