The IMC digital twin: bring your infoSystem to life

Why is the physical IMC no longer sufficient?

Workshops based on the InfoSystem Model Canvas (IMC) are excellent for getting started, brainstorming, and collectively understanding your infoSystem. However, simply putting sticky notes on a physical canvas quickly reaches its limits.

• Complexity of relationships: A static canvas cannot faithfully represent the complex web of interdependencies, responsibilities, and relationships inherent in an infoSystem.
• Permanence of change: Digital transformation is not a one-time project. It’s a process of continuous improvement that requires your infoSystem to constantly adapt to technological, human, and contextual developments.

The need for a scalable digital tool

To transform this “snapshot” into a living and evolving representation, a digital tool is essential. It helps create a real dynamic common ground for your steering committees and project teams.

To keep all stakeholders involved, even those who are not information management specialists, the approach must be robust and therefore remain simple. Complicating the method or the tools would restrict the circle of contributors and introduce biases into the understanding of your infoSytem.

How does the IMC’s digital twin come to life

The digitalisation of the IMC transforms the encoding process into a continuous dialogue. Rather than a one-off event, the model continues to be fed during your regular project meetings.

Thanks to multiple views offered by the digital platform, new “surprises” (whether problems, opportunities or areas for improvement) may arise, leading to an enriched common understanding of your infoSystem.

As teams discuss and delve into the details of their infoSystem, new elements are added, others are better characterised, and their relationships are clarified. This iterative process allows the model to enrich itself and gain precision over time.

Ownership and the benefits of the digital twin

At Exquando, we focus on ownership in the digitalisation of your infoSystem. This means that we assign a person responsible to each component of the infoSystem. This is how the human aspect, often underestimated, is revealed at the heart of an environment that is a priori mainly technological.

After a while you will have established a true digital twin of your infoSystem, and potentially your organisation. This twin will become: 

• Your unique reference for any questions related to information, applications, training and procedures.
• Your essential companion in your journey of continuous improvement in information management.

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