I think for most organizations, especially large organizations, the
question is - how do we start creating an information governance (IG)
environment - not to mention and IG Committee - what is it IG is trying to
accomplish.  For large companies the thought of bringing together such
disparate agendas, functions and technologies seems overwhelming.  Before
we can talk about IG strategies, we need to talk about the objective(s) of
IG .  Just my two cents on a Friday evening.

Blake E. Richardson, CIP, CRM

On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 6:18 PM, Nemchek, Lee
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> In the recent threads regarding IG, many people commented on the lack of a
> uniform definition.  While it's true that each organization may choose to
> customize what IG entails in its own unique environment, recent research
> that I've been engaged in uncovered a clear timeline for the evolution of
> IG, including its definition.  I uncovered five significant definitions,
> culminating in what now can (arguably) be considered the "official"
> definition, taken from ARMA's most current Glossary of RIM Terms:
>
> 08/04/2009
> "Information governance is essentially the practices and technologies
> involved with proactively managing what information is retained, where it
> is stored and for how long, who has access to it and how it is protected."1
>
> 12/22/2009
> "Information governance is the specification of decision rights and an
> accountability framework to encourage desirable behavior in the valuation,
> creation, storage, use, archiving and deletion of information.  It includes
> the processes, roles, standards and metrics that ensure the effective and
> efficient use of information to enable an organization to achieve its
> goals."2
>
> 10/10/2011
> "A comprehensive program of controls, processes, and technologies designed
> to help organizations maximize the value of information assets while
> minimizing associated risks and costs."3
>
> 08/27/2012 [Law Firm Specific]
> "IG is an enterprise-wide approach to the management and protection of a
> law firm's client and business information assets.  An effective IG Program:
> --  Enables lawyers to meet their professional responsibility regarding
> client information;
> --  Recognizes an expanding set of regulatory and privacy requirements
> that apply to firm and client information;
> --  And relies upon a culture of participation and collaboration within
> the entire firm."4
>
> 09/2012
> "A strategic framework composed of standards, processes, roles, and
> metrics that hold organizations and individuals accountable to create,
> organize, secure, maintain, use, and dispose of information in ways that
> align with and contribute to the organization's goals."5
>
>
> 1.      https://451research.com/report-long?icid=882
> 2.      http://infogovernance.blogspot.com
> 3.      http://ediscoveryjournal.com/reports/?mode=edj-reports&id=10;
> abstract available at
> http://ediscoveryjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/edj-reports/EDJ_Vialumina_Info_Gov_Report_abstract.pdf
> 4.
> http://www.ironmountain.com/~/media/Files/Iron%20Mountain/Knowledge%20Center/Reference%20Library/White%20Paper/A/A%20Proposed%20Law%20Firm%20Information%20Governance%20Framework.pdf
> 5.      ARMA INT'L, GLOSSARY OF RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TERMS
> 28 (2012)
>
> I only speak for myself when I say that I'm not in the least confused
> about what IG is and is not.
>
> --Lee
>
> Lee R. Nemchek, MLS, CRM
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