La auditoria de información como herramienta de evaluación y mejoramiento de la gestión de documentos
Keywords:
Gestión de Documentos, Auditoría de Información, Mejoramiento continuoAbstract
En el mejoramiento de los procesos y actividades relacionados con la gestión documental se ha requerido la aplicación de otras técnicas, herramientas o metodologías administrativas y gerenciales que le permitan revisar y evaluar su efectividad frente a la satisfacción de las expectativas y requerimientos o necesidades de información de sus clientes. Una de estas herramientas es la auditoria de información, con la que se busca evaluar objetivamente la gestión de documentos frente a unos procedimientos, parámetros o características de servicio, con miras a identificar puntos de mejora, fortalezas y/o debilidades mediante el establecimiento de una serie de conclusiones y recomendaciones que permitan identificar programas de mejoramiento, acciones correctivas y/o preventivas. En el presente trabajo se define el concepto de auditoria de información, sus distintas modalidades y se plantea una metodología aplicable a la gestión de documentos.
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