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ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT

As the company gets ready to assemble the components it needs, the first building block is the organizational assessment. This building block has a twofold purpose: gather the information and begin to gain support for the initiative, particularly if it is something new or revisited for the company. Specifically, this chapter examines the overall company and its business strategy, business plan, and records management.

The main stakeholders who participate in this building block are the CEO, boards, and senior management. They provide information about the business: where it has been, where it is now, and where it is ...

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