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Information governance (IG) programs establish value by
eliminating duplication and discovering synergies, taking parts and assembling
them into a useful whole. The benefits of an IG program improve operations
and offer competitive advantages over less cooperative enterprises. IG extracts
greater value from data, enhances compliance and improves security.
The term "information governance" has been much bandied about. A
technologist might see it as data governance or content management, an
attorney as e-discovery or defensible disposition and a records specialist
as best records practices. Information governance is all of these things and
About the Author
Ronké Ekwensi is the Managing Director of Dispute and Legal Management
Consulting at Duff & Phelps, where she leads the organization's information
governance service line. Ronké has more than 25 years of multidisciplinary
experience in information governance, information integration, legal and
compliance program implementation, business strategy, and operations. Before
joining Duff & Phelps, Ronké applied her expertise at Pfizer, Ernst & Young, and
Huron Legal. Contact her at ronke.ekwensi@duffandphelps.com.
About the Author
Gordon E.J. Hoke is the Vice President of Information Governance at Duff
& Phelps. He has more than 25 years of experience as a practitioner and
consultant in document, content and records management, culminating in his
current focus: information governance. Gordon is an award-winning thought
leader with over 300 publishing credits, and he is a certified Information
Governance Professional and Certified Records Manager.
Contact him at gordon.hoke@duffandphelps.com.
The Whole Is Greater Than
the Sum of Its Parts with IG
Enterprises wishing to run a well-oiled machine should consider
implementing information governance.
