Take Time to Consider Time by , for

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A deadline-beating records retention discussion this week led into a very interesting dissection of time: how it is defined in computing terms, what it means for systems that are expressly desig... read more

Retention Schedules Represent MORE than Legal Requirements – Even in ERM by , for

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Organizations often make the mistake of telling internal stakeholders that they need to follow all legal requirements for retention – rather than telling them that they must follow the org... read more

Big Bucket Approach – How's The View? by , for

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  Fewer retention category choices (due to bigger, fewer retention buckets) in a retention schedule can lead to more consistent records management compliance as long as the risks of pot... read more

Just Tell Us What “It” Is by , for

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Most business information is created, received, and managed electronically. One of the keys to successfully managing it all is to broaden the scope of records management to retention management... read more

Techniques for Retaining Social Content by , for

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Recently, Doculabs completed a consulting engagement with a client in the financial services industry that was focused on the retention and disposition of “social” content in light o... read more

Using Checklists to Get Things Right by , for

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My colleague, Karen Strong, urged me to read The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande, a surgeon at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Karen liked the approach of using checklists as a techn... read more