Change Theory HIM

Information governance (IG) is essentially a part of every business and industry in today's world.  It creates the structures and values that gives each business or industry it's unique identification and purpose.  With the vast amount of data and information in today's technological society, having a strong grasp and understanding of IG is crucial to the growth and success of any businesses/industries.  It's incorporated into everything we see and it's a part of in our daily lives but I never have thought that it all points back to IG and it's concepts.  With my plan below, I'm pursuing it from a HIMT overall perspective and didn't want to get too detailed about each specific areas of the HIMT department.  

Planning

1. Meet with leads of each area within the HIMT Department to compile the information challenges and risks of each area in relations to IG.

2. Identify two or three top goals from each area that can be achieved to improve the overall functions and relations with the organization and increase integration and interoperability of information.

3. Review the results with the leads from each HIMT area and select one goal to strive for within each area of the HIMT department to ensure and maintain the integrity of the information flowing through their area.

4. Present goals to other department managers or “C-suite” and identify what needs are to be prioritized within the HIMT and what compromises there might be.

Leading

1. Highlight the selected IG goals to all employees within the HIMT department and define how the goals will benefit the department internally and externally.

2. Hold individual meetings for each area so that employees can voice any concerns or support they have for the goals.

3. Review the input from all the areas and address duplicate concerns that can help obtain employee support to initiate and adapt the goals.

4. Identify employee champions to help guide and support other employees through the IG implementation process.

Organizing

1. Provide templates or guidelines and allow each area to individually create a plan to help them achieve the goal in their area by refining their processes to ensure better information integrity and flow.

2. Establish milestones and time frames to track progress of each area and create a HIMT overall calendar to hold each area accountable in context to each other.

Controlling

1. Perform continuous review of progress in each area and implications it has on the HIMT department.

2. Intervene and provide support to struggling HIMT areas and exam what obstacles are preventing progress with the IG implementation.

3. Evaluate the results and milestones achieved with the whole HIMT department and re-assess what can be improved on to maximize IG efficiency within the department and how to complement it with other departments of the organization.