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 records and information management practices. The Government Digital Transition policy requires that all agencies do a whole-of-agency assessment annually for three years. First assessments were submitted to the National Archives at the end of September 2011.

Questions in Check-up 2.0 are derived from:

• National Archives of Australia's standards policies and guidelines
• international and Australian standards for information and records management such as ISO 15489
• guidance and policies from other Australian Government bodies.

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 records and information management needs extra attention
• prioritise other areas of records and information 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.

What is different about Check-up 2.0?

Check-up 2.0 is a new and improved version of the original Check-up. Enhancements include:

• revised questions and more up-to-date advice
• a new rating scale of one to six for each question
• storage of assessments in a database, enabling you to compare assessments and track your progress over time
• an extended range of reports
• annual whole-of-government benchmarking, allowing you to compare your records and information management with other agencies.

It also includes a new type of assessment, requirements for business information systems, in addition to:

• minimum requirements for basic information and records management
• additional recommendations for information and records management
• complete assessment (includes minimum requirements and additional recommendations)
• requirements for records of high-risk business.

For further information

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