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!
- Without careful planning, systems can grow in an unstructured way, leading to inefficiency, redundancy and incompatibility.
- 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
