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Information is seriously undervalued and underused as a corporate resource. The pressures of global competition and a growing dependence on information technology mean that the effective use of information is more important now than it has ever been. This book is a fundamental guide for unleashing information potential, by combining the discipline of information architecture with the power of knowledge management, to drive organizational changes. Instead of unlocking the potential of information, people are drowning in detail. Current books only approach this subject from an information technology perspective. This book combines techniques from knowledge management and information architecture to provide a layer above the detail - techniques for seeing the big picture.

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...Information First provides easily understandable material, which could be filleted and presented to senior management in order to provoke thinking about the importance and value of information Information World Review Jul-Aug 2004 Information management is a key focus item for most large companies and corporations, and there is surprisingly little published information in the area. Most material seems to focus either on IT or on Knowledge Management. The approach of focusing on 'information' rather than 'IT Architecture' or 'Knowledge Management' is quite original, and provides a very strong viewpoint that is complimentary to much of the already published material in this broad field. Ian Bowring, IBM Ireland Information First shows how improved information architecture allows organisations to take change in stride and serve their stakeholders far more effectively. Its practical focus and self- assessment tools help readers move from theory to action. Charles Bowen, Technical Architect, Fidelity Information Services, US. The mix of case studies and guidelines shows how to architect an information model that harmonises the language used by people working in an organisation. An integrated architecture allows us to align different views of our organisation and to talk in a consistent way about how we want to change and manage our business to meet new challenges. The architecture enables our organisation to understand the implications, impact and cost of changes and to design value adding solutions. This book is an excellent introduction to the subject of information architecture and will be useful to any large organisation that plans to build towards consistency rather than perpetuating a stovepipe mentality. Neil Phillips, Head of Process Architecture, Barclays Bank PLC

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Roger Evernden, Elaine Evernden

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