Information Nation: Seven Keys to Information Management Compliance, Second Edition

Key #3: Proper Delegation of Program Roles and Components

Responsibility for the Information Management programs must be delegated only to those individuals with appropriate training, qualifications, and authority.

Key Overview

The first two keys established the roles that clear, consistent rules and guidelines and strong, visible executive leadership play in IMC. Every employee in an organization shares responsibility for compliance, but specific roles and responsibilities also must be created, and appropriate authority delegated to oversee specific program components.

This section explores the importance of properly delegating responsibility for IMC, and provides guidelines to help organizations build an Information Management organizational structure that will promote business interests and protect legal needs.

This section also provides a model organizational structure that you can use to evaluate your organization's current approach.