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Build and Sustain Your Records Program with a Records Management Playbook

Written by Jesse Wilkins on September 26, 2022. Posted in Records Management, Records Strategy, Uncategorized.

What if your organization’s entire records team won the lottery today and quit? What would happen to your records program? How long would it take your organization to rebuild the team from scratch? If you had a records management playbook in place,...

Legacy Disposition Program Series: Article Two—Tangible First Steps

Written by Leigh Isaacs 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...

QC-ing the QC

Written by Manuel Bulwa on June 13, 2022. Posted in Audit, Capture, Digitization, Document Management, Imaging, Physical Records Management, Process Automation, Uncategorized.

This article is my advice for a holistic approach to QA/QC for document capture projects. It is also a recommendation to audit the effectiveness of QC methodologies used (or to be used) by a service provider. I tried my best to harness lessons learned...

Implementing an Archival Display in an in-House Archive

Written by Maik Schmerbauch on May 30, 2022. Posted in Archiving, Document Management, Documents, On-Premises, Physical Records Management, Uncategorized.

A common misconception is that only financial- and personnel-powerful archives like state and federal archives have the resources to implement an exhibit displaying part of its archival collection. You may think that such an exhibit would not be possible...

Data Conversion: Dos and Don’ts

Written by Sandra Tuller on May 16, 2022. Posted in Backup, Change Management, Collaboration, Data, Data Management, Information Technology, Migration, Uncategorized.

As technology continues to evolve at a rapid rate, it is inevitable that you will be faced with at least one data conversion project during the course of your career. There are many reasons why your organization might face a data conversion project. Your...

Chronicle of a Records Manager: Controlling the Chaos of Disaster Response and Recovery

Written by Kimberly Johnson on April 28, 2022. Posted in Archiving, Communications, Disaster Recovery, Documents, Physical Records Management, Records, Records Management, Uncategorized.

In the field of records management, there are logistical and large-scale projects that can challenge and perplex RIM professionals. These undertakings require planning, communication, documentation, and collaboration to be successful. In some instances,...

The Impact of Data Protection Laws on Your Records Retention Schedule

Written by Tom Corey on April 18, 2022. Posted in Data, Data Management, Data Storage, Disposition, Records Management, Retention, Retention Management, Uncategorized.

It is essential that your organization’s records retention schedule is compliant with the data protection requirements in the jurisdictions where your organization operates. This task may seem overwhelming since jurisdictions around the world are...

Records Inventory 101:

Written by Lisa Morris on April 11, 2022. Posted in Disposition, Document Management, Electronic Records Management, Records, Records Management, Retention, Retention Management, Uncategorized.

101 Just Sounds Good—There is Nothing Basic About a Records Inventory Introduction In records administration, an inventory is a detailed listing of each record/record series or system, along with a location indicator, and other essential data....