Step by step through DIRKS
It is important to realise that you don't need to progress sequentially through the manual. The DIRKS methodology is based in a Step A - Step H structure, but it does not need to be read or applied in this way.
Reading the manual as a whole will give you a good overview of:
- how to understand your organisation's business needs, and
- to build recordkeeping infrastructures that meet these needs.
| See... | ...if you wish to... |
|---|---|
| Step A - Preliminary Investigation | understand your organisation |
| Step B - Analysis of business activity | know how it performs its business |
| Step C - Identification of recordkeeping requirements | know its recordkeeping needs and business requirements |
| Step D - Assessment of existing systems | assess its current systems and approaches |
| Step E - Identification of strategies for recordkeeping | design recordkeeping strategies and systems to help it meet its business needs |
| Step F - Design of a recordkeeping system | design recordkeeping strategies and systems to help it meet its business needs |
| Step G - Implementation of a recordkeeping system | effectively implement solutions |
| Step H - Post implementation review | effectively implement solutions |
