Information Governance Framework

Many early adopters of ECM have realized that ECM technologies on its own is not the solution, - you need accountability for organisation’s information assets. Good governance ensure compliance with regulations and legislation, enables productivity improvements, enables organisation to respond to change and new opportunities, helps information exchange with customers, partners and providers, and it sustains good information management practices.

A sound Information Governance Framework, often known by its abbreviation, IGF, will include:

   

• Laying down policies that will govern behaviours
• Defining processes for all stages of the Information Lifecycle
• Setting standards that must be followed when carrying out a defined process
• Appointing specific people to be responsible for the information assets
• Providing tools and technology to enable staff to carry out the defined processes to the required standards
• Auditing the elements of the Framework regularly to ensure that the guidelines are being followed

Factors for success of Information Governance Framework implementation

• Policy – processes and standards for management of information – especially records – across organisation
• Management – Information Governance roles and responsibilities
• Organisation – groups and structures required to manage information

For more information access the online ECM or ERM Specialist training program; www.aiim.org/training, or take a look at my ealier post about how to implement ECM.