Information Management's Role in Enterprise Records Management

Records management is receiving increased attention within the enterprise due to new and higher levels of regulatory, compliance, and risk management concerns. It is a specialty area requiring unique knowledge and skill sets. In this Briefing, Outsell provides benchmark information about how records management is handled in different organizations, where the function is managed, and what activities it typically encompasses. The Briefing, based on Outsell research, includes:

- Data about the role of information management (IM) in records management in the corporate, healthcare, education, and government sectors;
- Benchmarking data about the scope of records management policy in the organization, and services provided;
- The scope of electronic records management policy, and solutions used;
- Imperatives for information managers who choose to go the records management route.