Performing an Effective Internal Evaluation

Using a tool published by EDRM in 2014, organizations, departments and individuals can now assess their current state of eDiscovery Maturity. The tool, called the eDiscovery Self Assessment Test (eMSAT-1, www.edrm.net/resources/emsat1), provides a series of questions related to the various stages of the model. The eMSAT can be overwhelming, but for the purposes of taking an honest look into your operations, it’s a very powerful tool.

In addition to outlining questions about your processes, the eMSAT provides answers that help guide you in determining where you fit on the spectrum.  The reason these answers are so beneficial is that they give you a glimpse into what each level, including the one you’re aiming for, might look like.  The answers can be very helpful building blocks in your audit process.  You might find that your Production maturity is a level 1, “No Process, Reactive”.  In reading the other answers however, you discover that in your environment, the description for level 3 fits where you’d like to be.  Using this information, you can easily create a roadmap for how to modify your processes over time.

Following is a link the eMSAT webinar that will help you understand the assessment and get you started in the right direction.

If you find it intimidating and would like some help, the eMSAT team would be happy work with you. Contact details are available on the download page, along with the first 4 webinars in a series of 5.

Stay tuned to the blog this week for Part 3 of this blog series "You've seen the EDRM model. Now what? Reviewing Results from your Audit".

For Part 1, "Understanding the Stages", go here.

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