The Integrated Information Lifecycle Management model calls for retention and disposition across all of your organization’s content.  In SharePoint this means you are almost certain to apply Information Management Polices to some (and possibly all) of your content based on location rather than Content Type.  You’ll need to apply these Information Management Policies to your [...]

Email records management is a critical component of the Integrated Information Lifecycle Management model and an absolute requirement from a preservation/e-discovery perspective, but it is not – despite what some consultants may tell you – rocket science.  In fact, if you fight the urge to demand a perfect solution, a very good solution is really pretty [...]

There’s probably no single issue in this industry more heavily debated, more overly analyzed and generally more misunderstood than email records management.  And this is terribly unfortunate because an effective email records management solution is a critical component of integrated information lifecycle management. Easily the biggest source of confusion is the definition of email records [...]

For anybody out there who might be in the Washington, DC area early next month, the ARMA Metro Maryland chapter has graciously asked me to speak to them about records and information management, SharePoint and the Integrated Information Lifecycle Management model on Thursday, February 9th.  If you’d like to attend my presentation, here’s a link [...]

Change is good and the New Year brings a new focus for this blog.  As many of you know, I am a Certified Records Manager and I’ve spent the better part of my career promoting effective electronic records management practices.  None of that has changed.  I firmly believe that the role of a Records Manager [...]