Press Release
 CGOC Examines Impact of the Information Management Reference Model, Reveals Details of Information Governance Survey

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — May 25, 2010 — CGOC, a practitioners' forum focused on records retention, and legal hold and discovery practices, has posted a replay of its May 5 Web-based meeting: "An Introduction to the Information Management Reference Model -- how it provides a construct and catalyst for linking business value and legal duties to information sources."

The information-packed Web meeting included:

  • A presentation by Deidre Paknad and Lorrie Luellig on the application of the Information Management Reference Model (IMRM) and how it can galvanize dialogue and action among legal, RIM and IT regarding legal holds, retention and disposal processes. IMRM illuminates the responsibilities and inter-dependencies of the information governance stakeholders and the critical importance of linking legal duties and business value to information sources to enable defensible disposal.
  • A preview of the results of an information governance survey of corporate practices and perspectives conducted by CGOC in concert with EDRM. The survey reveals that most companies agree that defensible disposal is the value and objective of information governance, but they are struggling to implement a strategy to achieve it. For example, 80 percent of respondents said their companies have weak or strained linkage between legal, IT and RIM functions and processes.
  • A presentation on global information governance best practices by industry veteran Harry Pugh. One of the first proponents of a global operational model for defensible disposal, Mr. Pugh addresses the need for "unified governance" and an Information Governance Group to centrally manage delegates from business, legal and IT. 
  • A discussion of the information governance process maturity model. Using this model, organizations can assess the level of maturity of the thirteen key information governance processes and the impact their maturity level has on legal risk as well as discovery and data management costs.

Presenters
Deidre Paknad is the founder of CGOC, and president and CEO of PSS Systems. Lorrie Luellig is of counsel and a founding member of the Document Control Group at Ryley Carlock & Applewhite. Harry Pugh is a former executive vice president IT policy and records management, Citigroup.

To listen to the replay of the Web meeting, visit http://www.cgoc.com/webinars/introduction-to-imrm. Registration is required to access the Web meeting.

PSS Systems is lead sponsor and founding member of CGOC.


About CGOC
CGOC, the Compliance, Governance and Oversight Council, is a community of experts in retention, preservation and privacy. Its charter is to create a forum in which legal and compliance executives can get the insight, interaction, and information they need to make good business decisions. Established in 2004, it fills the critical practitioners' gap between EDRM and The Sedona Conference. CGOC offers corporate litigation, discovery, and records management leaders and practitioners with educational seminars, benchmarking surveys, group workshops, an annual Summit and retreat, white papers by expert faculty, a professional networking website, and regional working groups. Membership in the forum is free to qualified executives. Learn more at www.cgoc.com.

About PSS Systems
PSS Systems helps companies eliminate unnecessary legal risk, and discovery and data management costs. Its Atlas Suite is the recognized leader in legal information governance with customers like Abbott, BASF, ConocoPhillips, First Data, GE, Merrill Lynch, Pfizer and Williams. PSS is the innovator that started the legal holds market in 2004 and has the largest concentration of customers and domain experts anywhere. PSS is a trusted business partner to its customers, offering expert insight, best-in-class software, and continuous innovation to address emerging challenges. PSS founded and sponsors the Compliance, Governance and Oversight Council (CGOC) as a part of its commitment to advancing corporate retention and preservation practices. The company is based in Mountain View, California. For more information, visit www.pss-systems.com.

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