What Counts?
What Counts?
TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC
Proven solutions working with companies to solve their information management challenges. We tackle records retention schedules, program implementation and training, and more complex challenges like asset data management.
Scheduling Strategies for Interviews
Scheduling strategies for data and information management assessment interviews. Easy process, right? Actually, it’s not as simple as one would think. Should you start with top leaderships positions, should you start with mid-level positions, or should you start in a particular department, for example Information Technology. Listen as TrailBlazer consultants, Maura Dunn and Lee Karas, discuss scheduling strategies for setting up and conducting data and information management assessment interviews. Learn what their experience has shown to be the key ways to organize your interview list and make an interview as effective as possible. Learn more by listening to this episode, or by sending TrailBlazer an email at [email protected]. TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, is a small, woman-owned business that provides information and data management services to client organizations in the public and private sectors. Our work with infrastructure, energy, renewables, and healthcare clients, both in the United States and globally, gives us practical insight into making information work for businesses, while meeting evolving regulatory requirements. This is What Counts by TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. In this podcast, we highlight proven solutions that we have developed through our experience working with companies across various industries and we talk about how you can apply them to your company. We share our experience working with companies to solve their information and data management challenges. We tackle records retention schedules, program implementation and training, and more complex challenges like asset data management. To find out more about TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, please visit our website at www.TrailBlazer.us.com. Home https://mauradunn.substack.com/ The information is provided by TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. We make no representations or warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, about the completeness or suitability with respect to the information contained in this podcast for any unintended or unstated purpose, outside of a specific contract with TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk, and does not result in any viewer or listener being considered a client or customer of TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. In no event will TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of this podcast information. Unless specifically stated otherwise, TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned throughout this podcast, and any reference to any person or organization is strictly used anonymously.
Jul 19, 2021
14 min
Interviewees: Data & Information Assessment
Selecting the right interviewees for your data and information recordkeeping assessment is a critical component to understanding the flow of information throughout the organization. This is not a simple process. Sometimes the interviewees are selected for you, sometimes it’s a different person for each process within a department, sometimes the list of people to interview grows and grows, and sometimes you get one person that tells you everything about how your organization does data and information recordkeeping in every department. Listen as TrailBlazer consultants, Maura Dunn and Lee Karas, tell you about their experience helping organizations select interviewees for a data and information recordkeeping assessment. Learn what their experience has shown to be the key departments to target for conducting interviews. Understand what departments may designate a different individual to be responsible for a specific process, and hear why some departments may be called something different, but provide similar services. Learn more by listening to this episode, or by sending TrailBlazer an email at [email protected]. TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, is a small, woman-owned business that provides information and data management services to client organizations in the public and private sectors. Our work with infrastructure, energy, renewables, and healthcare clients, both in the United States and globally, gives us practical insight into making information work for businesses, while meeting evolving regulatory requirements. This is What Counts by TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. In this podcast, we highlight proven solutions that we have developed through our experience working with companies across various industries and we talk about how you can apply them to your company. We share our experience working with companies to solve their information and data management challenges. We tackle records retention schedules, program implementation and training, and more complex challenges like asset data management. To find out more about TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, please visit our website at www.TrailBlazer.us.com. Home https://mauradunn.substack.com/ The information is provided by TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. We make no representations or warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, about the completeness or suitability with respect to the information contained in this podcast for any unintended or unstated purpose, outside of a specific contract with TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk, and does not result in any viewer or listener being considered a client or customer of TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. In no event will TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of this podcast information. Unless specifically stated otherwise, TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned throughout this podcast, and any reference to any person or organization is strictly used anonymously.
Jul 6, 2021
12 min
Data and Information Assessment Background Collection Process
If you are planning on performing a data and information management assessment within your organization, consider listening to the information discussed in this episode. Listen as Maura Dunn and Lee Karas discuss the data and information background collection process. The data and information background collection process is an important step in the assessment planning process. Information about your organization can be found in a number of different places. Review public facing information and collect internal organization charts, policies, data inventories, and other available information to give you a head start on your assessment. Learn more by listening to this episode, or by sending TrailBlazer an email at [email protected]. TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, is a small, woman-owned business that provides information and data management services to client organizations in the public and private sectors. Our work with infrastructure, energy, renewables, and healthcare clients, both in the United States and globally, gives us practical insight into making information work for business, while meeting evolving regulatory requirements. This is What Counts by TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. In this podcast, we highlight proven solutions that we have developed through our experience working with companies across various industries and we talk about how you can apply them to your company. We share our experience working with companies to solve their information and data management challenges. We tackle records retention schedules, program implementation and training, and more complex challenges like asset data management. To find out more about TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, please visit our website at www.TrailBlazer.us.com. Home https://mauradunn.substack.com/ The information is provided by TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. We make no representations or warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, about the completeness or suitability with respect to the information contained in this podcast for any unintended or unstated purpose, outside of a specific contract with TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk, and do not result in any viewer or listener being considered a client or customer of TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. In no event will TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of this podcast information. Unless specifically stated otherwise, TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned throughout this podcast, and any reference to any person or organization is strictly used anonymously.
