Information Management Strategy Flashcards
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Which framework best supports aligning information management strategy with overall enterprise architecture?
Answer: TOGAF
TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework) explicitly addresses alignment of information architecture with business, application, and technology architectures.
A Chief Information Officer wants to measure the business value of an information asset. Which approach is MOST appropriate?
Answer: Assess the asset's contribution to decision quality and operational outcomes
Information value is best measured by how much the asset improves decisions and operational outcomes, not by volume or access frequency alone.
In an information strategy, what does the term 'information lifecycle' primarily describe?
Answer: The stages information passes through from creation to disposal
The information lifecycle encompasses all stages including creation, capture, storage, use, sharing, archiving, and disposal.
An organization's information strategy document should primarily be driven by which factor?
Answer: Business objectives and strategic priorities
Information strategy must be anchored in business objectives to ensure that information assets support organizational goals.
Which activity is characteristic of the 'assess' phase in developing an information management strategy?
Answer: Conducting a current-state information audit
The assess phase involves auditing existing information assets, processes, and capabilities to identify gaps before defining future-state goals.
What is the PRIMARY purpose of establishing information principles in a strategic IM framework?
Answer: To guide decision-making about information policies and investments
Information principles serve as enduring guidelines that shape how an organization makes decisions about managing, sharing, and protecting information.
A strategic roadmap for information management typically spans how long a planning horizon?
Answer: Three to five years
IM strategic roadmaps typically cover a three-to-five year horizon to balance long-term vision with the pace of technology and business change.