... what’s an Information Wrangler?

It’s a slightly less pretentious name for an Information Architect. Take a journalist, editor and analyst with 20 years experience of the IT world. Then add industry experience of managing Web strategy, project management, and technical teams -  and experience of designing information taxonomies and devising marketing messages.


Combine this with a a cast-iron no-nonsense guarantee and you have someone who can help you squeeze the last ounce of value from the information in your business by optimising its collection, processing and presentation.


 

  1. ‣If you know that your Web site could serve your business better.

  2. ‣If you’re interested in implementing Web 2.0-style social tools.

  3. ‣If you want improve team collaboration and communication, either internally or with business partners.

  4. ‣If you need help structuring, organising and exploiting the mass of information your business creates.

  5. ‣If you need some good old-fashioned editing and production skills.


  7. ... it sounds like you need an Information Wrangler


  1. •No flimflam: If I don’t know about a technology or problem area in detail, I’ll tell you. If I believe I can give you a decent solution with a bit of research, I’ll tell you. But if it is a job for someone else, I’ll tell you that too.


  3. • No gold-plating. Cutting corners or painting yourself into a corner is bad. But sometimes the simple solutions are best. Even better are the simple solutions that solve an immediate problem while acting as the foundation for a fuller long-term approach.


  5. •No information hoarding: Where you have the time and the inclination, the aim is always to transfer skills to you or your employees. The job has a solid completion milestone and hopefully you’ll find new, interesting challenges for me subsequently.


  7. • A straight dispassionate assessment. One of the major advantages of bringing in an outsider is that they can offer a fresh, honest perspective. You’ll always get a straight, well reasoned opinion, with justifications. And a set of practical recommendations, with evaluated alternatives.