Primacy of Principles

Statement

These principles of information management apply to all organisations within the enterprise.

Rationale

The only way we can provide a consistent and measurable level of quality information to decision-makers is if all organisations abide by the principles.

Implications

• Without this principle, exclusions, favouritism, and inconsistency would rapidly undermine the management of information

• Information management initiatives will not begin until they are examined for compliance with the principles

• A conflict with a principle will be resolved by changing the framework of the initiative

Metadata

Source: Togaf - Chapter 20 Status: Final