For many organizations, records retention schedules are viewed as static compliance documents (created once, referenced rarely, and disconnected from day‑to‑day business operations). In reality, a well‑designed and actively managed retention program is one of the most powerful and underutilized tools for effective information governance.
This webinar, hosted by ARMA International, reframes records retention as a core governance mechanism within the Information Governance Integrated Model (IGIM) and a foundational enabler of ARMA’s Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles® (The Principles®). Participants will explore how retention requirements sit at the intersection of business value, legal and regulatory obligations, risk management, and technology and how they can be leveraged to drive consistency, accountability, and defensible outcomes across the information lifecycle.
Drawing on real‑world experience, this session will examine how retention schedules support key principles such as Lifecycle Management, Availability, Protection, Compliance, and Transparency, and how they can be operationalized across modern digital environments. Attendees will learn practical strategies for modernizing retention programs, aligning them with IG goals, and embedding them into systems and processes to move beyond policy and into execution.
Whether you are refreshing an existing program or building governance maturity, this session will demonstrate why retention is not just compliance. It is governance in action.
Retention Is Governance: Using Records Schedules as the Backbone of IGIM
When: Thursday, April 30 at 12 p.m. (Mountain)
Presenter: Warren Bean, Vice President of Technology + Product Development
Registration: >>> HERE