Overview
Four closely related principles define Enterprise-wide Information Management (EwIM). The principles describe the conditions for the successful application of information technology in the enterprise.
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Information Technology Purpose: Information technology (I/T) linked to business purpose, objectives, and values, adds value to the enterprise.
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Information Technology Value: information technology adds value to the enterprise by contributing to measurable financial and business performance improvement for the enterprise and each enterprise component. The value and justification for investment in information technology, including infrastructure and application portfolios, is based on performance improvement.
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Information Technology Planning: I/T planning and management is linked to business strategic and tactical planning and management in order to achieve enterprise performance improvement.
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Information Technology Organization: Information technology departments are linked to business operating departments in order to plan and accomplish enterprise performance improvements.
These four principles are the foundation for EwlM planning frameworks and planning processes. This paper is a brief overview and leads the reader to further descriptions and examples of their application. The paper is organized in two main parts:
Chapter 2 explores the EwlM purpose and planning principles and describes the EwlM frameworks that define them. Chapter 3 explores EwlM value and organization principles that implement the EwlM purpose and planning concepts. An Appendix includes further information about EwlM and its components, including Information Economics.
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Literature
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Parker, Marilyn M., Robert J. Benson, with E.H. Trainor, Information Economics: Linking Information Technology and Business Performance, Prentice-Hall, 1988. European edition 1989. Japanese translation 1990. (ISBN 0-13-465014-x.)
Parker, Marilyn M., E.H. Trainor, with Robert J. Benson, Information Strategy and Economics: Linking Information Systems Strategy to Business Performance, Prentice-Hall, 1989. (ISBN 0-13-464901-x.)
Benson, Robert J., “The Value of Information,” in Hanboek Bestuurlijke Informatiekunde,” Samsom Bedrijfxinformatie bv, Amsterdam, 1992.
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Parker, Marilyn M., and Robert J. Benson, “Enterprisewide Information Management: State-of-the-Art Strategic Planning,” Handbook of MIS Management 1990-91 Yearbook, Auerbach, 1990, pp S-3 — S-15.
Papers and Articles
Benson, Robert J., “Information Economics and the Business Value of Computers,” POSPP Report P-34-1, Chantico Publishing Company, Dallas, January 1992.
Parker, Marilyn M., and Robert J. Benson, “Enterprisewide Information Economics,” Journal of Information Systems Management, Volume 6, Number 4, pp. 7–13, Fall 1989.
Benson, Robert J., “The Value of Information,” Proceedings of Informatieplanning, Voorsrpong Van Nu, Nootzaak Van Morgen, Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 10, 1989
Benson, Robert J., “Strategic Action Planning,” POSPP Report P-108-9, November 1989.
Benson, Robert J., “Cooperative Research Program in Services,” from Reports on POSPP Research Programs, P-34-9, October 1989, pp 1-8.
Benson, Robert J., “The Strategic Information-Management Challenge,” POSPP Report P-3-9, May 1989.
Benson, Robert J., and Marilyn M. Parker, “Enterprise-wide Information Management: An Introduction to the Concepts,”. us LASC Report G320-2768, IBM Los Angeles Scientific Center, May 1985.
Other publications
Stacey Flynn of the Gartner Group issued a Research Note about Information Economics titled “The Information Economics Model: it provides a structured methodology for evaluating I/T investments,” Research Note M-550-419, Gartner Group, Stamford, CT., December 31,1991. In this note she said: “The Information Economics Model... does not appear to suffer from the flaws often associated with academia, in that the model has been employed successfully by users and is adaptable to different environments.”
An interesting review of Information Economics is in the Journal of Information Technology, Volume 5, Number 1, pp 55-58, March 1990. Stephanie Lester, City University Business School, focuses the discussion on the iEcon process that “allows the organization to see the worth of a project to that organization and in direct comparison to other projects.”
See, for a connection of Information Economics and AD/Cycle: Orr, Ken, “Using Information Economics to Evaluate AD/Cycle’s Value,” AD/Cycle Value Assessment Guide, ZZ28-3724-0, IBM Corp, November 1989, pp 44-46.
See, for a discussion of EwIM in Holland: “Informatieplanning,” NGI-Magazine JRG, 4, NR. 11 November, 1989, p 14.
See, for a general description of the Seven Questions and Information Economics: Carlson, Walter M., and McNurlin, Barbara C., Measuring the Value of Information Systems, United Communications Group, Bethesda, Md., 1989, pp 13-18.
See, for a description of Information Economics and its relationship to strategic planning: “The I/S Role in Strategic Planning,” ACCESS, September 1989, Vol 2, no. 9, pp. 2–11.
See, for a discussion of Information Economics: “Helping Others Become Comfortable with Technology”, fo left I/S Analyzer, August, 1988, page 6-7.
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Benson, R.J. (1993). Enterprise-wide Information Management. In: Scheer, AW. (eds) Handbuch Informationsmanagement. Gabler Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-82845-3_8
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