Part 114: Information Management

Part 114: Information Management
(Project Integration Management: Manage Project Knowledge)

• Information Management tools connect people with information
• While “Knowledge” can be complicated and ambiguous, “Information” is explicit, simple, and unambiguous
• Project information can be managed and distributed as
  • Hard-copy documents (letters, memos, reports)
  • Electronic communications (e-mail, fax, telephone, websites)
  • Electronic project management tools (web interfaces, project management software, meeting software, collaborative software)
• The Project Management Information System (PMIS) can include a component for sharing Documents and Information
• An information management tool is most effective when it is interactive, for example
  • Ability for users to contact the information’s author in order to obtain more information
  • Ability for users to ask for help