Introduction to the GARP® Principles

The Introduction to the GARP® Principles were created to assist your organization in implementing effective records systems and policies. Together, the eight principles set a standard of conduct and practice deemed by practitioners in the records and information management (RIM) field to represent sound policy and practice. Therefore, failure in one area of the GARP® principles drags down the standing of the entire system. This is undesirable from a standards compliance perspective and when measuring your overall system performance.

This overview course will focus on the importance of each GARP® principle and how you can integrate each into your RIM program. The course will also provide you vital facts that you can take back to executive-level managers, who may be unfamiliar with the benefits of RIM, but need to be familiar with GARP® and the benefits to your organization - as well as the perils of ignoring them. You will learn why the principles are a standard of excellence for records systems and why your organization should regard GARP® compliance as a holistic organizational imperative – and a mandate for better information governance.

Each section of this online course contains learning objectives, audio, and review questions, as well as printable course notes for easy offline reading and review. View full course outline.

Domain: Business Functions  Level: 3

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Determine and implement strategic goals for information governance
2. Recognize the benefits of standard processes and standard documentation of those processes
3. Articulate potential legal problems due to non-compliant recordkeeping systems.
4. Identify rules that govern reliability and integrity of data.
5. Identify ways to protect data and records from unauthorized access and use, as well as protection from loss, destruction, and corruption.
6. Give examples of authorities governing the management and control of records
7. Summarize the consequences to a business when information or records are difficult to locate or access.
8. Identify items to be included in a records retention program.
9. Identify safeguards important to the disposition processes.
10. Explain how the lack of a transparent record keeping process affects organizational processes.

ICRM Maintenance Credits: 4.0

Pricing:

$150 for ARMA International members, $210 for non-members

This course takes approximately 4 hours to complete. You have 12 months from the date of registration to complete the course.