Future of IG/IM - RIM of yesteryears?
The last post of Chris Walker is worth reading (Canadian IM & IG consultant who attended our foundational meeting at the cradle of the Swiss chapter of ARMA in 2011).
https://phigsimc.com/2016/05/24/two-continents-two-information-governance-conferences-one-conclusion/
"Very soon, if you’re only (don’t take this the wrong way) a records manager or archivist your career will be over. The titles may stay the same, but the skill sets and thought processes must evolve. All information, regardless of medium or storage location, must be in scope. "
Professional profiles and skills are constantly moving and blurring suffering from numbers of disruptions.
There are many reasons why we need Information Governance (see Ten reasons from Barclay Blair) .
https://barclaytblair.com/2010/03/22/10-reasons-information-governance-makes-sense/
“Content as a service” is just one aspect to harness business information for better decision making. Possibly it's just old Business Intelligence wine in new bottles.
What's really true:
The whole IG/M space, including the associations, is having a bit of a tough time with its own transformation.
ARMA hst lost hundreds of members during the last few years and it is really difficult to get necessary awareness and support from the management. (WHO CARES?)
. .. it’s more of what and HOW should we be doing and to whom should we be doing it.
albeit ILMG (information lifecycle mgmt and governance)
What has to be avoided is to follow a path of remaining an isolated GROUP of professionals which is missing its new vision and mission. RIM is just one discipline under the holistic umbrella of IG. ... and it's mainly an organisational challenge of change not a technical one ...
https://phigsimc.com/2016/05/24/two-continents-two-information-governance-conferences-one-conclusion/
"Very soon, if you’re only (don’t take this the wrong way) a records manager or archivist your career will be over. The titles may stay the same, but the skill sets and thought processes must evolve. All information, regardless of medium or storage location, must be in scope. "
Professional profiles and skills are constantly moving and blurring suffering from numbers of disruptions.
There are many reasons why we need Information Governance (see Ten reasons from Barclay Blair) .
https://barclaytblair.com/2010/03/22/10-reasons-information-governance-makes-sense/
“Content as a service” is just one aspect to harness business information for better decision making. Possibly it's just old Business Intelligence wine in new bottles.
What's really true:
The whole IG/M space, including the associations, is having a bit of a tough time with its own transformation.
ARMA hst lost hundreds of members during the last few years and it is really difficult to get necessary awareness and support from the management. (WHO CARES?)
. .. it’s more of what and HOW should we be doing and to whom should we be doing it.
albeit ILMG (information lifecycle mgmt and governance)
What has to be avoided is to follow a path of remaining an isolated GROUP of professionals which is missing its new vision and mission. RIM is just one discipline under the holistic umbrella of IG. ... and it's mainly an organisational challenge of change not a technical one ...
jhagmann - 25. Mai, 21:41
