In the physical world, paper clips are an important source of context, as their use suggests that the pieces of paper they clip together are somehow related. But what is their digital equivalent? And what does this mean in terms of identifying how many documents those pieces of paper represent, the relative importance of the […]
We at Holly Group spend our days working with clients to help them improve their Current State of information and move them towards their desired Future State. But a recent conversation with one of them raised a very interesting question: Is it possible for an organization to ever be finished? I know this sounds like […]
To hear some people tell it, the future of information governance is a complex, frightening place to ponder. The volume of information we have to deal with is exploding, the mix of technologies we need to keep track of is changing, and just what do we call all this, anyway?! Well, I have good news: […]
There’s a disturbing trend in the information governance profession that needs to stop now, namely the tendency to apologize for the work we’re doing. “Let me email that document to you.” – “I’m sorry, but please paste in the link to the digital document instead.” “I need to make a copy of this for my […]