Information Governance

MFR information governance practice is the compilation of multiple disciplines including records and information management, compliance, risk management, privacy and security, and business process management.  MFR’s provides a tightly integrated team of  information governance consulting experts that understand industry best practices.

Records and Information Management Operations

We help our clients implement effective records and information management programs to support their business operations. MFR delivers tailored solutions for our customers. Services include:

• • • Conducting comprehensive and series-level inventories records inventories
    • Designing enterprise classification, taxonomy, and file plans
    • Developing and modifying record retention schedules
    • Facilitating the disposition of records
      • • Temporary records transfers to storage
        • Secure destruction of temporary records
        • Permanent records transfers to storage
    • Providing records management training
    • Assisting with office moves, and closings
    • Setting up vital records programs
    • Providing onsite temporary part-time or full-time records management personnel

Business Analysis

Records management has evolved from managing just physical files. Today’s applications must be prepared to accept information from a variety of sources.  MFR’s Business Analysts and RIM specialists provide services including:

• • • Requirements gathering
    • Acquisition planning
      • • Market research
        • Procurement /Proposal assistance
        • Technical evaluation team support

Enterprise Records Management Systems Integration

Ensuring the successful and timely implementation of information systems is a complex process. MFR personnel not only understand records and information but the technologies behind them. We can provide:

• • • Legacy system integration- Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
    • Data Migration
    • Quality Assurance / Independent Verification and Validation

Records Compliance

An organization needs to ensure that their information management policies are being followed, and that they are in line with any retention schedules required by law. MFR records and  information specialists familiar with Federal, State and Industry regulations can perform in advisory, monitoring, and educational role(s) to support your organization in achieving compliance. Activities include:

• • • Developing corporate governance models detailing records management roles and responsibilities
    • Developing enterprise records and information management policies and procedures
    • Reviewing current records management policies and their application throughout the enterprise or offices

Risk Management Planning

There are an ever increasing number of State, Federal and International laws that impose severe penalties for not producing valid information when requested or protecting information while in an organization’s possession; failure to comply with these laws could lead to liability issues if damages are suffered by an organization that relied on the information.

MFR analysts can assist in developing a robust risk management plan including a well-defined records management program that can help identify and protect an organization from significant risks such as compliance issues, disaster recovery, public relations crises, confidentiality breaches and security threats.  Services include

• • • Performing strategic records management assessments and gap analysis
    • Developing an Information Governance roadmap and architecture