Gordy,
I am not sure what industry or profession you are in but as a Records
Manager I do everything you claim that an IGer would do. I report to
our General Counsel's office, work closely with our litigation group
and serve as a liaison with our IT and ISO offices. I speak legal,
IT, privacy and compliance. I have to think about about the Company's
records and information from both a strategic and tactical
perspective.
Granted I still deal with paper which isn't going away any time soon
no matter what the so-called "experts" say. And I have an MBA which
might count me out as a sociologist. But I own a key part of the
process and have skin in the game.
I suspect some records managers may only have one piece of the puzzle.
But I bet there are many like me who work for a corporation and
perform all of the functions you identify. Sorry but I am not ready
to jump on the bandwagon, not yet anyway.
Bruce White, CRM, PMP
Radnor, PA
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balance you must keep moving." -- Albert Einstein
On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 10:04 AM, Gordy Hoke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I respectfully disagree with Hugh.
>
> IG is not the same as RIM-done-right.
>
> The best records program on the planet is crippled in a digital world if it cannot forge productive alliances with IT. And in the litigious U.S., most organizations will suffer if Records and IT are not well aligned with Legal.
>
> IG is what happens *between* groups. "Governance" refers to relationships between groups. If someone doesn't coordinate the efforts of Records, IT, Legal, and other groups, the enterprise suffers. There are redundancies, ineffectiveness, and lost synergies.
>
> Practicing IG is difficult. There are many obstacles -- including personality types and communication styles -- as I detailed to the Utah-Salt Lake City ARMA Chapter last week. The IGP must be an ambassador, mediator, and sociologist, as well as a damn fine records practitioner. The IGP must speak at least three languages: records-talk, legalese, and technobabble. Few people are polylinguists who can motivate all sides to pull together for the good of the enterprise.
>
> That's my view, and I'm stickin' to it.
>
> Gordy
>
> Gordon E.J. Hoke, CRM, IGP
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