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New Paper — Blockchain and Recordkeeping

Gregg Astoorian and Sheila Taylor have authored a new chapter for the November, 2018 supplement to Carswell’s Records and Information Management subscription-based service, entitled “Blockchain and Recordkeeping”. The chapter provides a technical overview of blockchain and how it works in applications such as BitCoin, an overview of how blockchain has evolved and where it is heading, its

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information governance

Information Governance — New Article in Municipal World

The April 2016 issue of Municipal World contains an article (pp 21-24) by Sheila Taylor entitled “Information Governance: An organizational approach to managing information”.  The article contains an overview of the cross-departmental aspects of information governance, with emphasis on its benefits, implementation and challenges in a municipal government environment.

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byod

New Paper — RIM Strategies for BYOD

Sheila Taylor has authored a new chapter for the March, 2016 supplement to Carswell’s Records and Information Management subscription-based service, entitled “RIM Strategies for BYOD”. The chapter provides an assessment of the current state of Bring Your Own Device, including the advantages and disadvantages of the trend to both employers and employees.  The second half of the

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e-discovery

Social Media and RIM

Sheila Taylor has authored the most recent (Fall 2015) supplement to Carswell’s Records and Information Management subscription-based service, entitled “Social Media and Records and Information Management”. The chapter provides an overview of the key social media channels relevant to most organizations and provides guidelines for the lifecycle management of social media records, including information governance and evidentiary/e-discovery

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business processes

Sheila Taylor Quoted in Canadian Lawyer magazine

Sheila Taylor was one of several experts interviewed by Luis Millan for the cover story on Information Governance in the November/December 2014 issue of Canadian Lawyer magazine. Although the article focuses on information governance (IG) in law firms, the information and guidance provided are applicable to any organization struggling with operational or legal concerns regarding  information. The article provides

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IM Trends

The 2013/2014 Information Governance Benchmarking Survey

Cohasset Associates , ARMA International , and AIIM recently published the results of the 2013/2014 Information Governance Benchmarking Survey (download a copy here). The survey was underwritten in part by Iron Mountain . Participants The findings are based on responses from 1,300+ invitees including ARMA International members, AIIM members, recent attendees of Cohasset’s Managing Electronic

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information governance

The Sedona Conference® Commentary on Information Governance

The Sedona Conference®  recently released a public comment version of its Commentary on Information Governance, a project of The Sedona Conference Working Group One on Electronic Document Retention & Production (WG1). A new definition of Information Governance The Commentary adds another definition of ‘information governance’ to our lexicon.  According to The Sedona Conference®, information governance

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ARMA

An update on my IGP certification experience

I passed!  I’m an IGP for the next 3 years.  A list of the 56 inaugural IGPs is available here. Not sure yet what the recertification requirements will be since ARMA International is still finalizing them but see that the ‘My Certification’ tab in my online ARMA profile now shows a requirement for 25 hours with a CE cycle end date of December 31, 2013. 

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ARMA

The Information Governance Professional (IGP) Certification: My Experience . . . so far

As a consultant and educator, I’m often asked about information management certifications so I’ve been watching the development of the Information Governance Professional (IGP) certification by ARMA International (ARMA) with interest. According to ARMA, a certified Information Governance Professional “creates and oversees programs to govern the information assets of the enterprise.  The IGP partners with the business to facilitate

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change management

From Custodian to Chief — The Rise of the Chief Data Officer

Does your company have a Chief Data Officer (CDO) yet?  In a December 2012 report, Gartner group reported on the trend towards this new C-level leader in large organizations responsible for dealing with the threats and opportunities created by increasing information complexity and incoherence.  Gartner predicts that by as early as 2017, 20% of large enterprises

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    That's A Lot of Records!
    Often the requirement for a needs assessment is driven by a specific initiative being considered or an immediate problem to be solved, rather than a general desire to establish a corporate (or organization-wide) IM program. We had a client wanting to improve its management of a specific group of critical records – thousands of member files in paper, microform and digital formats containing hundreds of unique document types.
    Assess, Plan and Schedule
    Ergo reviewed the organization’s current practices for managing those records, compared those practices to best practices, and identified risks and areas for improvement. From there we developed a strategic plan with a focus on records storage and retention. The plan identified the operational, financial and technological requirements for implementing the recommended changes, improvements and enhancements in the lifecycle management of the member records. Activities in the plan were classified as short term (next 6-12 months), medium term (next 12-24 months) and longer term (next 25+ months).
    Step by Step Success
    Implementation of the strategic plan enabled this organization to ensure its member records are properly identified, organized, accessible, protected and retained as long as necessary to meet operational and other requirements.
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