Information Nation: Seven Keys to Information Management Compliance

  • 3h 46m
  • Barclay Blair, Randolph Kahn
  • John Wiley & Sons (US)
  • 2009

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fll 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.

About the Authors

Randolph A. Kahn is an internationally acclaimed speaker, consultant and award winning author of dozens of published works including Privacy Nation, Information Nation Warrior, Information Nation: Seven Keys to Information Management Compliance, and E]Mail Rules. Mr. Kahn was the recipient of the Britt Literary Award in 2004 for an article entitled gRecords Management & Compliance: Making the Connectionh and in 2005 for an article entitled gStand and Deliver.h He is an internationally recognized authority on the legal, compliance, and policy issues of information technology and information, and trusted advisor and consultant to Fortune 500 companies, governmental agencies and court systems.

As founder of Kahn Consulting, Inc., Mr. Kahn leads a team of information management, regulatory, compliance, and technology professionals who serve as consultants and advisors to major institutions around the globe. Each year Mr. Kahn speaks dozens of times around the globe to corporate and government institutions.

Barclay T. Blair is a consultant to Fortune 500 companies, software and hardware vendors, and government institutions, and is an author, speaker, and internationally recognized authority on a broad range of policy, compliance, and management issues related to information and information technology.

Barclay is the award]winning author of the books Information Nation: Seven Keys to Information Management Compliance, Information Nation Warrior, and Privacy Nation. Barclay has written and edited dozens of publications, speaks internationally on information management compliance issues, and has instructed at George Washington University. Barclay has edited and contributed to several books, including: Email Rules; Secure Electronic Commerce; and Professional XML.

In this Book

  • Introduction
  • 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
  • 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 Non1
  • 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
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