Information Nation: Seven Keys to Information Management Compliance, 2nd Edition

by Randolph Kahn; Barclay Blair

• ISBN13: 9780470495551
• ISBN10: 0470495553
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-02-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This fully updated edition demonstrates how businesses can succeed in creating a new culture of information management compliance (IMC) by incorporating an IMC philosophy into a corporate governance structure. Expert advice and insight reveals the proven methodology that adopts the principles, controls, and discipline upon which many corporate compliance programs are built and explains how to apply this methodology to develop and implement IMC programs that anticipate problems and take advantage of opportunities. Plus, you'll learn how to measure information management compliance through the use of auditing and monitoring, following the proper delegation of program roles and components, and creating a culture of information management awareness.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Laying the Foundations of Information Management Compliance.

Why Information Management Matters

Building the Foundation: Defining Records

An Overview of Records Management

Information Management Compliance (IMC)

Achieving IMC: Introduction to the Seven Keys

Sarbanes-Oxley and IMC

Seven Keys to Information Management Compliance.

Key #1 Good Policies and Procedures

The Purpose of Policies and Procedures

Making Good Policies and Procedures

Information Management Policy Issues

Key #2 Executive-Level Program Responsibility

Executive Leadership, Sine Qua Non

What Executive Responsibility Means

IT Leadership

Key #3 Proper Delegation of Program Roles and Components

Create an Organizational Structure to Support IMC

A Sample Information Management Organizational Structure

Key #4 Program Communication and Training

Essential Elements of Information Management Communication and Training

Key #5 Auditing and Monitoring to Measure Program Compliance

Use Auditing and Monitoring to Measure IMC

Key #6 Effective and Consistent Program Enforcement

Addressing Employee Policy Violations

Using Technology to Enforce Policy

Key #7 Continuous Program Improvement

The Ongoing Work of IMC

Conclusion

Index

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