Information Architecture forms the foundation for all business process management initiatives. Hi5 Information Architecture methodology enables one to model enterprise information in the context of business domains, maps the information model to business systems (meta data), and synchronizes these business systems by applying these mappings (master data) in an effective manner. Information Architecture provides a roadmap for building reusable services across the enterprise. Information Architecture identifies and defines the location of data stores, Systems of Record (SOR), and data authorization. The purpose of Information Architecture is to: