The Role of Information Management in Supporting the Air Navigation Sector: A study on Saudi Air Navigation Services Company-Saudi Arabia

Abstract

The aim of the study is to identify the role of Information Management in projects completion in the Saudi Air Navigation Services Company. The importance of the study is to draw the consideration of project managers to the role of information management and its impact to the completion of navigation projects. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researchers used the descriptive approach in this study as the most appropriate for the subject of the study. The sample of the study involved of a group of project management personnel and participants in the implementation of the Systems Engineering Department, with a total of 100 employees. The study concludes to some findings which highlighted in:  the management of the company faces some complications in spreading the concept and culture of information management among the employees. Although there are direction to apply the concept of information management in the senior management, in addition to the important role of information management in the completion of projects in general. The study endorses a set of recommendations, including: Evaluating the company's information management strategies, as well as distributing and activating the information management perception to all employees of the company, in addition to providing a series of training courses on the subjects of information management systems and software for the company's employees.