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Good Policy Statements Don’t Micro-manage

Written by Lewis S. Eisen on February 11, 2020. Posted in Communications.

Instructions in a policy statement that amount to micro-management confuse rather than clarify the requirements. I’m sure you’ve seen them – policy statements so detailed that they list the steps required. Take the following example, excerpted...

Pentagon’s Warning on DNA Testing is Applicable to all Consumers

Written by ARMA International on January 30, 2020. Posted in Government, Privacy.

On December 23, Yahoo News[1] reported on a Department of Defense memo[2] warning military personnel that using direct-to-consumer (DTC) DNA testing could pose “personal and operational risks.” Notably, in its opening paragraph, the missive cites...

Introducing the Information Governance Implementation Model (IGIM)

Written by ARMA International on December 31, 2019. Posted in Analytics, Archiving, Audit, Backup, Business Continuity, Business Intelligence, Capture, Change Management, Communications, Compliance, Content, Content Management, Content Services, Content Strategy, Data Analytics, Data Governance, Data Management, Data Storage, Digital Preservation, Digital Transformation, Discovery / eDiscovery, Disposition, Document Management, Document Strategy, Electronic Records Management, Enterprise Content Management (ECM), Enterprise File Synchronization & Sharing, Enterprise Search, Featured, Foundational Concepts, Imaging, Information Access, Information Analytics, Information Architecture, Information Assurance, Information Governance, Information Management, Information Security (Information Protection), Information Technology, Interoperability, Knowledge Management, Knowledge Strategy, Legal, Metadata, Metrics, Migration, Mobility, Native Creation / Upload, On-Premises, Physical Records Management, Privacy, Process Automation, Process Management, Records Management, Records Strategy, Retention, Retention Management, Scanning, Search, Taxonomy, Vital Records, Web Content Management, Workflow.

This year, ARMA International released the Information Governance Implementation Model (IGIM), beta version. There are, of course, other information governance (IG) models available to the community, each looking at IG through a different lens. Why...

Cloud, Intelligent Content Services, and Digital Fragility: What’s on the RIM Horizon for 2020

Written by Cheryl McKinnon on December 26, 2019. Posted in News & Analysis, Records Management.

Highlights of the Forrester Research and ARMA International Records Management Online Survey, Q4 2019 2019 marks ten years since ARMA International and Forrester Research first surveyed records and information management (RIM) decision-makers to...

Do You Have the Right Stuff to Transition to Information Governance?

Written by Steve Weissman, CIP on December 23, 2019. Posted in Information Governance.

In the late 1950s, the United States invited its top test pilots to apply to become the nation’s first astronauts. As memorialized in the book The Right Stuff, test pilots then had to decide whether to transition into an uncertain-yet-vaguely-familiar new...

The Challenge of Balancing Information Access Demands and Risk Management Throughout the Information Lifecycle

Written by ARMA International on December 20, 2019. Posted in Information Access, Information Management, Information Security (Information Protection).

As consumers, we have become accustomed to having information on just about everything available at our fingertips. That expectation has carried over into the workplace, too, where our employees, customers, and business partners alike have an increasing...

Discovery Dispute Comes to a Head in Theranos Case

Written by ARMA International on December 19, 2019. Posted in Discovery / eDiscovery.

A discovery dispute in the criminal prosecution of Elizabeth Holmes and Ramesh Balwani serves as a reminder of the importance and challenge of keeping your e-discovery house in order. It seems even federal prosecutors and agencies sometimes fall short...

Have You Considered Tone of Voice?

Written by Lewis S. Eisen on December 5, 2019. Posted in Communications, Leadership & Management Skills.

When we review an old information management policy to see if it needs updating, what do we look for? Too often an organization will revise the operative content but fail to update the tone of voice. Obviously we check for accuracy to make sure...

Summary – “Blockchain Technology and Recordkeeping”

Written by Alysha Joo, MAS, MLIS on November 21, 2019. Posted in Blockchain, Records, Records Management, Records Strategy.

This article summarizes a report published by AIEF on May 30, 2019. Additionally, the article is included in Information Management Magazine, ARMA-AIEF Special Edition, which will be available for download in November. A printed version of the special...

Take the IG Maturity Index Survey

Written by ARMA International on November 20, 2019. Posted in Education, Information Governance.

Take the IG Maturity Index Survey Now There is still time to participate in the Information Governance (IG) Maturity Index Project. Does your organization have the necessary elements in place to implement a successful information governance...