Rachael
To an extent Jesse's advice is correct - you should use a
publicly-available and well-regarded specification as a starting point,
rather than a specification of unknown quality from elsewhere. However,
US DOD 5015.2 is not very appropriate in a UK setting, and I suggest you
do not devote any time to it.
In the UK, MoReq is regarded as easier to work with (simply because of
the way in which it is written), BUT all UK software suppliers are more
familiar and more comfortable with the PRO specification. MoReq is
totally generic, whereas the PRO specification is intended first and
foremost for UK central government (very similar in most significant
respects to local government for these purposes). I'd advise you use
the PRO 2002 specification, possibly looking at MoReq for additional
insights only if you have time.
So, in a nutshell, take the PRO work, cut out all the requirements you
do not and are never likely to need, add any requirements which you need
but which are missing (highlighting that you have added them, out of
consideration to the reader), and make all the general statements
specific to your authority.
I hope this helps,
Marc Fresko
EDM & ERM Consulting Services Director
Cornwell Management Consultants plc
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: The UK Records Management mailing list
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> JESSE WILKINS
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> Subject: Re: EDRMS
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> Hi Rachael,
>
> Generically you may wish to consider the requirements
> embodied in the Public Record Office spec, as well as those
> in MoReq or in the US DOD 5015.2 - that should prove a good
> starting point from which you can customize to meet your requirements.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jesse Wilkins
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> >From: "Steel, Rachael" <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: "Steel, Rachael" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: EDRMS
> >Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 15:48:21 +0100
> >
> >Does any one have a Spec for an Electronic Document Records
> Management
> >System (EDRMS) that they are willing to share with me. We have been
> >asked to create one for this authority at very short notice and I do
> >not know where to start.
> >
> >Thanks very much and I look forward to any replies.
> >
> >Rachael Steel
> >Information Management Officer
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