“Information Governance” and the Continuing War on Records Management

Six years ago this month I published this opinion piece in IQ – The RIM Quarterly Magazine for records management professionals in Australia and Asia (reprinted with permission): Records Management, Information Governance, and the Future of Information Lifecycle Management. Go ahead and read it. I’ll wait. At the time I published that article, my dire … More “Information Governance” and the Continuing War on Records Management

If Information Governance Started 30 Years Ago…

Alice Johnson, the long-time head of Records Management at manufacturing conglomerate X-Corp, was sitting at her desk one warm morning in the spring of 1986 when there was a sudden knock on her office door. “Come in,” said Alice. The door opened and in walked a well-dressed man carrying a briefcase and a pipe.  “Hello, … More If Information Governance Started 30 Years Ago…

The Disposition Imperative: My ARMA NOVA Keynote

I’ve been told that the Chinese word for ‘crisis’ is the same word they use for ‘opportunity’. Now I was born with a healthy level of skepticism, so I typically validate such things before I use them publicly. (God bless you, Snopes.com.) But I’m making an exception on this one and blindly assuming it’s true. … More The Disposition Imperative: My ARMA NOVA Keynote