In many organizations, the process of ranking the relative importance of information systems requiremercts is at best informal and often only performed in response to user outcry. Consideration for organizational goals, trade-offs in allocating resources, risk, impact of operations and cost/benefit of efforts are frequently given scant attention and may be omitted from the project ranking process. Both large and small institutions are recognizing that controlling the levels of service and direction of automated systems growth is no longer an insignificant management task. The importance of establishing sound project priorities is now becoming more apparent to health care providers as a mechanism to better control information. The methodology presented in this paper represents a composite of information planning activities which our experience has shown to be required. Moreover, the methodology has general applicability in any size organization and in any hardware environment.
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