This document provides an overview of the Information Strategy Planning (ISP) process. The summary is: The ISP process involves (1) analyzing business plans and needs, (2) building data, function, and information architecture models, and (3) defining a business systems architecture and implementation roadmap. The goal is to align information management support with organizational needs and enabling technologies through business process redesign and a technical architecture that integrates business functions into a seamless network of systems.

1. The I S P Process
by
K V Ramesh
Principal Consultant
IEF Consulting & Education,
Texas Instruments
April 7, 1994

2. Information Engineering
Business
Needs
Formal
Techniques
Information
Systems

3. Information Engineering Life Cycle
Planning
Business Area Analysis
Business Systems & Technical Design
Construction, Transition, & Production

4. ISP - Information Strategy Plan
Key Components / Deliverables
Analyze Business Plans
Manage
Define Organize Implement
Business
Information Technical Information
Systems
Architecture Architecture Management
Architecture

5. Analyze Business Plans
Goals
Strategies
Objectives
Mission
Critical Success Factors

6. Translate with SWOT Analysis
Business Plans
Performance Measures
Information Needs

7. SWOT Analysis
Opportunities &
Threats
Strengths &
Weaknesses - External Analysis
. Customers
- Internal Analysis . Competitors
. Industry
. Environment
Information Needs
Performance Measures

8. Build Data & Function Models
Information Needs Performance Measures
Data Function
(Activity)

9. Data Model - Subject Area Diagram
AIRCRAFTS FLIGHTS
PERFORMANCE MAINTENANCE
INDICATORS
PLANS FACILITIES STAFF

10. Activity Model - Function Hierarchy Diagram
Air Operations Division
Business Management
Resource Management
Materials Management
Equipment Management
Customer Services
Performance Management

11. Information Gathering
One-on-One
Reconciliation
is a nightmare...
=
Facilitated Session
If they all agree
I might...
=

12. Tools for back room analysis
Matrices:
Information Needs COLUMNS
x Organizational Units
x Business Functions x
x Data / Entity Types
x
x x x x x x
x x
Data / Entity Type
R x
x Business Functions
O
x Locations
W x x
Analysis: S
Empty Row x x x
x
Empty Column
Dense Row
Dense Column

13. Build Information Architecture
DATA / ENTITY TYPE
F
U C
N C
C R C
T C
I R U C
O U C
N
Using Expected Effects : Create / Read / Update / Delete

14. Define Business Areas
Data / Entity Type
F C
U R C
N R U C
C
C
T
I R U C
O R U R C
N
Business Area I Business Area II

15. Build Business Systems Architecture
I
Business Functions
N
F
O Strategic
R & Decision Support I
M Planning F m
A e p
T e l
I d e
O b m
N a e
c n
Control k
N t
&
E Operation Transaction Processing
E
D
S

16. Business Systems Architecture Diagram
B U S I N E S S F U N C T I O NS
Business Resource Materials Flight
Mgmt. Mgmt. Mgmt. Operations
I
N
F
O Strategic
R
M
A
T Planning
I
O
N Monitor &
Control
N
E
E Operational
D
S

17. Business Process Redesign Opportunities
Organizational Needs Enabling Technology
Business Re-Configuration
Business Vision
Strategy Development
Services Value Chain Technical Architecture
Business Process Redesign Business Network Design
Core Competencies Customers Service Providers
Build Buy
Integrated Network of Systems

18. Build the Services Value Chain &
the enabling Technical Architecture
Services
Value Chain
Business
Vision
Strategy
Development
Technical Architecture

19. Redefine Business Vision & Strategies
Organizational
Needs Redefining Business
Business
Vision
Strategy
Development
Enabling
Technologies

20. Identify the Core Competencies
Services Value Chain
Outsourcing
Customers Core
Competencies

21. Technical Architecture
Customers Core Outsourcers
Business
Seamless Integrated Network of Systems

22. ISP Implementation Roadmap
Information
Strategy
Plan
Implementation
Management
Technical Business Organizational
Projects Projects Projects

23. Aligning the Information Management Support
Assess the effectiveness of the
Information Management in providing
the support for the new architectures
ACTIVITY
Planning Development
O
A R A
R R - Responsibility
Unit I
G
E A - Authority
U
R R A
E - Expertise
N
I
Unit II W - Work
W E W
T

24. Implement the Plan
Plan Present Approve
Business Systems Architecture Diagram
B U S I N E S S F U N C T I O NS ISP - Information Strategy Plan
Business Resource Materials Flight
Mgmt. Mgmt. Mgmt. Operations
I
N
F
O
Strategic
Key Components / Deliverables
R
M
A
T
I
O
Planning
Analyze Business Plans
N
Monitor &
Control
N
E
E
D Operational
S
Manage
Define Organize Implement
Business
Information Technical Information
Systems
Architecture Architecture Management
Architecture
Maintain Implement Develop
Information Systems
Business Systems Architecture Diagram
B U S I N E S S F U N C T I O NS
Business Resource Materials Flight
Mgmt. Mgmt. Mgmt. Operations
I
N
F
O Strategic
R
M
A Planning
T
I
O Monitor &
N Control
N
E Operational
E
D
S

25. Thank You