ITN0603 | Implementing Electronic Document & Records Management Systems

Start End Duration Venue Fees
13 Jan 2020 31 Jan 2020 3 Weeks Istanbul $11,000 Register
03 Feb 2020 28 Feb 2020 3 Weeks London $11,500 Register
09 Mar 2020 27 Mar 2020 3 Weeks Beijing $13,000 Register
13 Apr 2020 01 May 2020 3 Weeks Madrid $11,500 Register
03 May 2020 21 May 2020 3 Weeks Cairo $9,500 Register
07 Jun 2020 25 Jun 2020 3 Weeks Dubai $10,500 Register
13 Jul 2020 31 Jul 2020 3 Weeks Kuala Lumpur $11,000 Register
10 Aug 2020 28 Aug 2020 3 Weeks Jakarta $11,500 Register
14 Sep 2020 02 Oct 2020 3 Weeks Bangkok $11,500 Register
12 Oct 2020 30 Oct 2020 3 Weeks Cape Town $13,000 Register
01 Nov 2020 19 Nov 2020 3 Weeks Abu Dhabi $10,500 Register
21 Dec 2020 08 Jan 2021 3 Weeks California $14,000 Register


PROGRAM'S BACKGROUND


This program is a must for anyone planning or about to embark on the implementation of an Electronic Document and Records Management System (EDRMS) or Enterprise Content Management System (ECM). The program is designed as a program with lots of interaction and discussion, to assist delegates to determine the potential pitfalls of implementing EDRMS/ECM systems, and to avoid them, through a detailed understanding of all the implications.

PROGRAM'S OBJECTIVES


This Program’s Attendees Will Be More Able To:

›       Understand the legal environment surrounding electronic documents and records

›       Understand the policy and procedures which need to be created and implemented

›       Understand the core components that make up an EDRMS system and how to evaluate which components are required in their organizations

›       Be able to plan for and compose the team who are needed to conduct the implementation

›       Develop a classification scheme

›       Have a working knowledge of the applicability of digital signatures

›       Be able to implement a records retention schedule

›       Create an inventory of records in the organization

›       Determine the current maturity and readiness of the organization to implement EDRMS

PROGRAM'S ATTENDEES


›       Records Managers

›       IT Staff responsible for selecting and implementing EDRMS and ECM systems

›       Business unit representatives responsible for implementing DRMS systems

›       Business and systems analysts on the EDRMS project

›       Departmental managers responsible for Records Management

PROGRAM'S OUTLINE


THE DOCUMENT & RECORDS MANAGEMENT (DRM) LEGAL FRAMEWORK

CURRENT LEGISLATION GOVERNING THE MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION IN ORGANIZATIONS

›       Electronic Communications and Transactions Act

›       National Archives and Records Service of SA Act

›       Protection of Personal Information Bill

›       Promotion of Access to Information Act

›       The new Companies Act

›       The King III Code of Corporate Governance

›       Other relevant regulations and guidelines in the public and private sector

IDENTIFYING THE TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF INFORMATION RESOURCES TO WHICH THE LEGISLATION APPLIES

›       Records

›       Documents

›       Defining the steps for developing an EDRM policy in your organization

›       Classification

›       Appraisal

›       Retention

›       Disposal management

EXAMINING AND QUANTIFYING THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS AND BUSINESS CASE FOR DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING A RECORDS MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK

›       Accountability and transparency

›       Relevance of document retention and data integrity

›       Systems efficiency and cost reduction

›       Integration of data

›       Streamlined business processes for accessing and storing data

DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE DRM POLICIES & PROCEDURES

DETERMINE THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF YOUR DRM POLICIES AND PROCEDURES DOCUMENT

›       Scope and aims of the policy

›       Records management principles and approach

›       Responsibilities of record management

›       Resources and systems

›       Records retention and disposal

›       Classification design

›       Protection and access of data

›       Disaster recovery

›       Monitoring and measurement

›       Standard procedures

EVALUATE THE MANAGEMENT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOCUMENTS:

