Successfully developing any records
management program requires buyin
from all levels of the organization.
Records management professionals who
effectively communicate the basic goals and
value proposition of records management to
everyone from the senior executive to frontline
staff are better able to get what they need,
whether it is:
In the ideal world, achieving these should be a
simple matter of tying records management’s
benefits to the broader business objectives
of your organization and making this value
proposition clear to affected stakeholders.
But what does this mean in a real world where
records management competes for attention
with a wide range of legal, financial and
operational challenges?
The trick is to present records management
as a valuable tool for meeting those same
challenges. This article explores how to situate
records management in that broader business
context, including tips on what issues to talk
about, whom to talk to, and how to deliver the
message of records management.
Ready to get started with a Records Management Program?