Information Manager Flashcards
DATA
- raw/unorganised form of information (alphabets, numbers, symbols)
Structured: - spreadsheets
- databases
Unstructured:
- images
- E-mail attachments
- PDFs
Data processing -> information
DATA -> TRAMSFORMATION PROCESS (summarising, adding value) -> information (data organised in meaningful ways)
Information management
application of management techniques to:
- collect information
- communicate within and outside organisation
- process information for decision making
Information management involves
- management of information resources
- deriving knowledge from information
- analysis of information processing procedures
Evolving role of the chief information officer
- CIOs work in various roles
- driven by background interests
- different roles in different industries and organisations
CIO job title
- senior executive in charge of information technology and computer systems that support an organisations business goals
- key strategist within organisation
- focuses on information required
IT manager
- different to CIO
- focuses on technology required
- has tech as centre of focus
Goals of information management
- supply business with information
- improve and speed up business
- create and maintain competitive advantage
- reduce unnecessary complexity of information processing systems
Information management principles
- avoid collecting duplicate information
- share and re-use information
- ensure information is complete, accurate, current, relevant and understandable
- safeguard information, respecting privacy, policy and legal requirements
Information manager skills
- creativity - shift from managing digital teams to coming up with new innovative ways to drive business transformation
- leadership - strategic business leader managing multiple teams, locations and projects
- security - knowledge of cyber security
Information systems (IS) in organisations
- critical component of a successful organisation
- provide high level of computer automation to support business functions (accounting, finance eg)
Management information systems (MIS)
- provide managers and decision makers with information and support for effective decision making and provides feedback on daily operations
- an integrated collection of subsystems (provides information for strategic, management and operational decision making
Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
- designed and developed to integrate data and support major functions of organisations (e.g accounting)
- goal- to make information flow dynamic and immediate= increasing its usefulness and value
ERP Modules
Production: support the planning and optimising of the manufacturing capacity, parts, components
Human Resources: streamlined management of Human Resources and human capitals
ERP Architecture
- layers to manage system complexity:
- data tier, business tier, presentation tier
- business tier feeds data into presentation tier
