title: Strategic planning for information management: what are the deliverables?
abstract: This paper describes the deliverables framework developed by Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in its IAIMS planning process. The key deliverables include: visions for the future; mission, goals, and objectives for the information management function; critical functions for IAIMS; categorized projects; priority recommendations; and a straw man project sequence reflecting dependencies. The paper also discusses how the plan will be used and how it interacts with direction-setting for the Medical Center.
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Stead
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D016490:Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems; D010934:Planning Techniques; D013714:Tennessee