There used to be a saying in business, “You can have it cheaper, faster or better. Pick two.” “Pick two” is no longer competitive. Customers, shareholders and stakeholders expect all three—all the time. In the early 2000’s, companies invested heavily in information...
While the pandemic has ravished a variety of industries, Covid-19 has resulted an unprecedented spike in demand for certain products and services that wouldn’t necessarily be considered “essential.” During times of crisis, it’s normal for people to hoard items such as...
Document management is similar to having insurance — it’s just good business. You may hate to pay the premiums but you’re glad you did when disaster strikes. Similarly, an organization may hate to pay for a records management program, but when information is needed,...
Covid-19 has unquestionably transformed a wide array of business processes as organizations adapt to remote workers, new policies, and the uncertain timeline of the virus. For many organizations, Covid-19 has ignited a fast-track movement towards digital...
For years, laboratory records and data were stored in in notebooks, spreadsheets and binders. This provided a paper trail for samples and inventions, but allowed errors in data entry, tracking and storage that can have major consequences. The first Laboratory...
The project management axiom of “assume the worst-case scenario and double it” holds particularly true for records inventory projects. Organizations are often faced with a literal mountain of boxes—in some cases dating back a hundred years or more—and are tasked...
Evolve Now or Regret it Later It was Eckhart Tolle who reminded us that we are in a modern landscape where we must “evolve or die.” Whether you apply this to a species, human consciousness, or an organization itself—the lesson is clear: A forward-thinking philosophy...
It’s been nearly two decades since a landmark case was decided in the Southern District of New York, but the facts of the case remain more relevant that ever today in the rapidly evolving world of electronic discovery. The Facts Zubulake v. UBS Warburg was litigation...
Cheryl Ahrens Young - IGP, CIP, APMD, CDIA+, CTT+, ermM, ecmP For more than 35 years, Cheryl Young has been immersed in the records and information management industry, serving as a business process consultant, trainer, records manager, information analyst, contracts...
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