The IOA Practitioner program covers the parts of IOA, finding, inventorying, and analyzing content; taxonomy; metadata; ontologies, topic maps, and semantic networks; content modelling; introduction to access; content intelligence and text mining; advanced topics in findability; advanced search techniques; search interfaces, document structures; and content finding us management.

Learn:

• Parts of IOA
• Finding, Inventorying, and Analysing Content
• Metadata
• Taxonomy
• Ontologies, Topic Maps, and Semantic Networks
• Content Modelling
• Introduction to Access
• Search Techniques
• Topics in Findability and Information Retrieval
• User Experience of Information Access

The IOA Specialist program covers the implementation of programs and projects, and related tasks such as the business Case for how "IO" leads to better "A"; defining the problem and planning the project; building the right team; user analysis and scenarios; content inventory, aggregation, and analysis; taxonomy, metadata, and content modelling;, architecting a standards-based content/data model; tagging and content organization models; optimizing information access tools; improving findability; governance; and maintenance and management.

Learn:

• Defining the Problem and Planning the Project
• Building a Business Case
• User Analysis and Scenarios
• Content Inventory and Analysis
• Developing Taxonomies, Vocabularies, and Content Models
• Architecting Standards-Based Information Models
• Tagging and Tagging Interfaces
• Content Classification Models and Tagging Processes
• Optimizing Search and Improving Findability
• Maintenance and Governance

The Strategy workshop provides a clear overview and explanation of Findability and Enterprise Search and its key components in order to set the scene for the detailed examination of important concepts and actual implementations. It provides you with the knowledge and tools to gain ownership and support by senior executives and users.

Learn:

• What is IOA?
• Parts of IOA
• IOA as a Practice
• Defining the problem, Planning the Project
• Business Case
• IOA as a Project
• Leadership and Governance

The IOA Master Training Program comprises the main elements from the above strategic workshop and certificate programs in addition to a case study exercise. The course provides complete coverage of information organization and access for professionals working in both the public and private sector.

Participants will use their newly gained knowledge to plan, design, and implement an IOA project based on case study exercises and expertise learned from the Strategic, Practitioner, and Specialist Course programs.

For individuals who have both the IOA Practitioner and Specialist designations.

The IOA Master Preparation Workshop is a highly interactive workshop that enables you to learn, share and discuss global best practices for IOA. The course provides a summary of the main elements from the Strategic, Practitioner and Specialist training courses in addition to additional information, exercises and case studies.