What is an Enterprise
Information Model?
Bram Wessel and Gary Carlson
@factorfirm
factorfirm.com

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What is an information model?
A set of taxonomies, metadata, content
types, and the relationships between
them, that you use to run your business.

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What is an enterprise information
model?
Whenever you have multiple systems,
multiple business units, multiple channels,
or multiple workflows, you are in an
enterprise information environment.

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Why do you need an enterprise
information model?
It exists already whether you
acknowledge it or not.
Being intentional about it has benefits.
Ignoring it has risks.

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How do organizations successfully
manage an enterprise information model?
Organizational alignment.
Institutional commitment.
Long-term focus and planning.
Governance.
Viewing information as an enterprise asset.

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Where do you start?
Ask yourself, what is the business
context?

Thank you.
Bram Wessel and Gary Carlson
@factorfirm
factorfirm.com