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Information Lifecycle Toolbox

Based around our Information Lifecycle Toolbox we can assess your requirements and plan and execute your information journey.

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Information Lifecycle Toolbox

Manage Your Information Through Its Lifecycle

1 PLAN 2 COLLECT, RECEIVE & CAPTURE 3 CREATE 4 EVALUATE 5 ORGANISE 6 USE & DISSEMINATE 7 MAINTAIN, PROTECT & PRESERVE 8 DISPOSE 9 TRAINING – SKILL DEVELOPMENT

This toolbox can be applied to any organisation small, medium or large. Vista Information can also manage all or only one tool for you - depending on your requirements.

Vista manages your information through its lifecycle.

The information lifecycle is a term used to describe how information in an organisation is created, managed and stored.

We have the tools to manage clients through the lifecycle.

Through the use of all or some of these tools we can help you:

01Generate new ideas
02Declutter your office space
03Manage your client records
04Retain your required documents
05Meet your legal requirements
06Ensure easy retrievability of your records
Our Lifecycle Tools

What is included in our Information Lifecycle Toolbox? Take a look below;

Vista Information can manage all or only one tool for you, depending on your requirements.

01

PLAN

We first analyse what your business question is to determine what changes can be implemented and what knowledge you need to improve productivity. The tool required for the Plan process is the Assessment tool that involves a review of your current information through our Consulting service, and an analysis of the systems in place.

Service: Consulting Services
02

COLLECT, RECEIVE & CAPTURE

This is where we find the information that will help you to create new knowledge. The tool required for this is Intelligence Services which is used to help with corporate development, data mining, client markets and industry intelligence, acquisitions, prospecting and strategic reviews.

Service: Desktop Research / Company Intelligence / Competitive Intelligence / Industry Intelligence / People Intelligence / Deal Intelligence / Portfolio Intelligence
03

CREATE

New knowledge is created from all of the information acquired. This tool is the Inhouse Technology tool, using tools such as any of the M365 products, including Sharepoint on a regular basis.

Service: Data Management / Records Management
04

EVALUATE

Now we ascertain what is the importance of this new knowledge, and does this knowledge need to be kept? Here we use the Evaluate tool to look at organisational policy, legal requirements, retention schedule and client requirements.

Service: Information and Data Governance
05

ORGANISE

Deciding how best to display this new knowledge. Using the Inhouse Technology tool we look at information visibility, information design, file indexing, metadata, taxonomy, document management systems, websites, intranets (SharePoint).

Service: Taxonomy Management / Website Development
06

USE & DISSEMINATE

Analysing how all new knowledge is going to be used, then select the appropriate dissemination tool. The tool required is InfoUTool, and this tool includes what type of information - numerical or text, information discovery, hardcopy or softcopy, access policy, document display or considering if its business critical.

Service: Taxonomy and Metadata
07

MAINTAIN, PROTECT & PRESERVE

Here we look at the access policy, retention policy and type of media storage.

Service: Information and Data Governance
08

DISPOSE

Activate the Secure Disposal of information.

Service: Information Management / Data Management / Records Management
09

TRAINING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

In addition, Vista can provide your staff with the skills to underpin your information journey offering training in information design, research, content management, information management and knowledge sharing.

Service: Education and Training

Flexible Lifecycle Support

Support for Your Information Journey

01Planning and assessment
02Research and intelligence
03Information organisation
04Governance and preservation
05Secure disposal
06Training and skill development

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Plan Your Information Lifecycle

Based around our Information Lifecycle Toolbox we can assess your requirements and plan and execute your information journey.

To learn more about any of our services please call or email us.

Vista Information Lifecycle Toolbox

Frequently asked questions

Questions, answered with clarity.

Answers to common questions about our Information Lifecycle Toolbox.

The toolbox supports the way information is created, managed and stored in an organisation. It includes planning, collecting information, creating knowledge, evaluation, organisation, use and dissemination, preservation, disposal, and staff training.

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