Information Architecture

A well-designed information system should rest on a coherent foundation that supports change and organizational agility. 

Information is one of the most critical business assets. An organization's information services must be part of a well-planned infrastructure of core resources to support its operations or to innovate. 

The specific systems should be configured into a coherent architecture to deliver the necessary information services. Many organizations rely on specialized IT companies to deliver some or even all of their information services.

A well-designed information system rests on a coherent foundation that supports responsive change, which consists of core telecommunications networks, databases and data warehouses, software, hardware, and procedures managed by various specialists. Establishing and maintaining a complex infrastructure requires extensive planning and consistent implementation to handle strategic corporate initiatives, transformations, mergers, and acquisitions. An information system infrastructure should be established to create meaningful options for future corporate development.

An organization’s long-term general strategic plans must be considered when designing an information system infrastructure and architecture. When organized into a coherent whole, the specific information systems that support operations, management, and knowledge work constitute the system architecture of an organization. 

Information Architecture is a useful tool in the information governance context as well, by articulating how the information can be structured to enable users to make effective decisions. An effective information architecture with a well-designed user interface helps to facilitate strategic dialogues, build support and understanding of the strategy among employees, and ensure that it is effectively communicated to improve the success rate of strategy executions.

A well-designed information system should rest on a coherent foundation that supports change and organizational agility. Establishing and maintaining a complex infrastructure requires extensive planning and consistent implementation to handle strategic corporate initiatives, transformations, mergers, and acquisitions.

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