Introduction
Thank you for agreeing to meet with me. I am working on a project to explore options for an organizational 'home' for the recordkeeping function in Departments and Agencies. I have crafted a few questions here and welcome your insights to this project. Our meeting will not take longer than one hour.
Project Context
1. Can you briefly describe your role in this project?
2. How does the recordkeeping project fit with other work you are doing?
3. There are 20 projects identified in the Assessment projects list? Can we review the linkages of this 'organizational design' project to other key initiatives?
4. Where, internationally is the best work being done in this area? I note international standards for recordkeeping have been developed, do you have a copy of these?
5. Has the private sector pursued the development of this function within business? Where do they situate it?
The Recordkeeping Role
6. Can we review the key activities in the job description for the ES 02 and ES 04? Have the classifications (in the job descriptions) been 'approved'?
7. What would you identify as the three most critical skills, competencies or attributes of this role if you were hiring a new employee into the job? i) at the entry level; ii) at the senior non-managerial level)?
8. Has there been anyone hired in this job yet? Where? Have there been any 'early adopter' projects initiated?
9. Can you envision, specifically the type of work a Senior Analyst might be doing, on a day to day basis?
Organizational Considerations
10. If you were to implement a recordkeeping function in LAC (or has it been), where would you situate it, and why?
11. What will be the greatest challenge in finding an organizational home for this function?
12. Background documents indicate Recordkeeping Directive is to be done by March 2008. Is there a draft that is available for review?
13. Has any work been done or thinking about how one will calculate the need for this function, notably in terms of the number of employees in this role may be needed? Such as ratios of recordkeepers to employees, to Departmental budgets, or some other related factor?
14. Who are the Recordkeepers' clients? And how do you see clients accessing these services?
15. What organizational functions are dependant on recordkeeping / recordkeeper services?
16. Who are Recordkeepers dependant on for successful delivery of their services?
17. How might a successful recordkeeping function measure its success?
Introduction
Thank you for agreeing to meet with me. As you know, I am working on a project to explore options for an organizational 'home' for the recordkeeping function in Departments and Agencies. I have crafted a few questions here and welcome your input to this project. Our meeting will not take longer than one hour.
Project Context
1. Can you briefly describe your role / area of responsibility?
2. How does the initiative on recordkeeping fit with your other responsibilities?
3. Are you aware of any exemplary recordkeeping practices, internationally (such as in other jurisdictions) or within the private sector?
Organizational Considerations
4. If you were to implement a recordkeeping function in your organization, where would you situate it, and why?
5. What will be the greatest challenge in finding an organizational home for this function across Government?
6. Do you have any suggestions for how one will calculate needed resources for this function, notably in terms of the number of employees in this role may be needed? (i.e. ratios of recordkeepers to employees, to Departmental budgets, or some other related factor?)
7. Who do you see as the recordkeepers' clients and how do you see these clients accessing services?
8. What might be the strongest communication linkages pursued by (information in) and needed by (information out) a recordkeeping function?
9. What organizational functions are dependant upon recordkeeping services for their success? Who are recordkeepers dependant on for their success?
10. How might a successful recordkeeping function measure its success?