Description
Organisations are using data, information and knowledge as a competitive weapon. Their data, information and knowledge are arguably their most valuable assets. Yet, this fourth asset is managed badly when compared to the other three assets, namely money, people and infrastructure with considerable risk to the organisation. Executives are accountable for the success of their organisations, and those who don窶冲 manage this critical resource and business enabler effectively can be regarded as negligent. Information Assets carry enormous risk and value. Most boards and executives don窶冲 know how to govern and manage IAs effectively and nobody is held accountable. Given this, organisations should govern and manage their Information Assets the way they manage their Financial Assets. The benefits of managing IAs well are compelling. These benefits include increased efficiency, productivity, employee satisfaction, improved decision-making, mitigating business risk and improving product, protecting corporate reputation and service delivery. Drawing on ground-breaking research, this book explains why Information Assets are so important to organisations and the barriers to managing them well.
This book is unique in the sense that it takes a fresh look at this topic, is based on experience and research, and includes interviews from more than 70 industry leaders. In short, this book is written by executives and explains where to start.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Background/context
Chapter 2: Benefits of Managing IAs Effectively
Chapter 3: Executive Awareness
Chapter 4: Business Environment
Chapter 5: Leadership and Management
Chapter 6: Asset Governance
Chapter 7: Information Systems
Chapter 8: Information Assets Behaviours
Chapter 9: Information Asset Attributes and Quality
Chapter 10: Information Asset Performance/Exploitation
Chapter 11: Justification
Chapter 12: Conclusion and Call to Action
