12 Feb Our Information Management Maturity Assessment: The Basics
Our Information Management Maturity Assessment is a proven method to evaluate your current information management practices. It has delivered measurable improvements in maturity for clients across various industries, especially in the context of integrating advanced technologies like AI and machine learning.
As part of our Advisory Services practice, our assessment framework forms the foundation for developing a robust information management strategy, roadmap, and operating model – essential components of an AI-driven information ecosystem.
In this article, we explain how we assess the maturity of our clients’ current information management capabilities and accelerate data-driven decision-making.
What is our Information Management Assessment Framework?
The first step in our framework is to scope the key stakeholders and areas of concern across thirteen core information management and data governance domains. We work with business unit leaders and their data SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) to understand both short-term and long-term goals, including AI integration opportunities.
Through workshops with each business unit, we assess the current and target state maturity for each activity. This process helps surface information risks, opportunities, threats, and weaknesses. We evaluate these elements using a maturity scale for each area of information management and can provide detailed guidance across business units, across each activity, and against benchmarks.
By aggregating and thoroughly analysing these results alongside other key artefacts, we set maturity goals, create a roadmap, and develop a strategic information management framework. This comprehensive assessment supports your organisation’s steps towards becoming a data-driven, AI-enabled organisation.
Working in Collaboration with Clients’ Goals
Our maturity framework is built on the belief that data, information, and AI-driven insights are critical to your organisation’s success. We design our assessments to help underpin your business strategy, enhance operations, and minimise the costs and risks associated with managing large data sets. Our approach is not about governance for its own sake, but to enable the effective use of AI and data for decision-making.
What we assess
Our framework allows us to assess a wide spectrum of your information management and data governance practices, many of which are integral to leveraging AI effectively:
- Data governance strategy and operating model
- Data quality, confidence, and AI-readiness
- Information privacy and literacy, including AI ethics
- Data definitions
- Data ownership
- Information and data lifecycle management (including timely disposal of data)
Our Tailored Approach & Unique IP
Our practical approach and unique IP allows us to quickly identify gaps in your data governance program and fast-track your AI capabilities. Our experts can help you uncover dormant capabilities and pinpoint any immediate risks, particularly those related to data that could be leveraged for AI applications.
As a related service, InfoCentric can also provide scanning of your information and data environments to detect sensitive data (Personal, Credit and Health Identifiable Information) wherever it’s stored. This provides immediate ability to reduce your information exposure, and provides valuable inputs into the information management and data governance strategy.
How Can we Help You?
Our unique approach to assessing information management maturity has helped a range of clients, including ASX and government organisations. We’ve helped CIOs, CDOs, Heads of Data, and other information leaders across Banking, Insurance, Utilities, Government, Healthcare, and more.
Our work is tailored to your specific needs, allowing you to navigate a pragmatic roadmap towards information maturity – lower costs, reducing risks, improving performance, and unlocking deeper insights from AI-powered analytics.