Information Management

World-Class Information Management

World-Class Information Management deals with acquisition, processing, storage, security, modification, dissemination,  archiving,  and even eventual deletion of information within functional areas, across an organization, across the enterprise and also across the value chain..  Stakeholders span departmental, divisional, enterprise and alliance boundaries such that all are collectively responsible for information is available for decision making.  Information management requires of policies and procedures, as well as agreements across the value chain as to how the information will be managed.   Information management embraces all the generic concepts of management, including the planning, organizing, structuring, processing, controlling, evaluation and reporting of information activities, all of which is needed in order to meet the needs of those with organisational roles or functions that depend on information. Information management is closely related to, and overlaps with, the management of data, systems, technology, processes and strategy.