Methodology Comparisons and Conclusions
The conclusions of the case studies suggested that further development into the methodologies for IA was needed to include further explanation of tools, techniques, templates, interview preparation, process modelling and analysis. In 2008 Buchanan and Gibb drew comparisons from the published IA methodologies of the following scholars: Burk and Horton, Orna, Buchanan and Gibb and Henczel, with the purpose of understanding if a hybrid-methodology could be produced as a ‘baseline’ from all four.
The hybrid-methodology was formed of seven stages and is as below:
- Set-up including project plan, communications, endorsements, business case and preliminary analysis
- Review strategic (internal and external) analysis and organisational (cultural) analysis
- Survey information users, identify IR and map the information flow
- Account the cost/business benefits and value of IR
- Analyse all findings
- Report on the production and dissemination of recommendations
- Guide towards development of an organisation’s information management policy/strategy, establish the IA as a cyclical process, monitor and control.
However, Buchanan and Gibb themselves declared that this should not be considered a conclusive comparison as it is high-level "and does not assess how well each methodology addresses each stage."
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