The Foundation is currently seeking a researcher to work with us on a freelance basis. This research will identify, interview, and survey a variety of organizations in different industries that have transformed their retention schedules into some form of a “big bucket” format or who have adopted big bucket retention scheduling from scratch.
The suggested methodology includes but may not be limited to interviews and surveys using a generated standard set of questions. The Foundation would like to see this research address, at a minimum, the following questions:
- Are big bucket schedules working as anticipated?
- Have they assisted with classification and retention of electronic as well as hard copy record keeping systems?
- Are there issues of over or under retention?
- Have they facilitated the management of retention for both physical and electronic records and enhanced the overall stature of the organization’s records management program?
- Are there complications pertaining to litigation or eDiscovery?
- What are the demonstrable cost implications (cost reductions, savings, additions, or increases [operations])
- Lessons learned? Anything that should have been done differently?
The report will be reviewed prior to publication. A Foundation liaison will be assigned to the project and work with the lead researcher through its duration.
Available Funding: $5,000.00 in three installments.
Contract Term: To be negotiated. Goal is 6 to 8 months from the date of signed contract.
Applications: Please send a resume and a cover letter detailing your experience and suggestions for the project as email attachments to: coordinator@armaedfoundation.org
Copyright: Copyright will be retained by the Foundation.
Deadline for Applications: November 15, 2017.