Collection Guidelines

Based on the results of the Identification phase, adequate planning of the search strategy is a major key to overall effectiveness in the collection effort. The first question that should be asked is where is the data. A good strategy is to work from a topology of the network and then create a map of the types of data, the locations and the custodians. Search terms, phrases and concepts need to be documented at the outset, along with a list of key company events and timeframes, as well as custodians of interest and relevance.

Based on the results of the Identification phase, adequate planning of the search strategy is a major key to overall effectiveness in the collection effort. The first question that should be asked is where is the data. A good strategy is to work from a topology of the network and then create a map of the types of data, the locations and the custodians. Search terms, phrases and concepts need to be documented at the outset, along with a list of key company events and timeframes, as well as custodians of interest and relevance.


Collection Categories

Collection Processes
Relevant data must be collected from each organization or custodian to be deemed part of an appropriate and defensible collection.

Cost Drivers
As many companies manage terabytes of information containing potentially relevant information, it is essential to use a culling methodology to try to get the data down to a responsive set of information.