Contoural offers independent, broad-based assessments of current policies, practices and capabilities in records and information management, litigation discovery readiness, and information infrastructure. Each service produces a set of actionable project recommendations and a prioritized implementation roadmap.

Records and Information Management Program Assessment – An independent, broad-based assessment of current records retention policies and schedules, and of current practices for retention and disposition of paper documents and electronic records. This service produces a set of actionable project recommendations and a prioritized implementation roadmap, with projected go-forward costs, resource requirements and timelines. These recommendations are based on a number of factors, including risk profile, compliance requirements, industry norms and operational business needs.

Litigation Readiness Assessment and Roadmap Development – While many organizations recognize the growing litigation risks and costs implicit in existing recordkeeping practices, they may be uncertain about the types of projects and level of investment needed to achieve litigation readiness. This service provides an independent review of current capabilities and practices for legal hold and discovery of electronically stored information and paper documents. It creates an actionable implementation roadmap for enhanced litigation readiness capabilities, including business case development for supporting activities. These recommendations are based each client’s specific risk profile and resources.

Information Infrastructure Assessment – This assessment of information management infrastructure analyzes the current IT architecture and capabilities for archiving, storage, search, retrieval, preservation and disposition of records and information — including a review of accumulated legacy data. This service produces a set of actionable project recommendations and a prioritized implementation roadmap, with projected go-forward costs, resource requirements and timelines.