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10 Principles of Effective Information Management

The document outlines 10 principles of effective information management: 1) Recognize complexity and manage it, 2) Focus on adoption, 3) Deliver tangible and visible benefits, 4) Prioritize according to business needs, 5) Take a journey of a thousand steps. Additional principles include providing strong leadership, mitigating risks, communicating extensively, aiming for a seamless user experience, and choosing initial projects carefully. Common information management problems include disparate systems with little integration, poor quality information, and lack of senior management support and resources. Effective information management requires addressing complex organizational and cultural issues across diverse business needs.

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10 Principles of Effective Information Management

The document outlines 10 principles of effective information management: 1) Recognize complexity and manage it, 2) Focus on adoption, 3) Deliver tangible and visible benefits, 4) Prioritize according to business needs, 5) Take a journey of a thousand steps. Additional principles include providing strong leadership, mitigating risks, communicating extensively, aiming for a seamless user experience, and choosing initial projects carefully. Common information management problems include disparate systems with little integration, poor quality information, and lack of senior management support and resources. Effective information management requires addressing complex organizational and cultural issues across diverse business needs.

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10 principles of effective

information management

• By James Robertson
Published on 1 November 2005

• Presented By: Waqas Ahmed


Effective Information
Management

• Effective information management is not easy.


There are many systems to integrate, a huge
range of business needs to meet, and complex
organizational (and cultural) issues to address.

• Information management is not


a technology problem
Exploring information
management

• 'Information management' is an umbrella


term that encompasses all the systems and
processes within an organization for the
creation and use of corporate information.
Common information
management problems include:
• Large number of disparate information management
systems.
• Little integration or coordination between information
systems.
• Poor quality of information, including lack of consistency,
duplication, and out-of-date information.
• Little recognition and support of information management
by senior management.
• Limited resources for deploying, managing or improving
information systems.
• Large number of diverse business needs and issues to be
addressed.
Ten principles
• Recognize (and • Provide strong
manage) complexity. leadership.
• Focus on adoption. • Mitigate risks.
• Deliver tangible & • Communicate
visible benefits. extensively.
• Prioritize according to • Aim to deliver a
business needs. seamless user
• Take a journey of a experience.
thousand steps. • Choose the first
project very carefully.
Conclusion
• Implementing information technology solutions in
a complex and ever-changing organisational
environment is never easy.
• The challenges inherent in information
management projects mean that new approaches
need to be taken, if they are to succeed.
• This article has outlined ten key principles of
effective information management. These focus on
the organizational and cultural changes required to
drive forward improvements.
Gracias Muchachos.

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