BUILD AN INFORMATION STRATEGY FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION WHAT IS AN “INFORMATION STRATEGY”? Figure 1, Information Strategy Framework An information strategy defines the path that the organization must travel in order to have information management success. As such, it takes a holistic approach in helping the organization increase its information management capacity. Using the Build Information Strategy Framework TM, the execution of a properly constructed information strategy considers leadership/governance, operations, process, data, and technology. The five components of an information strategy (show above in Figure 1)— which roots information management in organizational strength—are all necessary to ensure your organization enjoys maximum success in the practice of information management and return on its technology investment. Each strategy is unique to the organization. The information strategy framework provides best-practice-based means for approaching every nonprofit as a unique entity, with its own unique challenges. Accordingly, the framework doesn’t come loaded with preconceived notions about what technology is best for each organization. Nor does it apply sweeping generalizations about what information management policies and practices will be best for each. Properly applying the framework is both an art and a science. It combines an understanding of the organization—including its people and their behaviors— with a variety of interrelated technical disciplines. © 2016 Build Consulting. All rights reserved. Page 5