Realistic retention poll
June 28, 2012
Realistic retention, i.e., simplifying your records management (RM)Â approach to make it actionable while also fulfilling the spirit of the law, is something that a lot of folks out there (both practitioners and clients) are thinking and talking about these days. So I figured I’d put a poll out there to see what you all think…
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As part of a huge global company we need to be pretty much in a renewal mode or get left behind. Shifting some of us to the ‘governance’ side has helped as it made it easier to incorporate policy execution into controlled self assessments and internal audits. IT is continually pushed by business to reduce and manage cost so they are on board in deleting e-records past retention. Improving the retention schedule also will not end due to organizational changes, business operations, etc.
Randy,
Thanks for sharing some of what’s going on in RM at your organization. And I would definitely agree that large, esp. global, companies have a lot of incentives to move toward realistic retention: the sheer amount of information they have to manage, the number of employees, their geographical dispersion, and the wide variety of country- and region-specific regulations and laws they’re subject to–like you said, it’s deal with it or get left behind.Unfortunately, get real with RM is much harder for these organizatons than it is for smaller ones…
I appreciate your jumping in and getting the conversation started!
Cheers,
Joe
Hi, are you still actively blogging on this site, Joe? I’ve found several very informational blog posts here! If not, where can I find you? Specifically regarding the use of CISOs, SharePoint, and records retention schedules. Many of your commenters are extremely well versed in many topics I’m learning about currently, so please respond to me if you know of any other resources similar to Joe’s blog. Thank you!
Stacey – glad you find the stuff here interesting…I’ve gotten busy lately writing for CMSWire and Doculabs.com on the topics you’re interested in–and there are lots of other great authors there as well. Also, if you connect with me on LinkedIn, I can share some related resources you might find valuable.
I look forward to connecting!
Cheers,
Joe