Jun 21, 2021
15 min
Developing Information and Data Management Assessment Questions
In this episode, consultants from TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, Maura Dunn and Lee Karas talk about how to best structure your information and data assessment questions to get the appropriate results. Sometimes, it might just be best to have a conversation with the person you are interviewing about how they get things accomplished at their organization, because we want to know how do they do their job. Focus your information and data management questions to get to the root of the problem at your organization. Learn more by listening to this episode, or by sending TrailBlazer an email at [email protected]. TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, is a small, woman-owned business that provides information and data management services to client organizations in the public and private sectors. Our work with infrastructure, energy, renewables, and healthcare clients, both in the United States and globally, gives us practical insight into making information work for business, while meeting evolving regulatory requirements. This is What Counts by TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. In this podcast, we highlight proven solutions that we have developed through our experience working with companies across various industries and we talk about how you can apply them to your company. We share our experience working with companies to solve their information and data management challenges. We tackle records retention schedules, program implementation and training, and more complex challenges like asset data management. To find out more about TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, please visit our website at www.TrailBlazer.us.com. Home https://mauradunn.substack.com/ The information is provided by TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. We make no representations or warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, about the completeness or suitability with respect to the information contained in this podcast for any unintended or unstated purpose, outside of a specific contract with TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk, and does not result in any viewer or listener being considered a client or customer of TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. In no event will TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of this podcast information. Unless specifically stated otherwise, TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned throughout this podcast, and any reference to any person or organization is strictly used anonymously.
Jun 7, 2021
21 min
Developing Information and Data Management Assessment Goals and Scope
When it comes to analyzing your organization’s information and data management environment, it is important to establish the appropriate goals and scope for an assessment. Listen to TrailBlazer consultants, Maura Dunn and Lee Karas, explain how to go about setting up goals and a project scope for the information management assessment that you can use at your organization. Learn more by listening to this episode, or by sending TrailBlazer an email at [email protected]. TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, is a small, woman-owned business that provides information and data management services to client organizations in the public and private sectors. Our work with infrastructure, energy, renewables, and healthcare clients, both in the United States and globally, gives us practical insight into making information work for business, while meeting evolving regulatory requirements. This is What Counts by TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. In this podcast, we highlight proven solutions that we have developed through our experience working with companies across various industries and we talk about how you can apply them to your company. We share our experience working with companies to solve their information and data management challenges. We tackle records retention schedules, program implementation and training, and more complex challenges like asset data management. To find out more about TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, please visit our website at www.TrailBlazer.us.com. Home https://mauradunn.substack.com/ The information is provided by TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. We make no representations or warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, about the completeness or suitability with respect to the information contained in this podcast for any unintended or unstated purpose, outside of a specific contract with TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk, and do not result in any viewer or listener being considered a client or customer of TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. In no event will TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of this podcast information. Unless specifically stated otherwise, TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned throughout this podcast, and any reference to any person or organization is strictly used anonymously.
Jun 7, 2021
14 min
Data and Information Management Challenges
Data and information management is a challenge for many organizations. In this episode, we discuss how to approach information management challenges within your organization. Have you ever needed to find something on your co-worker’s computer or in their office because they are on vacation? Listen to TrailBlazer Consultants explain how to prioritize data management and information management issues at your organization by focusing on an accurate problem statement. Sometimes the initial information management problem you think you need to solve is only the tip of the iceberg, because there most likely larger systemic information management challenges that need attention. Learn more by listening to this episode, or by sending TrailBlazer an email at [email protected]. TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, is a small, woman-owned business that provides information and data management services to client organizations in the public and private sectors. Our work with infrastructure, energy, renewables, and healthcare clients, both in the United States and globally, gives us practical insight into making information work for business, while meeting evolving regulatory requirements. This is What Counts by TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. In this podcast, we highlight proven solutions that we have developed through our experience working with companies across various industries and we talk about how you can apply them to your company. We share our experience working with companies to solve their information and data management challenges. We tackle records retention schedules, program implementation and training, and more complex challenges like asset data management. To find out more about TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, please visit our website at www.TrailBlazer.us.com. Home https://mauradunn.substack.com/ The information is provided by TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. We make no representations or warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, about the completeness or suitability with respect to the information contained in this podcast for any unintended or unstated purpose, outside of a specific contract with TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk, and does not result in any viewer or listener being considered a client or customer of TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC. In no event will TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of this podcast information. Unless specifically stated otherwise, TrailBlazer Consulting, LLC, does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned throughout this podcast, and any reference to any person or organization is strictly used anonymously.
Jun 3, 2021
20 min