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Electronic Records Management (ERM)

16 Electronic Records Management Stats to Benchmark Your Efforts Against

The findings from our latest research on Electronic Records Management (ERM) show that in most organizations, electronic records are still taken less seriously than paper records. Responsibility for applying good records management practice to electronic records would seem to reside in the IT department rather than in the records department, and even where good policies exist, they are often not monitored or enforced. Having said that, an encouraging number of organizations are homogenizing their electronic and physical policies and practices, and many are moving to an all-electronic model, linking their repositories together to improve the legal discovery process and enhance operational efficiency.

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Business Process Management (BPM)  |  Electronic Records Management (ERM)  |  Enterprise Content Management (ECM)

7 Reasons to Take Advantage of AIIM Certification Programs

By now, you’ve undoubtedly heard about AIIM’s certificate courses in Enterprise Content Management (ECM), Electronic Records Management (ERM), Business Process Management (BPM), and Modern Records Management, which lead to the AIIM Specialist and Master designations. And of course, the Certified Information Professional (CIP) certification, which sits across all four. If you haven’t completed at least one certificate program yet, here are seven reasons why I wholeheartedly recommend you doing so!

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14 Steps to a Successful ECM Implementation

Making an ECM implementation successful requires planning and attention to detail. The best way to create the right solution is to identify organizational goals and priorities. Learn how to manage a successful implementation in our free guide.

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Electronic Records Management (ERM)

8 Steps of the ISO/TR 15489 Records Management Methodology

Managing electronic records is not simply a matter of procuring computer applications or systems. Solutions for managing content must be business-driven, not IT directed. To be successful, a systematic approach consisting of analysis, identifying business and system requirements, and identifying those solutions that can satisfy those requirements is needed. ISO/TR 15489-2:2001 Information and documentation -- Records management -- Part 2: Guidelines provides an implementation methodology for Records Management projects. It includes the following eight steps:

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Electronic Records Management (ERM)

Top 10 Records Management Blogs

Here are the top ten blogs with the highest Technorati authority on the topic of records management:

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