Initial Assessment Matrices
This article provides information for Initial Assessment Matrices. Performance measures provide quantifiable indicators of progress toward specific goals or objectives.
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Initial_Assessment_Matrices
Objective_Strategy_Matrix
Objective_Critical_Success_Factor_Matrix
Information_Need_Objective_Matrix
Information_Need_Strategy_Matrix
Information_Need_Goal_Matrix
Information_Need_Critical_Success_Factor_Matrix
Organizational_Unit_Strategy_Matrix
Organizational_Unit_Critical_Success_Factor
Organizational_Unit_Information_Need_Matrix
Organizational_Unit_Performance_Measure_Matrix
During the Initial Assessment of a project, you:
- Formulate a mission statement
- Establish a set of objectives for the enterprise
- Develop a strategy to support each objective
- Develop goals to support each strategy
- Formulate a set of information needs
- Define the relationship between organizational units in an enterprise
Progress is influenced by many critical success factors. Positive factors are facilitators; negative factors are inhibitors.
Objective/Strategy Matrix
The Objective Strategy Matrix associates long-term objectives with the required strategies.
The matrix helps management determine the following:
- The analysis of the overall business strategy is complete.
- Elements of the resulting business plan are implemented.
Each objective should have at least one supporting strategy.
Permitted values in cells are X, 1 through 9, or blank. Use of the X value generally is adequate.
Objective/Critical Success Factor Matrix
The Objective/Critical Success Factor Matrix maps long-term objectives to the critical factors that influence their achievement. It helps managers track how critical success factors affect progress toward objectives.
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populates the objectives axis of the matrix if the Objective/Strategy Matrix exists.Permitted values in cells are X, 1 through 9, or blank. Use of the X value generally is adequate.
Information Need/Objective Matrix
The Information Need/Objective Matrix maps long-term objectives to the information needs required to meet the objectives.
This matrix highlights the information that is required to accomplish long-term objectives. You can use the information to assign priorities to the development of information systems.
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populates the objectives axis, if objectives are defined in another matrix.Permitted values in cells are X, 1 through 9, or blank.
Information Need/Strategy Matrix
The Information Need/Strategy Matrix associates the information needs required to meet objectives with the strategies for achieving objectives.
This matrix highlights the information that is required to accomplish long-term objectives. You can use the information to assign priorities to the development of information systems.
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populates the rows and columns if the information needs and strategies exist in another matrix.Permitted values in cells are X, 1 through 9, or blank.
Information Need/Goal Matrix
The Information Need/Goal Matrix associates the information needs required to meet objectives with the specific time-related goals for achieving those objectives.
This matrix highlights the information that is required to accomplish short-term objectives. You can use the information to assign priorities to the development of information systems.
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populates the rows and columns if the information needs and critical success factors exist in another matrix.Permitted values in cells are X, 1 through 9, or blank.
Information Need/Critical Success Factor Matrix
The Information Need/Critical Success Factor Matrix associates the information needs required to meet objectives with the critical factors that influence the ability to achieve the objectives of the enterprise.
This matrix shows how the need for certain information influences critical success factors. You can use the information to assign priorities to the development of information systems.
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populates the rows and columns if the information needs and critical success factors exist in another matrix.Permitted values in cells are X, 1 through 9, or blank.
Organizational Unit/Strategy Matrix
The Organizational Unit/Strategy Matrix maps strategies to organizational units in the enterprise. This matrix indicates which organizational units pursue specific strategies.
Initially, the matrix shows the extent of involvement in a strategy of an organizational unit. Later, the matrix helps identify the principal users of key systems and quantifies each stake of a user in a system.
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populates the rows and columns if the organizational units and strategies exist in another matrix.Permitted values in cells are X, 1 through 9, or blank.
Organizational Unit/Critical Success Factor
The Organizational Unit/Critical Success Factor Matrix indicates which organizational units impact specific critical success factors.
Initially, the matrix can measure the importance of a critical success factor to the organizational unit. Later, the matrix helps identify the principal users of key systems and quantifies each stake of a user in a system.
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populates the rows and columns if the organizational units and critical success factors exist in another matrix.Permitted values in cells are X, 1 through 9, or blank. You can record the involvement of an organizational unit as active or passive using the following suggested cell values:
1 = Active
2 = Passive
An active organizational unit can positively manage the critical success factor. A passive organizational unit can influence the critical success factor only indirectly.
Organizational Unit/Information Need Matrix
The Organizational Unit/Information Need Matrix highlights the information that is required by each organizational unit. After you define potential systems, the matrix can confirm that the data that is handled by each system satisfies the needs of an organizational unit responsible for the system.
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populates the rows and columns if the organizational units and information needs exist in another matrix.Permitted values in cells are X, 1 through 9, or blank.
This matrix is 1 of 14 core matrices.
Organizational Unit/Performance Measure Matrix
The Organizational Unit/Performance Measure Matrix relates each organizational unit to the performance measures that monitor progress toward goals and objectives.
After you define potential systems, the matrix can confirm that the systems satisfy the needs of the responsible organizational units.
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populates the organizational units axis of the matrix if organizational units exist in another matrix or the Organizational Hierarchy Diagram.Permitted values in cells are X, 1 through 9, or blank.
This matrix is 1 of 14 core matrices.