The task of a need for information analysis consists of deriving application and program-specific requirements to information systems. Within the economical informatics and the information science this need for information is user-referred defined, which means that the needs for information of the user of the information system concerned action are.

Fundamental questions

With the need for information analysis are to be clarified per project:

• Which information is needed
• How frequently is information needed
• In which form is the information to be present
• How is information to be transported
• Is information for the task fulfilment (priority) how

Instruments

• Task analysis: Analysis of the decision structures during the task accomplishment; the need for information is derived from arising information deficits
• Document analysis: Determination of the need for information from the documents, which are relevant for the decision-making process
• Report method: Information deficits are derived from reports of the decision makers, in order to determine the need for information (interview, questionnaire)

Criticism and extension

The analysis to that extent criticize, that the of it verwendeteten instrument (like e.g. Interviews) are too inaccurate and more precisely into the organization context concerned to be built must. Therefore is tried to supplement it e.g. with the development of management information systems by a systematic analysis from processing concepts to.

Literature

Bush, B. (2002): Development of a method for the need for information analysis in DATA the commodity housing, Diss., University of pc. Gallen Nicholas, D. (2000): ASS-ASS information Needs: Tools, Techniques and Concepts for the Internet Age, London Kluck; M. (1997): Methods of the information analysis. An introduction to the empirical methods of the need for information analysis and the market and user research. In: Marianne Buder; Werner deer field; Thomas Seeger; Dietmar bush (Hrsg.): Bases of the practical information and documentation. A manual for introduction to the technical information work, Munich, Saur P. 795-821 (=DGD-Schriftenreihe) Walpoth, G. (1992): Computer-assisted need for information analysis. Strategic planning and execution of computer science projects, Heidelberg ISBN 379080648X

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