MoReq2010 – met with Enthusiasm and some Criticism.
The Modular Requirements for Records Systems, MoReq2010 ,Volume 1 was published June 6, 2011. It is an achievement accomplished from herculean efforts of its author Jon Garde, but also, in no small part, a volunteer effort that has been met with both enthusiasm and criticism.
- Enthusiasm of the underlying concepts - the need to have standard structures in place for managing active content and content to be preserved properly for all time in all systems; criticism of ‘do we really need another standard?’, or ‘don’t we have a standard for that already?’.
- Enthusiasm for the concept of crowd-sourcing the review; criticism of not allowing enough time for review.
- Enthusiasm for the potential for feedback to be incorporated into the finished product; criticism for not including all comments.
- Enthusiasm for the idea of evolving the standard over time and allowing for versions and ‘pluggable’ modules; criticism for the confusion that will bring to a certification effort and tracking which versions of which modules and which products go with each.
I could go on and on about the highs and lows throughout this process, but one thing is clear – experts, RM Professionals, vendors, consultants and analysts around the world have taken notice. MoReq2010 is hot off the press, and one thing is clear – it will not go quietly into the night. Even the criticisms are welcome as this will help shape the evolution of the standard, and we are all welcome to take part in the evolution – get in the game, follow the DLM Forum, attend the sixth triennial conference in December 2011, sign up for the upcoming workshops, and keep the conversations going on Twitter with #MoReq2010.
More about my personal experience in this process later, but for now I am off to read the spec with great anticipation – did my comments make it in? how large were the changes? Perhaps a few highs and lows and enthusiasm and criticism are in my near future.
Tracy
