Investment philosophies for strategic portfolio management
2nd December 2021

Financial managers build wealth portfolios based on investment philosophies. Your organisation’s portfolio of third-party content should also be based on an investment philosophy, which clearly states objectives, strategies, and measures of success.In this session, we reviewed and analysed...

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Negotiation role-play for content licensing professionals
7th October 2021

Review the report from the latest of our popular negotiation role-play sessions...This session's scenario: managing difficult conversations with internal stakeholdersWhat happens when the primary barrier to a successful contract negotiation is with your internal stakeholders rather than your...

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Value Chain (step five - putting the Value Chain together)
31st August 2021

There is an art to concise reporting. It requires you to understand your audience, what they're looking for, and their likely questions, and then provide the clearest responses to their needs. Develop your reporting framework to:Compile effective reports that demonstrate the value of...

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Value Chain (step four - measurement - selecting and collecting data)
27th August

If you've been working through our series of activities on the Value Chain, you'll be some way towards creating your own set of components of success for your organisation. Before you present your results to stakeholders, you will have to identify the data points that track that...

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Value Chain (step three - your contributions to the Value Chain)
27th August 2021

Once you have defined the Value Chain for your organisation and the role information plays in it, it’s time to describe how you and your team tangibly contribute to business goals such as efficiency, innovation, and risk management. Document how information products and services...

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Value Chain (step two - how well do you know the Value Chain?)
26th August 2021

Most information teams know more than they may realise about their users and what they are trying to accomplish. But there is nothing like first-hand information from the people you support. The next activity is to conduct research with your users to test your assumptions about their...

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Value Chain (step one - defining success through the Value Chain)
26th August 2021

To demonstrate value, you have to be able to describe what "value" actually means. This starts with understanding the goals of the organisation, and then making the case for how you contribute to that goal and organisational success. By defining success through the value chain, you...

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Centre of Excellence (step five - your evolution work plan)
Wednesday, 11th August 2021

A practical work plan is essential for turning your vision as a Centre of Excellence into a reality. Previous steps in the Focus on Centre of Excellence walked through analysing and identifying opportunities and gaps in your services, relationships with stakeholders and team characteristics. In the final part of our series, we guide you through the process for implementing a practical work plan.

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Centre of Excellence (step five - your evolution work plan)
30th July 2021

Evolving to an Information Centre of Excellence and committing to the continuous improvement that keeps you relevant and strategic requires a shift in perspective on department operations.Your evolution work plan shouldn't just include how you deliver services and communicate with users and...

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Community deck - Centre of Excellence - make progress on your evolution, with your peers
Friday, 23rd July 2021

For nearly a decade, Jinfo has assisted information teams with designing their own versions of the Jinfo model for an Information Centre of Excellence. Now you have a chance to compare notes, objectives and results with your peers.If you have not yet explored the activities in the Focus on Centre...

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