Current State of Information Management
Discussion Thread: Current State of Information Management
Discuss the following (one section/paragraph for each question):
1. How is information (data, use of technologies) currently managed in your organization (don’t share the name of the organization)?
2. Who ‘controls’ the information? As you know, information is power.
3. Which technologies (high level view) provide the information (data)?
4. Which Magana model (T1, T2, or T3) would best describe the how IT and IM are used in your work organization? Do you consider your organization to be “Information Centric”?
5. How do you use the data provided to you to make you more effective and impactful in your work and public service?
· Is the information helpful?
· Does it make a difference in policy, practice, results?
Apply: Discussion Posting and Two Replies—Current State of Information Management
Discuss the following in your posting
with the heading for each question to help readers follow your comments):
1. How are information (data, use of technologies) currently managed in your organization (don’t share the name of the organization)?
E.g., Which major technologies provide the information? The ask here is to
briefly summarize the technologies that your organization uses at a high level—digital dashboards, collaboration tools (Web Ex, Zoom, etc.), artificial intelligence, remote work, etc. Not details on type of mainframe, access points, or laptop, etc.
Focus on the use cases—how the technologies are making a difference or not.
2. Who ‘controls’ the information? As you know, information is power. Do some persons “hoard” information—or—conversely try to provide as much information as possible to others so all are working from the same knowledge?
3. Which Magana model (T1, T2, or T3) would best describe how IT and IM are used in your work organization? Do you consider your organization to be “Information Centric”?
E..g., Information centric. Both texts provide some context on what information centric means.
In your organization, are information and the enabling technologies critically important to serving the public, giving residents/consumers/etc. an optimal experience, and using technology to the maximum.
Or,
Are IT/IM commodities like electricity or gas to be provided at the lowest possible cost.
Essentially, how important is technology to the ‘success’ of your organization. Central or peripheral?
4. How do you,
personally, use the data provided to you to make you more effective and impactful in your work and public service? In this course always seek ways you can apply what you are learning.
Make what you learn each week personal and actionable.
· Is the information helpful?
· Does it make a difference in for your policy, practice, results?
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