Making Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Work for Business: A Guide to Understanding Information as an Asset - Softcover

Ladley B.A., John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0123756952 ISBN 13: 9780123756954

Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann, 2010

Synopsis

Making Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Work for Business: A Guide to Understanding Information as an Asset provides a comprehensive discussion of EIM. It endeavors to explain information asset management and place it into a pragmatic, focused, and relevant light.

The book is organized into two parts. Part 1 provides the material required to sell, understand, and validate the EIM program. It explains concepts such as treating Information, Data, and Content as true assets; information management maturity; and how EIM affects organizations. It also reviews the basic process that builds and maintains an EIM program, including two case studies that provide a birds-eye view of the products of the EIM program. Part 2 deals with the methods and artifacts necessary to maintain EIM and have the business manage information. Along with overviews of Information Asset concepts and the EIM process, it discusses how to initiate an EIM program and the necessary building blocks to manage the changes to managed data and content.

• Organizes information modularly, so you can delve directly into the topics that you need to understand
• Based in reality with practical case studies and a focus on getting the job done, even when confronted with tight budgets, resistant stakeholders, and security and compliance issues
• Includes applicatory templates, examples, and advice for executing every step of an EIM program

About this title

About the Author

John Ladley is one of the leading pioneers in the field of Data Governance and Enterprise Information Management. As a consultant, trainer, and author he has over 30 years of coal-face experience dealing with the people and challenges of putting data to work. John has worked with clients across a range of sectors, bringing pragmatic insights to the management and governance of data as an asset and the leadership of data-related organisation transformation. John is also a founder of the Data Leaders’ Organisation, a collaborative think-tank of industry experts working to promote good practices in data management. John’s books include two editions of Data Governance: How to Design, Deploy, and Sustain an Effective Data Governance Program and Making Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Work for Business: A Guide to Understanding Information as an Asset. John is a regular keynote speaker at data industry conferences worldwide.

From the Back Cover

Making Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Work for Business educates executives and middle management on the risks, challenges, and subsequent remediation value of treating information as a real asset. The book is divided into two parts, the first of which defines EIM, addresses why it is required, and identifies the business issues surrounding it. The second part acts as a field guide, or "how-to" that explains how EIM can be worked into any organization via various methodologies, techniques, templates, and business case studies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0123756952
• ISBN 13: 9780123756954
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 552