3. Creating an MIS

Usually an organisation has someone responsible for collating information that help management make decisions.

It might be a single person keeping a sales spreadsheet up to date or it might be an entire department with a team of analysts and a manager along with a huge data information system supporting them.

An MIS needs to address these points

  • What decisions do management need to make.
  • How often do they need to discuss them.
  • What information do they need to support those decisions.
  • What systems need to be in place to handle the data.
  • What staff need to be in place to make sense of the data.
  • What training and expertise do they need to be efficient.
  • What are the standard reports needed.
  • What budget is available for the MIS and its maintenance.

Answering these questions helps shape the MIS that the organisation needs and what it can afford.

 

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