Information governance establishes policies for data classification, retention, access, and disposal, along with the systems and accountability to enforce them. It operates before litigation rather than in response to it.
It is the first stage of the EDRM and the foundation for defensible disposal.
Alternative Names:
IG, Records Governance
Why it Matters?
Good governance is the cheapest e-discovery investment available, because data disposed of on a consistent schedule before litigation cannot be collected, reviewed, or produced. The recurring failure is retaining everything indefinitely out of caution, which multiplies discovery cost and breach exposure without any corresponding benefit. Consistency is what makes disposal defensible, since selective deletion is what produces spoliation findings.
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How does governance reduce discovery cost?
What makes disposal defensible?
