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__NOEDITSECTION__'''Understanding Mine Action Information Management''' is a prerequisite to be a good information manager in a Mine Action program. The practice of information management in mine action is similar to information management in any other fieldsdomain. Information managers collectoversee the collection, process processing and analyse analysis of information to support decision making in operational activities, and planning and reporting. Information management is not an end in itself; rather. Although archiving is one of the roles of information management, it is definitely not the central role. Rather, information management is an activity that supports the primary goal of enables evidence-based decision making and increases transparency and accountability. Good information management is a pre-requisite to an effective and efficient mine action: reducing the impact of hazards on civilian populationsorganisation.

*==Objects and Processes==__NOEDITSECTION__In mine action information management, the primary object or focus is contaminated land and the activities or processes undertaken to reduce or eliminate the contamination in a process called [http://www.gichd.org/operations/land-release-and-operational-efficiency/overview/ land release]. Other important objects and processes include [[Accident Summary Window | Accidents]], [[Victim Summary Window | Victims]], [[Hazards and ProcessesAssistance Summary Window | Assistance]]*, [[Information QM Summary Window | Quality Management Needs Assessment]]*and [[Workflows and Business RulesEducation Summary Window | Risk education]]. Although it is not the standard situation, these elements may sometimes take the prominent role from the land release process in some mine action programmes.

===IMSMA Workflows The process of clearing hazards follows an operational workflow that is reflected in information management as a set of ''business rules''. As each step in the clearance process is completed, the status of the hazard changes so that the hazard eventually is cleared. It is the role of information management to collect information about each step and Business Rules===accurately report the status and attributes of each hazard as it makes its way through the workflow to assist in operational activities such as planning, tasking and clearance operations. Whether a programme is implementing a land release model for hazard clearance or a risk reduction model, the concepts are the same. Hazards are reduced and changed over time by various processes. To implement this effectively in {{IMSMANG}}, information managers must first fully understand the workflow and business rules in use in their programmes.

Rather than establishing one workflow that all programmes must use==Information management needs assessment==__NOEDITSECTION__Before setting up {{IMSMANG}}, IMSMA^NG allows information managers to establish should have an understanding of the information management needs of their own programme-appropriate programmes and the workflows and business rules that are used. Then they can begin designing the information workflow in {{IMSMANG}} to better support their specific meet those needs. To document their programme-specific workflows, The table below lists the information managers describe the processes undertaken on each object in IMSMA^NG and the outputs or products from the processes. Typically, these workflows relate management concepts to review along with the various categories of hazards and hazard reductions, but they can also possible resources that may be applied available to other IMSMA^NG items as appropriatehelp assess the needs.

During this {| class="wikitable"!width =130px|IM cycle step, ! Possible Resources|-| '''Data collection'''* Reports collected from mine action actors* Existing databases|* '''Data collection forms:''' Programs often have existing data collection forms or spreadsheets that describe what information managers map must be collected from operators or key stakeholders. These forms can serve as the process that each hazard goes through as it basis for data collection forms in {{IMSMANG}}. It is cleared important, however, to critically assess the information provided by these forms since existing forms may not accurately reflect current data collection needs and may have more information than necessary.* '''Information systems''': Whether databases, spreadsheets or its impact is otherwise reducedGIS, existing information systems can provide a key source of information requirements for {{IMSMANG}}. Using Often, these information systems document the specific information the programs must collect and report on and so serve as a combination valuable source for detailing information needs.* '''Information consumers''': It is important to collect information about decisions made in mine action programs by interviewing consumers of the relevant hazard typesinformation. Often, existing data collection forms, status values reports and relationshipssystems do not fully represent the needs of the consumers or users of this information. While implementing {{IMSMANG}}, information managers design it is an ideal time to readdress the needs of these information workflow that will users to determine how additional requirements can easily be implemented as standard operating procedures (SOPs) met using {{IMSMANG}}.|-| '''Information use'''* Prioritising* Tasking* Operations and planning| '''Mine action processes''': Assessing existing and planned processes and their required information is a key source of information for data entry this activity and analysisallows the {{IMSMANG}} system to be customised to accurately support these processes. Some programmes may have only one process for all categories It is important, however, that these processes correspond to the actual operational needs of hazards while other programmes may have three or more processesthe mine action programme. See [[Understanding IMSMA |-| '''Information Model]] for more dissemination'''* Monthly progress reports* Statistical reports* Treaty obligations reports| '''Reports''': Donor reports, monthly or quarterly reports, statistical reports, reports supporting the Ottawa convention and other reports provide details about informationthat must be collected and managed in {{IMSMANG}}.|}

 <b>Document the following decisions about information workflows and business rules[[Category:</b> * Workflow process for each hazard type including which processes or reductions are done on which types* Outputs or results of hazard reduction processes on hazards including the resulting status and type changesNAA]]* Progress tracking process{{NavBox Information Management}}