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

How to Become Litigation Ready by , for

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eDiscovery is a process that is completely driven by litigation response: if you are involved in litigation and have received a legal hold letter, you must follow the legal rules and best practi... read more

Applying Retention Periods and Complying with (Retention) Schedules by , for

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**Views expressed in this blog are my personal views and not those of my employer. Any reference to any living person or organisation, past or present, is entirely co-incidental** This week... 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

Greene’s Laws 10—19: Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder? by , for

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  Some love Mad Men, others love Robert Greene. Both are good. Law 10: Avoid the unhappy and unlucky. My experience is people who believe they are lucky *are* lucky.  Luck is p... read more

Federated Records Management: More than Just a Technology by , for

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Many of our clients are looking closely at the concept of federated records management. The fundamental principal of federated RM is that records are managed “in-place.” Essentially,... read more