›       Paper records

›       “Born-digital Electronic documents

›       Images

DETERMINE THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES REQUIRED TO ACTIVELY MANAGE YOUR RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

›       Assess the needs of each department

›       Evaluate the appropriate technology to capture and preserve all electronic and business documents

›       Analyze your current Information systems and technology

›       Examine the criteria for identifying and selecting an appropriate DRM system

›       Functionality of the system

›       Alignment with your organization’s infrastructure

›       Upgrading current systems

ANALYZE EFFECTIVE ROLL-OUT METHODS AND ADOPTION FOR EFFICIENT APPLICATION BY ALL USERS

›       Deployment of policies

›       Security considerations

›       Communication policy to promote your policies

CHANGE MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS AND PLANNING

IDENTIFYING WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE IN YOUR ORGANIZATION IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SUCCESS IN MANAGING YOUR BUSINESS DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS

›       People

›       Processes

›       Systems

PLANNING YOUR CHANGE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

›       Consulting the Customer and Employee

›       Stakeholder analysis

›       Regular information sessions

›       Promoting participation in the process

›       Gather feedback to ensure continuous improvement

DEFINING THE APPROPRIATE MECHANISMS FOR DRIVING FORWARD A CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS THAT WILL OVERCOME THE FEARS OF IMPLEMENTING A RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND SYSTEMS AND GET BUY-IN AT ALL LEVELS

›       Aligning the goals of each business unit with your overall business objectives in order to drive your DRM and business performance

›       Promoting an awareness among your internal and external users by effectively communicating the benefits of your DRM system

›       Creating and communicating a shared vision, mission and core values to drive forward your DRM process and improve overall information and records management compliance and performance

›       Successfully overcoming the internal resistance obstacles to your DRM policy by cascading your DRM system down to all your business units

›       Applying the appropriate reporting processes for effectively implementing and maintaining your DRM system

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

ANALYSING THE CAPABILITIES, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF YOUR MANAGERS AND USERS WHO ARE REQUIRED TO PLAN, IMPLEMENT AND MANAGE YOUR DRM SYSTEM

›       Ensure that the DRM policies and procedures and internal controls are executed responsibly

›       Maintain effective, efficient and economic utilization of all resources to ensure sound records management

›       Safeguard business records against loss and damage

›       Promote the effective capture and storage of all records

›       Understanding the general responsibilities of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and IT department in assessing potential risks and achieving efficient records management practice

›       Evaluating the appropriate training and support programs for all stakeholders in optimizing the effective functionality of your DRM system

›       Obtaining buy-in from all staff and overcoming communication barriers to ensure an efficient DRM system

›       Ensuring that your DRM policies are aligned to your organizational policies and procedures

›       Creating a culture of ownership and compliance with your DRM polices among your personnel

CLASSIFICATION PROCESSES & PLANS

DETERMINING THE CLASSIFICATION AND ROLE OF VARIOUS RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS AS PRESCRIBED BY THE RELEVANT LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS

›       File plan

›       Paper-based records

›       Electronic records

›       Audio-visual records

›       Assessing the characteristics of a classification system

›       Index requirements

›       Naming conventions

›       Metadata

›       Categories of documents

PROJECT PLANNING FOR ELECTRONIC DRM SYSTEMS (EDRM)

›       Mapping out a pilot phase for designing your EDRM system

›       Identifying the potential obstacles, challenges and pitfalls that you can avoid in ensuring that your implementation process in on track

›       Setting up your EDRM project team and developing a project management approach for creating your EDRM system

›       Determining the external and internal resources required to successfully implement your EDRM

›       Setting targets and objectives for achieving a successful roll-out of your EDRM system

›       Pinpointing the appropriate methods for tracking and measuring the success of your EDRM process

›       The role and implementation of electronic (digital signatures)

APPRAISAL, RETENTION & DISPOSAL

›       Define the meaning and various features of a sound document appraisal system

