Wednesday, September 06, 2006

14.1 Policy and strategy issues



Senior IT Directors must create a central Information Management Strategy which considers:
  • What data needs to be stored?
  • How long should this data be stored?
  • Where should this data be stored?
  • How should this data be backed up?
  • Data security.
  • What data is needed to be collected/sent to other systems? (EDI, suppliers, clients etc.)
  • Internal communication (chain of command, bulletins, shared workspace, mailing lists)
  • Legal issues (DPA etc.)
  • eg. School!
Why?
  • Without careful planning, systems can grow in an unstructured way, leading to inefficiency, redundancy and incompatibility.
An Information Management Policy must ensure:
  • ICT systems deliver the service cost effectively and without failure or delays
  • ICT systems match business objectives and strategies
  • ICT promotes competitive advantage by deploying innovative technology