Proposal Pack / All Templates / Methodology - Governance Plan

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The Governance Plan will serve to provide unified centrally administered approach to records management within Company The Governance Plan is the road map for the overarching content environment architecture system development process policy and decisions for the Records Management Program. This plan also identifies the area of ownership for Company s information management group and identifies who is responsible for which areas of the Records Management Program. The Governance Plan sets the regulations and rules for the use of records and system environments so that the content to be managed is sustainable and grows in consistent manner that is in line with Company names goals and business requirements. Governance Program Goals Identify people skills ownership leadership organization policies procedures and standards required to successfully administer and manage your information resources. Records Program Committee Contact List Names Responsibilities Executive Sponsor Project Owner Department Managers Information Technology Records manager Legal Information Stewards or Content Owners

Operations Areas governed by the Records Program Item Description Content Stores Systems Departments Standards Records Related Standards Standard Name Documentation Location IT Content Business Regulatory Guidelines All Content Related Policies and Procedures Policy Name Policy Location Process for developing policies and procedures Communication plan Change management Internal and external content Structured and unstructured content Training Records Training Guidelines and Materials Training Documents Document Location Policies and procedures Systems and applications Content specific material Infrastructure

Records Maintenance Infrastructure Documents Document Location SLA Backup Disaster recovery Monitoring Reports The development of the Records Policy and procedures and the enforcement of standards should be reviewed managed and updated by the governance committee as outlined above.