Poke Me in the Eye with a Fork - SME Review of Retention Schedules by , for

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In our consulting practice, we do not require ECRM system users to understand complex records retention schedules (RRS) in order to achieve records management compliance. Instead we embed the re... read more

Keeping Records Long Enough by , for

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Todd Johnson, CRM, recently queried the RM Listserv, " In developing our retention schedule, I'm coming across multiple instances where the business need to retain certain records excee... read more

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