Developing a content maintenance and governance strategy
Seth Earley · Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology · 2011
overnance is not a simple process of writing up some plans and policies.Operationalizing governance requires the correct structures and working agendas. The Missing Piece of Content ManagementInformation and content governance is frequently a missing piece of a content management plan.Think of building the new content management system (CMS) as building a new house.You design the layout of the house and requirements based on the needs of your family.Then you move into the house.In preparation for the move, you put all of your possessions in boxes and mark those boxes to indicate where they will be going in the new home.If you are moving into a larger home, you'll likely take items that were in a single room and put them into multiple rooms. Components of GovernanceGovernance is the set of policies, procedures, guidelines, rules and compliance metrics that helps maintain the new household.