›       Primary documents

›       End value of the document

›       Determine the characteristics of a solid document retention process

›       Reasons for retaining records

›       Legislation governing the retention of documents and records and penalties for non-compliance

›       Types of records to be retained

›       Retention schedules

›       Accurate access of documents with effective searching tools

›       Evidentiary considerations

›       Establish the various elements of a document disposal management system

›       Regulations governing disposal of records and documents

›       Disposal schedules

›       Authority to dispose of documents

›       Other considerations for disposing of records

›       Identify the appropriate systems for storage and disposal of your organizations records and documents

›       Scanning and Imaging

›       On-site versus off-site storage

›       Back-up strategy

›       Assess the tried and tested steps for migrating documents to storage without losing critical information

›       File plan

›       Control mechanisms

›       Which documents remain live and which records are archived

›       Document life-cycle management

›       Long term preservation issues

DISASTER RECOVERY & BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING

›       Understand and plan for vital records

›       Understand the benefits of implementing best practice information disaster recovery plans for ensuring continuity of business operations in the event of a disaster

›       Analyze the effectiveness of your business continuity infrastructure to reduce the risks of a disaster in your EDRM process

›       Implement strict monitoring and tracking systems for improving the corrective and prevention action in order to detect failures quickly and efficiently within your EDRM program

›       Assess the appropriate technologies for ensuring an uninterrupted flow of business operation and data retrieval

›       Identify the critical records that are required to continue business operations in the event of a disaster

›       Create a disaster recovery team who is well prepared in implementing and managing your disaster recovery program

QUALITY, INTEGRITY & SECURITY MEASURES

›       Determining the reliability and quality of your EDRM infrastructure and system

›       Defining the link between various business units to support the efficiency of your records management process

›       Examining the various South African National (SANS) and international (ISO) standards ,to achieve best practice in reliability, integrity and authenticity of electronically stored information

›       Creating internal versus external benchmarks as effective measurement mechanisms to accurately track the progress of your records management system

›       Identifying where the potential risks exist in your EDRM system

›       Undertaking the appropriate steps to preserving the integrity and protection of all documents

›       Adopting compliance monitoring and inspections for effectively managing the lifecycle of your documents

›       Conducting regular policy reviews and assessments of your EDRM system to establish the effectiveness of the process in line with changes in legislation or business processes

ADDITIONAL DETAILS


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Benefits to Organization

1. The candidates will become competent, effective and productive on their jobs. This training program is useful for:
        · Competency building where existing employee is promoted or planned to be promoted.
        · Technical knowledge, skills and competencies.
        · Needs and expectations of the stakeholders/ customers both internal and external.
        · Opportunities to exceed stakeholder/ customer expectations.
2. Create a pool of trained manpower that can cost-effectively spread the knowledge to large number of employees inside the organization.
3. Our facilitators often act as mentors for your trained employees and thus provide a most effective way to ensure effective competency development and application by your motivated staff.
4. We adopted a one-to-one approach that can provide more room for your employees to work at their own pace and address individual needs more freely.

Benefits to the Individuals

1. The candidates will gain a multi-discipline understanding of the subject matter.
2. Have an individual action plan to take away that will help the candidates make a difference in their organizations. This will add value to the expertise and experience of the candidates’.
3. Be more able to enhance job satisfaction and reduce wasted time and effort.
4. Ensure that the candidates will know and appreciate the strategic imperatives that drive the organization's efforts in their relevant job area.
5. Be more able to align your roles and job requirements with the organization’s mission and vision.
6. Be more able to meet your deadlines and tasks and successfully complete any scorecard in a timely fashion.

Additional Benefits

1. Good & best industry practices.
2. Checklist approach for ease of understanding and practical application.
3. Latest technologies including information technology, quality assurance and methodology.
4. Quality assurance and quality improvement incorporated in each program.
5. One-to-one approach and small groups will lead to learner-centered environment.
6. Experienced and qualified instructors both academically and in practice.
7. Customized programs to meet and suit individual training needs.
8. Letters of recommendation for the exceptional performers.

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