Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Managing Technology Resources
Managing Technology Resources
The physical
infrastructure
The applications
portfolio
The Data Resource
definition
integrity
rules
usage rights
The Data Management Process
Plan
Source Protect and secure
Acquire and maintain Account for use
Define/describe and Recover/restore and
inventory upgrade
Organize and make Determine retention
accessible and dispose
Quality control and Train and consult for
integrity effective use
Data Management Policies
Data
dictionary/directory
(DD/D)
The Physical Infrastructure -
Management Issues
1. Location
2. The workstation
3. Supported operating systems
4. Redundancy
5. Supported communications
protocols
The Physical Infrastructure -
Management Issues (continued)
6. Bandwidth
7. Response time on the network
8. Security versus ease of access
9. Breadth of network access
10.Access to external data services
The Applications Portfolio - Must
be Managed as an Asset
Management issues include:
Who is the assumed user?
Where should applications be located?
Should applications development be
process-driven or data-driven?
What should the requirements be for
justifying new systems?
The Role of the User-Manager
Make your position clear on critical
infrastructure management issues.
Take an active role in data stewardship.
Take responsibility for operating in line
with the organizations policies on
information resources.
Be active in demanding quality asset
management by the IS organization.