Risk assessment on information service quality - find your strengths
19th May 2020

Jinfo's article, "Risk assessment on information service quality" identifies four facets to analyse to answer the question: how do you maintain high quality service through sudden change and disruption? Review the worksheet, then review this recorded webinar, where our analyst walks through how...

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Risk assessment on information licensing
Thursday, 14th May 2020

Licensing third-party information comes with risks relating to access, security, accuracy and cost. Assess these risks so that you can prioritise how to address them.

Note: This article is part of the Focus on Risk Assessment.

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Risk assessment on information value
Monday, 11th May 2020

Information teams are fully aware of their value but knowing how to communicate it to the organisation is key to bridging the gap between perception and value and reducing risk. This article helps you assess that risk and includes a worksheet to help you document your current value foundations.

Note: This article is part of the Focus on Risk Assessment.

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Remote information teams assess their risks
Thursday, 7th May 2020

The challenging times we work in have thrown risk assessment into sharp focus, and present major challenges to information teams getting used to working remotely. This blog sets out the big questions teams must ask of themselves as they seek to demonstrate the value they bring to organisations.

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Risk assessment on information team management
Thursday, 7th May 2020

Working remotely within a team can initially be plain sailing but after a few weeks, productivity may begin to be adversely affected. To enable you to address the long-term risks of managing your information team, we have developed a worksheet to help you analyse and improve the key components of team management including, communication, collaboration, culture and accountability.

Note: This article is part of the Focus on Risk Assessment.

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Risk assessment on information service quality
Tuesday, 5th May 2020

Whilst your business may be running smoothly now, have you considered what would happen if an unexpected event interrupted your ability to provide a continuous, high-quality service? This article looks at some of the challenges that could arise along with a practical worksheet you can use to address them.

Note: This article is part of the Focus on Risk Assessment.

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Your optimisation toolkit - what does your team need?
Thursday, 23rd April 2020

With so many tools available to help us work, collaborate and manage remotely, it can be hard to know which key features can best help us manage our workflow and manage projects. This article helps you ask the right questions and hones in on the elements that make up the basic optimisation toolkit and includes a practical worksheet you can use to help you with this.

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Market landscape - packaging and labelling standards
Thursday, 2nd April 2020

In this market landscape, we look at six sources for technical and regulatory standards databases for packaging and labelling: Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) ASTM International Online Browsing Platform (OBP), International Standards Organization (ISO) BRCGS World Health...

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Q&A with Go-Fair.org's Erik Schultes
Thursday, 12th March 2020

We interview Erik Schultes - the International Science Coordinator at the GO FAIR International Support and Coordination Office (GFISCO). In recent years, Erik has been working with a diverse community of stakeholders to develop FAIR data and services within and outside the life sciences. We used this interview to explore what GO FAIR is all about and what its aims are.

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Jinfo model - overcoming the challenges to progress
Tuesday, 10th March 2020

Information teams are faced with a number of challenges as they seek to push the expertise they offer up the list of wider priorities within an organisation. Jinfo's model shows how to assess the challenges faced and how best to tackle them in order to achieve data transformation. By Robin Neidorf

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