In this framework, the design process, in the abstract, works from top to bottom and from left to right. In reality, the process is not so neat. At the same time, certain technology designs enable, different information designs, that, in turn, create possible organizational structures. Thus high speed networking enables distributed data management, which, in turn, enables a decentralized, yet closely connected organization. An information architecture supports the information systems design when it contains the essential elements of organization, information, and technology designs.
Information is a resource for people, to extend human capabilities to better serve the public.
Information resources must be managed according to standards common across the organization. The management of information resources is the responsibility of top management. Frequently information is a natural product of doing work. Often it is the result of explicit demands and designs for feedback on specific processes or results. The process is to map the information resources by the processes that produce and use them.