Using the golden information thread: Lessons from the Utilities sector for managing risk, making decisions and providing governance [ABSTRACT]
Jinfo Blog
1st July 2011
Abstract
Projects often involve third parties which inevitably makes information management more complicated, particularly when it comes to ensuring there is only “one version of the truth”. Edward Ptolomey shows how a partnership approach in the utilities sector reduced duplication of information and helped risk management.
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Projects often involve third parties which inevitably makes information management more complicated, particularly when it comes to ensuring there is only “one version of the truth”. Edward Ptolomey shows how a partnership approach in the utilities sector reduced duplication of information and helped risk management.
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Often it is third party organisations that hold the key information on the product or service which is being delivered. But, as a client, this information is critical to enable you to develop as a business and ensure that you are complying with quality standards, health & safety, legislation and governance. To obtain and use this critical information you can either demand it is given to you as part of the contract arrangement or you can embrace a partnership approach. Partnership creates a platform for involving the third party in creating and exploring common information requirements that enable workflow. This will enable there to be “one version of the truth”.
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