A&M helps companies develop an objective, comprehensive assessment of their Information Governance capabilities using an approach based on industry-wide frameworks, tailored to their specific needs and requirements, including:

• Commentary on Information Governance (Sedona Conference)
• The Principles (Association of Records Managers and Administrators)
• ISO 24143 (International Standards Organization)
• NIST-Privacy (National Institute of Standards and Technology)

A&M helps companies establish effective, right-sized Information Governance programs based on their size, industry, organizational complexity and specific information risks they face. Whether a company is starting from ground zero or has a mature program that just needs some tuning, A&M brings a proven set of industry best practices to Information Governance program development, including:

• Charter Development
• Roles and Responsibilities Definition
• Program Framework Design
• Target Operating Model Development
• Organizational Change Management

A&M helps companies assess their existing policies and procedures to determine how they need to be modernized to support effective Information Governance. Where companies lack key policies and procedures, A&M will develop them collaboratively with company stakeholders (such as Legal, Information Technology (IT), Privacy, Cybersecurity and Records Management), typically in close coordination with outside counsel. 

Core services include the modernization or creation of the following policies and procedures:

• Records and Information Management
• Privacy
• Legal Hold
• Data Classification
• Email Management
• Orphaned and Abandoned Data
• Transitory and Ephemeral Messaging

A&M helps companies understand their Information Management goals, the technology capabilities required to achieve them and the solutions in the marketplace available to meet them. Our selection framework can easily be adapted to fit the specific context of each organization, from the needs assessment, requirements gathering and market research, request for proposal (RFP) authoring and contract negotiations, to proof of concept, pilots and the integration strategy.

Core services include:

• Information Governance software tools marketplace intelligence 
• Requirements definition
• Developing short list of viable Information Governance tools
• RFP development
• RFP end-to-end process management

A&M helps companies understand the data sources they have, the risk and value of the data in them, and then determine an optimal sequence to address them. In risk ranking a company’s data sources, A&M works to ensure that the perspective of all relevant Information Governance stakeholders is taken into account, including:

• Records Management
• Privacy
• Legal
• Cybersecurity
• IT
• Data and Analytics
• Enterprise Risk
• Business functions

A&M helps companies develop and adopt a realistic, achievable execution plan that enables them to stand up an effective Information Governance program and chart the value it will deliver to the wider organization today and over the long haul. A&M’s execution plans are a detailed 24- to 36-month plan for standing up and Information Governance program, including:

• Workstreams
• Projects
• Tasks
• Duration
• Milestones
• Resources
• Costs
• Dependencies

A&M helps companies achieve Information Governance at scale by providing end-to-end services that yield a fully functioning Information Governance program, including:

• Evaluating options for the program structure of their Information Governance program
• Implementing the chosen program structure
• Providing fractional staffing to assist in the ongoing operation.

In addition, A&M can provide a similar set of services for other adjacent and supportive functions, including:

• Records and Information Management
• Privacy
• Data Governance