(13) What are the criteria to be followed for making information most useful?

Answer: Following criteria need to be followed for making information most useful:

(1)Relevant:

• Information should be relevant to the business area they address. 
• This is important because a report that includes unnecessary information might be ignored.

(2)Timely:

•  Many times old information may not be relevant in current time. 
• Managers need to know what’s happening now or in the recent past to make decisions about the future.

(3)Accurate:

• Accuracy of the information is of utmost importance.
• Managers and others who rely on MIS reports can’t make sound decisions with information that is wrong.

(4)Structured: 

• Structured Information helps management understand what the report is saying. 
• Try to break long passages of information into more readable blocks or paragraphs and give theme meaningful headings.