What We Do
Information Management Services, Inc. is a consulting firm whose mission
is to help organizations make smart investments in information products
and services that will bring the most value to their business. Our
engagements are focused primarily on information needs assessments,
information product evaluations and trials, vendor contract negotiations,
strategic planning for information resources, and drafting of information
policies. We also have experience with taxonomy development.
Information Needs Assessments
How long has it been since you talked directly with business professionals
in your organization about the kinds of information they require for
day-to-day decision-making? We
will help you design
surveys and administer focus groups to determine the content and
information services needed by knowledge workers in your organization.
Information Product/Services
Evaluations & Trials
How do you sort through all
of the advertising and marketing messages to learn what benefits content
providers and information services can offer to your organization? Should
you diversify your information services investments? Based on the outcome
of the information needs assessments, we will help you identify
appropriate content resources and will work with vendors to set up trials
of these services for the persons who need to use them.
Contract Negotiations &
Management
Information Management Services will help you consolidate vendor
contracts, negotiate the best prices for your organization, and get the
most flexible terms in your information services contracts.
Strategic Planning for Information
Centers
Do you have a Strategic Plan for information services that you can share
with management and other colleagues? With your input, we can help you
prepare this essential business tool.
Information Policies
Changing technology and evolving laws may require new policies for
retrieving, using, sharing, storing, and purging information—both
internal and external documents. We
can help you draft new information policies for your organization.
Evaluation of Information
Resources
We can compare specific attributes of multiple information sources to
determine which one most closely matches your needs.
Taxonomy Development
Classification and indexing of documents has become more critical as
businesses create and then need to find an ever-increasing amount of
digitized information in their networks. Information Management Services
can help you determine what classification systems or taxonomies you might
license to apply to your content or we can help you develop standards for
creating your own taxonomy. |
