Information on a single item can exist in several different forms within an organization. For example, Engineering keeps track of materials and labor from a standpoint of project development and Finance keeps track of materials and labor primarily from an expense standpoint.

Tracking Information becomes hassle-free once the proper process has been set up and sufficient error checking has been conducted. Setting up Tracking requires Information suppliers and Information reviewers to agree on a desired target Information set and a protocol for getting the Information collected and archived.