Category Archives: Governance

Principles of Holistic Information Governance


This previous post was about the need for holism in information governance. This post brings up topics that you’ll have to deal with in defining holistic information governance. (I think I’ll refer to these as PHIGs – Principles of Holistic … Continue reading

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Policies First – Holism in Information Governance


If it doesn’t work manually, automating won’t do diddly for you; policy comes before procedure. Somebody asked if auto-classification and retention / disposition processing had been tested in court. I’ve not been directly involved with any cases, but yeah, these … Continue reading

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Governance Sucks but Doesn’t Have To


Governance is the Super Ego to the Id of collaboration. If you’re an information consumer or producer, governance sucks. Think about it; all you really want to do is get the info you need or pass stuff on to stakeholders. … Continue reading

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BYOD – Run What Ya Brung


This was originally posted on the AIIM Community on 2012-05-30. In the interests of full disclosure; I use a corporately issued laptop, a self-provisioned smartphone (employer pays service), a self-provisioned tablet, and a personal laptop. My tablet, while being hugely … Continue reading

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Records Matter, Declaration Doesn’t – Revisited


This is a response to comments that Jürg Meier made recently on something I posted a while ago. Jürg is a very smart and personable guy, whom I had the pleasure of meeting in person at ARMA Switzerland’s inaugural event … Continue reading

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