To which process cluster does the process Information lifecycle management belong?

Question

Options

• AApplications cycle management cluster
• BInformation strategy cluster
• CI-organization strategy cluster

• A
  12% (8)
• B
  81% (54)
• C
  7% (5)

Explanation

Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) belongs to the Information Strategy cluster (B) because ILM is fundamentally a strategic discipline - it governs how an organization plans, manages, and controls information assets from creation through archival or deletion. These decisions (retention policies, data governance, compliance) are strategic in nature and shape how information serves the business over time.

Option A (Applications cycle management) is incorrect because that cluster focuses on the lifecycle of software applications - development, deployment, and retirement - not on the governance of information/data itself.

Option C (I-organization strategy) is incorrect because that cluster concerns the structure and strategic direction of the IT organization (roles, governance bodies, sourcing), not the management of information content.

Memory tip: Think of it this way - information strategy is about the information itself. ILM asks "what do we do with our data over time?" which is a strategic information question, so it lives in the Information Strategy cluster.

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