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What Is The Visible Future of Records and Information Management?
By Doug Allen, CRM, CDIA+ | July 19, 2008
I hope that those reading this posting feel quite open and ready to comment on the visible future of the Records and Information Management Profession. Comments about the future of the profession, and comments relating to the future of ARMA International are most welcome here.
Now, just as some “food for thought”. Does the professional future for Records and Information Management include:
(1) The merger of ECM (Enterprise Content Management) and BPM (Business Process Management) technology suites?
(2) Does our foreseeable future include new advances in those technologies, where the software firms involved incorporate aspects of instant messaging, wiki, “forum”, and social networking capabilities?
(3) Can we foresee some real challenges and problems with the inclusion of new technologies as we seek to ensure that our organizations comply with statutes and regulations - within our home nations and beyond?
(4) Do we foresee the need for significantly enhanced skill sets among Records and Information Management professionals, and what might those be?
(5) Would anyone reading this like to take on the task of the challenge that the Enterprise/Web 2.0 tools may pose to organizations, as they seek to comply with regulatory requirements, with e-discovery needs, and with efforts to manage information more effectively?
(6) Are we faced with a future that includes increased levels of governmental regulation?
(7) Are Records and Information Managers going to be called on to manage or to work with stakeholders including IT, and Legal to manage “non-record” electronic information as well?
The above are just a few examples of what each of us might consider in first evaluating our visible future, and in mapping out our plans to prepare for that future. Again, the comments of all are welcomed here!
If you are a member of ARMA International….and wish to comment further, please register on the Forum site incorporated in this blog site. Simply register with a name that I can track to an ARMA membership account, and you’ll be welcomed to provide input on additional topics, including the specific ARMA International Vision/Mission/Goals and Values Statements, etc. Your involvement and comment can only help ARMA International in developing programs, products and services that will help your career prospects!
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