CIP Information Management Strategy 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which framework best supports aligning information management strategy with overall enterprise architecture?
- TOGAF (Correct answer)
- ISO 27001
- COBIT 5
- ITIL v4
Correct answer: TOGAF
TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework) explicitly addresses alignment of information architecture with business, application, and technology architectures.
Question 2: A Chief Information Officer wants to measure the business value of an information asset. Which approach is MOST appropriate?
- Count the number of records stored
- Assess the asset's contribution to decision quality and operational outcomes (Correct answer)
- Measure the storage cost of the asset
- Track how often the asset is accessed per day
Correct 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.
Question 3: In an information strategy, what does the term 'information lifecycle' primarily describe?
- The age of data stored in legacy systems
- The stages information passes through from creation to disposal (Correct answer)
- The annual review cycle for IT budgets
- The frequency of data backups
Correct 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.
Question 4: An organization's information strategy document should primarily be driven by which factor?
- Available technology platforms
- Business objectives and strategic priorities (Correct answer)
- Current staffing levels in IT
- Vendor product roadmaps
Correct answer: Business objectives and strategic priorities
Information strategy must be anchored in business objectives to ensure that information assets support organizational goals.
Question 5: Which activity is characteristic of the 'assess' phase in developing an information management strategy?
- Publishing new data governance policies
- Deploying a data warehouse platform
- Conducting a current-state information audit (Correct answer)
- Training staff on new IM tools
Correct 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.
Question 6: What is the PRIMARY purpose of establishing information principles in a strategic IM framework?
- To define technical specifications for databases
- To guide decision-making about information policies and investments (Correct answer)
- To document software licensing agreements
- To set user access permissions
Correct 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.
Question 7: A strategic roadmap for information management typically spans how long a planning horizon?
- One week to one month
- Three to five years (Correct answer)
- Ten to twenty years
- One business quarter
Correct 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.
CIP Information Management Strategy 2
Which framework best supports aligning information management strategy with overall enterprise architecture?