Complete the sentence. An information map is a____________________________________.

An information map provides a business-level view of the information assets used within an enterprise. According to the TOGAF® Standard, its fundamental definition is a collection of information concepts and the relationships between them. This artifact is crucial in the Business Architecture phase for understanding the key information entities that the business uses, such as customer, product, or order, and how they are interconnected, independent of any specific technology or application implementation. It helps stakeholders to visualize and agree upon the information landscape.

A. This describes a target information architecture view, which is a potential use of an information map, but not its core definition.
C. This describes an organization map, which links business units to other architectural elements like capabilities, not an information map.
D. This describes a data distribution map or a system/data matrix, which focuses on the physical or logical location of data, not the conceptual business view.

1. The Open Group Standard

TOGAF® Standard

Version 9.2 (Document No. C182)

Chapter 23

"Architecture Content Framework"

Section 23.4.1

"Information Map Catalog". The text states

"An Information Map is a collection of information concepts and their relationships to one another."

2. The Open Group

TOGAF® Business Architecture Level 1 Study Guide

2nd Edition (Document No. G183)

Section 3.4.2

"Information Map". This guide reiterates the definition: "An information map is a collection of information concepts and their relationships to one another."