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Is education, not money, the biggest barrier to information governance?
This month’s article is from the Information Governance Initiative, who are dedicated to the advancement of Information Governance practices and technologies. The article discusses the top barriers to implementation of information governance practices.
Please read the article:
Education, Not Money, Is The Biggest Barrier To Information Governance
Then return here to answer the following questions:
- Do you agree or disagree with this article and why?
- What is the biggest obstacle(s) you or your company face regarding RM or IG initiatives?
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6 responses to “December 2015 Article Discussion Giveaway”
1. The article does seem to make sense to me, given my little knowledge on the topic
2. While I understand that there will be inherit costs in any information governance plan, I have noticed the difficulty in expressing the importance of education amongst the various departments. It is my opinion that anyone whose daily job is not directly effected by IG will not find the topic of importance until we do a better job of education and awareness.
The various departments have their own issues that do not necessarily directly impact others, or have a limited view on how their actions will have an impact. It is far too easy to concentrate on what is immediately at risk for you and your department, and not realize the effects on the business as a whole. In order to avoid the “silo” problem, we need to have regular interactions with the various groups and find ways to better improve our awareness for the betterment of the business.
I also agree that the importance of Information Governance should be exhibited and communicated often from the top level management teams. It is especially important for management to exemplify and be leaders in their daily work to help promote the education and awareness across the business units.
1. I believe that money is used as the excuse of why companies do little in regards to IG. It seems that with additional education, there would be consensus around the fact that good IG principles have a positive return on investment over time and that IG/RM does not have to be just a necessary cost center.
2. The biggest challenge I see is a cultural shift among stakeholders and awareness of the importance of solid IG programs. Changing a culture is painful but the rewards are plenty. Organization leaders need to understand that.
Do you think the cultural shift is heading to a positive role? If not, what would be your suggestion on how to effect the cultural change to have a more positive outlook on Information Governance practices?
I admit that I am a skeptic and did not enjoy the article. First of all, the chart was a mess. The surveyors let respondents select as many of the answers as apply to the question of “which of the following barriers plague you the most?” As a result, the average practitioner responded with five of the eight topics. In other words, they really could not decide exactly which barriers plagued them the most.
Second, those same barriers may have two different meaning depending on whether you are a practitioner or a provider. Education may be a barrier getting Information Governance (IG) developed by the practitioner because the boss simply does not understand the need for proper IG. But education may be a barrier to the provider because the provider feels that the client does not understand the product or service they are offering. Therefore a side by side comparison may not be that useful because both have different perspectives.
Last, the leading answer of “education” simply sounded self serving. If the eight barriers listed were exhaustive and clearly distinguishable from one another then I would see more value. Instead, the list was small, somewhat overlapping and respondents even got to pick more than one.
Lack of education in any field prohibits advancements and improvements, so it’s not surprising that 75% of the responses specify lack of communication and awareness for IG. Perhaps ARMA should work in partnership with governing and educational Board of Regents bodies to implement and/or develop studies/degreed programs in the field of IG at the university/college levels. IG could then take on a broader significance in the education arena where over time it’s awareness and skilled knowledge could likely capture a common, acceptable and universal respect in the work place.
I agree Jan. If ARMA would partner with some major universities to promote IG or RM programs, there may be some traction in getting programs established. Through that they can then promote the IGP and CRM as part of the curriculum.