AIIM Teams with HP to Help Organizations Identify Their Records Management Competency with New Assessment Tool

AIIM is pleased to announce the debut of a new online assessment tool for records management to help organizations understand how well their policies and systems support best practices, and help identify opportunities for improvement. Developed jointly with HP, the free tool assesses staff training, corporate policies and technology investments to provide a rating against a 5-stage competency scale. The tool generates real-time information on the organization’s identified stage, the associated business risks, and the benefits of progressing to the next stage of records management competency.

Silver Spring, MD (Vocus) June 17, 2009 -- AIIM is pleased to announce the debut of a new online assessment tool for records management to help organizations understand how well their policies and systems support best practices, and help identify opportunities for improvement. Developed jointly with HP, the free tool assesses staff training, corporate policies and technology investments to provide a rating against a 5-stage competency scale. The tool generates real-time information on the organization’s identified stage, the associated business risks, and the benefits of progressing to the next stage of records management competency.

"This assessment will help organizations focus on achieving the next step towards a united and proactive approach to managing records regardless of the source," said Atle Skjekkeland, vice president of AIIM.

Records management industry experts AIIM and HP collaborated on the development of the 5-stage maturity model for records management competency, encompassing both electronic and paper records. A set of questions across best practice topics measures the performance of people, policies and technology to produce an overall score and stage identification.

"Organizations need to protect their corporate knowledge and manage it efficiently and effectively," said Jonathan Martin, vice president and general manager, Information Management, Software and Solutions, HP. "Records management is the core capability to achieve this objective. This assessment solution helps organizations better understand their records management state and find opportunities to make proactive improvements."

The online assessment tool can be accessed free at http://www.aiim.org/erm/records-management-competency-test.aspx or http://www.hp.com/go/imhub.

Organizations interested in learning more about how to manage their electronic information should visit AIIM's new information portal for Electronic Records Management (ERM). Visitors to http://www.aiim.org/erm will find case studies and white papers, information and research, online and in-person events, resources and toolkits to help them establish and enforce an enterprise-wide records management system that explains the requirements, responsibilities, and accountability in managing an organization’s information assets.

About AIIM:

AIIM (www.aiim.org) is the community that provides education, research, and best practices to help organizations find, control, and optimize their information. The AIIM community has grown to over 65,000 professionals from all industries and government, in over 150 unique countries, and within all levels of management including senior executives, line-of-business, and IT.

For over 60 years, AIIM has been the leading non-profit organization focused on helping users to understand the challenges associated with managing documents, content, records, and business processes. Today, AIIM is international in scope, independent, implementation-focused, and, as the representative of the entire enterprise content management (ECM) industry - including users, suppliers, and the channel - acts as the industry's intermediary.

The AIIM Electronic Records Management (ERM) Certificate training program is specifically focused on how electronic records and files need to be managed for their lifecycle in just the same way as traditional paper records and how to implement an electronic records management project. Information about AIIM’s six Certificate Training Programs can be found at www.aiim.org/training.

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