Check-up 2.0 – a tool for assessing your agency's information and records management

Check-up 2.0 is a secure, web-based application for Australian Government agencies to assess their information and records management capability. The Government Digital Transition policy requires that all agencies do an annual whole-of-agency assessment for three years between 2011 and 2013. This year's assessments are due for submission to the National Archives by 30 August 2013.

Check-up 2.0 is divided into strategy and practice parts, with various sections and questions in each. The questions are grouped into five types of assessments:

minimum requirements for information and records management
additional recommendations for information and records management
complete assessment which combines minimum requirements and additional recommendations
requirements for records of high-risk business recommended by the Archives for each area of high-risk business
requirements for a business information system.

Questions in Check-up 2.0 are derived from:

National Archives standards, policies and guidelines
international and Australian standards for information and records management such as ISO 15489 and ISO 16175
guidance and policies from other Australian Government bodies.

Accessing Check-up 2.0

If you are a registered user of Check-up 2.0, you can log in via the link located at the top right of this page. Australian Government agencies which have not yet registered can request access by completing the access form.

If you wish to view the Check-up 2.0 questions, these are also available in PDF (338kB) and Microsoft Word (176kB) formats.

How can Check-up 2.0 results be used in my agency?

Reports from Check-up 2.0 assessments can be used to:

identify strengths and weaknesses in your information and records management
identify areas of high risk where information and records management needs extra attention
prioritise other areas of information and records management that need attention
support a case for resources or initiatives to improve information and records management
report to senior management on how well your agency meets the National Archives' minimum requirements for basic records management
assist in planning and developing strategies, policies, procedures and training materials.

For further information

For further information about Check-up 2.0, please email checkup@naa.gov.au.