Friday, 7 March 2014

CHAPTER 6: VALUING ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION


ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION

- It comes at different levels and formats and 'granularities'.

- Information granularities refers to the extent of detail within the information ( fine and detailed or coarse
  and abstract)












THE VALUE OF TRANSACTIONAL & ANALYTICAL INFORMATION


Transactional information - encompasses all of the information contained within a single business process or unit of work, and its primary purpose is to support the performing of daily operational tasks.

Analytical information - encompasses all organizational information, and its primary purpose is to support the performing of managerial analysis tasks.










THE VALUE OF QUALITY INFORMATION





UNDERSTANDING THE COSTS OF POOR INFORMATION
- using the wrong information can lead to making the wrong decision.
- it also can cost time money and even reputations.

UNDERSTANDING THE BENEFITS OF GOOD INFORMATION
- high-quality information can significantly improve the chances of making a good decision and directly increased and organization's bottom line.

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