That’s a hard question…..even if you had a number most agencies do not have a handle on their “File Plan” and “Record Inventory”….. you can not control and manage something if you do not know what you have, where is it located, what format, how it’s used, where and when it’s used….. I remember High School Journalism class; who, what, when, where and how….. Once you can answer these question then you can start controlling your records…… if you successfully can determine your current real state regarding records then you can create a Plan Objective and Milestones…. I would drive to get as close to 100% as possible… Remember consists process improvement.. get leadership “Buy In”….. you need conduct routine process improvement…. This isn’t easy….. I need to stop I can go on regarding Records Management for hours. I spent over 18 years involved in agency RM.
It is a hard question. Accounting did have to go through it too though - this is why we have asset valuation models now, becuase they had to come to grips with how much things were worth so they could manage them effectively. I feel like we need to go through the same journey.
That’s a hard question…..even if you had a number most agencies do not have a handle on their “File Plan” and “Record Inventory”….. you can not control and manage something if you do not know what you have, where is it located, what format, how it’s used, where and when it’s used….. I remember High School Journalism class; who, what, when, where and how….. Once you can answer these question then you can start controlling your records…… if you successfully can determine your current real state regarding records then you can create a Plan Objective and Milestones…. I would drive to get as close to 100% as possible… Remember consists process improvement.. get leadership “Buy In”….. you need conduct routine process improvement…. This isn’t easy….. I need to stop I can go on regarding Records Management for hours. I spent over 18 years involved in agency RM.
It is a hard question. Accounting did have to go through it too though - this is why we have asset valuation models now, becuase they had to come to grips with how much things were worth so they could manage them effectively. I feel like we need to go through the same journey.