Have you met MIKE2.0?

Perhaps one of the fastest growing occurrences in the industry today is the acceptance and use of MIKE2.0 (Method for an Integrated Knowledge Environment), the open source delivery methodology for Enterprise Information Management.

The MIKE2.0 methodology was originally focused on structured data but can be applied across many projects within an enterprise information environment that include:

·         Information Governance

·         Integration

·         Migration

·         Data warehousing

·         Enterprise Search

·         Enterprise 2.0

·         Business Intelligence

·         Enterprise Content Management

One of the reasons to use a methodology is to establish a framework that delivers repeatable and consistent results. MIKE2.0 appears to do this in such a way that it fosters open collaboration encouraging user involvement which is key and critical to the success of a project, yet this is one element that is often overlooked and many times the cause of project failure due to lack of user acceptance.

Establishing and nurturing environments open to innovation and emergence of ideas to better the information management efforts of an organization is an element of change that cultivates success and strengthens the organization for the future. It is my belief that we will see much more of MIKE2.0 in the near future, as this is one methodology that strikes me as being truly open and forward looking to drive and support innovative idea generation from among the rank and file where the highest levels of business process and activity knowledge resides.

Leveraging expertise and seeking expert advice from the source is rarely a bad thing and should be embraced. It seems to me that MIKE2.0 provides this and more.

What are your thoughts?

 

Bob Larrivee - AIIM

Comments

[Mike Clarke]

It seems that information and in particular, unstructured information management such as files and documents, is coming of age and the rigor that has been applied to structured information is now being extended to incorporate information management systems, migrations, etc. A recognized methodology like this can help establish guidelines and credibility for such processes.