Social distancing is currently the way of life. The past few weeks you have probably seen, heard and read about COVID-19 that is disrupting life all over the world. More than likely there has been a direct impact on your organization. We rarely get advance notice that a disaster is ready to strike, so when [...]
Information risk management doesn't just sound important...it is important. Particularly in the healthcare industry where private patient information is at risk of exposure. Good information risk management practices ensure that any legal mandates are being closely followed, specifically in relation to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). I have personal experience working in [...]
I hate buying things. To be more exact, as a state administrator, I hated buying services. My problem wasn’t with the complexities of the state procurement process – I was a bureaucrat after all and figuring out how to do paperwork was half the fun of the job – but I found determining what to [...]
Documentation?! Why do I need this? Can’t you just wait for the finished product? These are all questions often asked by vendors when a client requests that documentation be provided throughout the course of a project. So why is it so important? Over the last several years it has become increasingly important to make sure [...]
In today’s world, the words Information Management get used broadly and frequently. They are often used interchangeably with terms like Data Management and Information Security. In my opinion, the clearest definition I’ve seen of Information Management is from Wikipedia, which describes it as: The collection and management of information from one or more sources and [...]
Information Management is one of the six core service offerings from netlogx, and in a lot of different ways, it is the underlying practice for all our services. Despite this, I often find myself in situations where I need to really elaborate on what Information Management looks like and why it is so important to [...]
Can you recall when newspapers were delivered by kids on bikes in the early hours of the morning? Now, imagine yourself as the delivery kid and upon being hired you’ve been given a carrier bag, a stack of papers, and a bicycle. However, as you set off into your journey you realize you are without [...]
There is so much data readily available, but how much of it do I use to inform my decisions? Am I aware of the data I have available? Do I track data I do not need to track? What data would be useful? Are there pieces of data I would like to know about that [...]
Whether you consciously recognize it or not, we are all being affected by the increasing rate of change throughout business. One statistic is: what used to take 10 years to change now can change in one year. While the increasing rate of business change may or may not be affecting your job specifically, there are [...]
