Activity 3 - Cases

Case 1 – Missing White House E-mail

Questions:

1. What is the White House records management process? What is the significance of the records management process?

Record Management Process int he process of transferring e-mails to the Executive Office of the President to computer systems in the White House. The significance of records Management process is to allot the text of the e-mails to be searched in response to subpoenas and other inquiries.

2. Daniel Barry discovered a problem with the record management process in January 1998, but didn’t determine the extent of the problem. What further actions might he have taken to correctly assess the situation while avoiding potential personal repercussions?

Daniel Barry reported to the supervisor thus they don't take action because they is is as minor but then even if it's minor they must take action and check the system and must not blamed it to the technician. It must be checked by the programmer of the system not only the programmer but to have a maintenance with their physical asset of the system.

3. What could Barry’s spervisor have done to identify the extent of the problems earlier? Why might he have failed to follow through on resolving the problem? Can you identify any reasons why there was a six-month delay from the time the problem was finally recognized until it was fixed?

1st and formost the supervisor must then check the reported error even if it's minor i think he failed to follow the resolving problem because of blaming and then not supervised well. It is six month delay from the time problem was recognized and fixed i think it is because of the long process of investigation and the rpoblem wasn't found easily and did not take action.

4. Considering the above case, how useful and crucial e-mails in the business environment?

It is crucial because nowadays more business are occuring spcifically in the e-business. Crucial interms of important documents like for instance paypal accounts, documents, certification, shipments, funding documents, codes and other important business factors that could be sent and in terms of usefulness it is the easiest, fastest and cheapest way to send and information especially when the business of organization have long distance location of areas.