Information Governance – ARMA Magazine

Five Obstacles to IG Policy Approval

Written by Lewis S. Eisen on September 5, 2023. Posted in Information Governance, Policy, Uncategorized.

In the best circumstances, a well-crafted draft IG policy will sail through an approval process like a ship in warm water with strong breezes. Too often, though, the proposed policy hits an iceberg, which stops it in its tracks. At best, there’s...

Records Managers—Become the Easy, Adjustable, Reliable Tool of the Organization

Written by Tom Corey on June 19, 2023. Posted in Collaboration, Information Governance, Information Management, Records Management, Uncategorized.

Records managers, compliance, finance, information technology, legal, and privacy departments are all concerned with the proper management of information. For records managers, though, their primary focus is the proper management of information. For...

Legacy Disposition Program Series: Article Two—Tangible First Steps

Written by Andrew Corridore on August 29, 2022. Posted in Disposition, Document Management, Information Governance, Legal, Uncategorized.

This article is a continuation of the Legacy Disposition White Paper article series. Where article one focused on establishing the basics—defining various disposition strategies, highlighting the importance of implementing said strategies in a firm’s...

You Rolled Out Your Remote Workplace in Record Time. Now Let’s Talk Governance

Written by Steve Bynghall on August 15, 2022. Posted in Australia, Change Management, Data Governance, Information Governance, Uncategorized.

When it comes to the digital workplace, governance and expediency are not always the best of friends. Governance essentially takes a longer-term view, establishing controls, processes and rules that makes the digital workplace sustainable going forward....

The IGP Exam: New and Improved

Written by ARMA International on July 18, 2022. Posted in Information Governance, Information Management, Information Science, Information Security (Information Protection), Information Technology, Uncategorized.

As the world’s leading membership organization serving professionals who manage and govern information, ARMA is pleased to announce the release of its updated Information Governance Professional (IGP) Certification Exam. As of July 15th, 2022, professionals...

Top Information Governance Principles for your Mailroom

Written by Eric Lynn on July 4, 2022. Posted in Capture, Digitization, Document Management, Information Governance, Records Management.

Do information governance principles apply to your organization’s mailroom? Mail has typically been a perfunctory function aligned with other physical office services, but for many organizations, the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted mail to a critical—and...

Defensible Disposition Program: Article One—Let’s get down to Basics

Written by Andrew Corridore on March 22, 2022. Posted in Archiving, Compliance, Disposition, Document Management, Information Governance, Legal, Records Management, Uncategorized.

For as long as there has been communication and work, there has been a means of documenting and tracking it. Sales receipts, pay stubs, tax documents, letters, memoranda, and beyond all have value at one time or another. Sometimes, those records need...