Requirements, stories & service design · Core
Information architecture
Also called: IA
ELI5
How information is grouped and navigated.
Used in conversation
“The information architecture reflects internal teams rather than user tasks.”
Definition
The organisation, structure and labelling of information so people can find and understand it.
Here “Information architecture” means: The organisation, structure and labelling of information so people can find and understand it.
Pitch context
You will see “Information architecture” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches requirements, stories & service design.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret requirements, stories & service design without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 2
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16