How to build an information platform?

Information platform is an information environment built for the actual business of an enterprise, which is used to break the isolated information system within the enterprise and realize the sharing of information, business and data between systems. The construction of information platform needs to be considered from many aspects, such as enterprise consciousness culture, current informatization level, business strategy, development situation, team ability and so on.

Consciousness culture

To build an information platform, managers first need to have information awareness, realize the value and role of information technology to enterprises, actively promote information construction, and at the same time establish relevant information work systems and management mechanisms to effectively supervise and guarantee the implementation of IT construction, promote IT information construction to be broader and deeper, and effectively enhance the value effect of IT business.

team building

To successfully build a platform, we should not only rely on IT awareness and IT system construction, but also set up corresponding information departments to manage and promote informatization construction in a unified way. When the IT construction is not completed, the IT team should keep a learning and enterprising attitude, deepen the understanding of informatization in the process of project implementation, and effectively support the planning and implementation of informatization.

Plan as a whole

The construction of information platform cannot be accomplished overnight. It needs overall planning and step-by-step implementation. Combined with the current business situation and the future development strategic direction, a clear framework is planned, and the construction is carried out from the it, data and business levels to ensure that the business processes are connected with each other, the information system is reasonably supported, and the construction steps are orderly and gradually deepened.

Step by step implementation

Step-by-step implementation refers to building an information platform step by step according to the specific situation of the enterprise. For the initial stage of platform construction, SaaS system is the most common and basic information construction, which is built around people, finance, materials, production, supply and sales. Then, for integrated middleware products, build a unified entrance, eliminate information islands, realize data governance, and create a closed-loop process. Finally, for Internet platform products, the concepts of cloud computing, big data and artificial intelligence are combined.

homeopathy

For information construction, we need to blindly pursue innovation, speed, success and benefit according to our own development. Building products or platforms that are inconsistent with the current level of informatization will only bring the burden of informatization construction. Once the construction is invalid, abandoned or adjusted, the time, manpower and opportunity cost will far exceed the overall construction cost of the project, which will not be worth the candle.