DIRKS

DIRKS or Design and Implementation of Recordkeeping System is a methodology including eight-step process for the achievement of good practice in records management practice.

The methodology consists of the following eight steps:


 * Preliminary investigation (Step 1);
 * Analysis of business activity (Step 2);
 * Identification of recordkeeping requirements (Step 3);
 * Assessment of existing systems (Step 4);
 * Identification of strategies for recordkeeping (Step 5);
 * Design of a recordkeeping system (Step 6);
 * Implementation of a recordkeeping system (Step 7); and
 * Post-implementation review (Step 8).