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Information Governance: Alignment with Business is Essential

Written by ARMA International on November 19, 2020. Posted in Information Governance.

An optimal IG program is one that aligns with the business processes and strikes the right balance in addressing the value side and the risk side of information. Achieving an ideal alignment between IG and the business is a steep challenge. Commonly,...

New Podcast Series Focuses on the Careers of Women Leaders in Information Governance

Written by ARMA International on September 11, 2020. Posted in Information, Information Governance, Leadership & Management Skills, Uncategorized.

Launched this July, The Women Leaders in Information Governance podcast series features the career stories of successful women in the IG profession. Lynn Molfetta, Information Governance Strategist | MC Bernstein Data and Katie Tall, Marketing Manager...

What Can We Learn About the IG Profession from the ARMA InfoCon 2020 Taxonomy

Written by ARMA International on August 19, 2020. Posted in Taxonomy.

Taxonomies can tell us a lot because they’re a reflection of what they organize. Last year, the ARMA team developed a taxonomy to apply to our ARMA InfoCon conference sessions, to make it easier to navigate our myriad of sessions. Since a taxonomy...

How the Pandemic Can Affect IG in Positive Ways

Written by Brian Tuemmler on August 5, 2020. Posted in Capture, Content Management, Data Governance, Electronic Records Management, Featured, Information Governance, Information Management, Information Security (Information Protection), Microsoft SharePoint & Office365, News & Analysis, Privacy.

We are in the midst of some major societal changes because of this pandemic. Whether you are struggling with staying at home or struggling with having to go to work, one thing is sure — we are all learning new ways to work with the resources we have....

Sanctions for the Loss of Ephemeral Messaging

Written by Gail Gottehrer & Ronald J. Hedges on June 24, 2020. Posted in Digital Transformation, Discovery / eDiscovery, Featured, Information Governance, Legal, News & Analysis, Uncategorized.

ARMA is pleased to provide access to an article originally published on BloombergIndustry.com. Just how “ephemeral” are so-called ephemeral messages? In this article, former United States magistrate judge Ronald J. Hedges and Gail Gottehrer explore...

Antiquated Policy Wording: Part 4 — The Problem with “Should”

Written by Lewis S. Eisen on April 26, 2020. Posted in Communications, Education, Leadership & Management Skills, Policy.

This is the final article of a four-part series on drafting requirements in IM policies, looking at the problems of using the words “must,” “may,” and “should.” Of the three modal verbs discussed in this article, “should” suffers the worst identity...

Antiquated Policy Wording — Part 3: The Problem with “May”

Written by Lewis S. Eisen on April 15, 2020. Posted in Communications, Education, Leadership & Management Skills, Policy.

This is the third article of a four-part series on drafting requirements in IM policies, looking at the problems of using the words “must,” “may,” and “should.” The word “may” suffers from the same deficiencies as “must,” discussed in Part 2....

Antiquated Policy Wording — Part 2: The Problem with “Must”

Written by Lewis S. Eisen on April 8, 2020. Posted in Communications, Education, Leadership & Management Skills, Policy.

This is the second article of a four-part series on drafting requirements in IM policies, looking at the problems of using the words “must,” “may,” and “should.”(Read Part 1 here.) In traditional policy wording, writers use “must” to indicate...

Antiquated Policy Wording: Part 1 — “Must,” “May,” and “Should”

Written by Lewis S. Eisen on April 1, 2020. Posted in Communications, Education, Featured, Leadership & Management Skills.

This article is the first of a four-part series on drafting requirements in IM policies, looking at the problems of using the words “must,” “may,” and “should.” Part 1 — Overview The traditional use of “must,” “may,” and “should” when drafting...

Management of Public Records and FOI: Closing the Gaps in Responsiveness

Written by Michael Maitland on February 26, 2020. Posted in Featured, Government, Information Access.

Records managers around the world are likely familiar with freedom of information (FOI) laws in their respective countries, especially when considered at the national or federal levels. But recent research concerning local, municipal-level compliance...