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Artificial Intelligence (AI)  |  Intelligent Information Management (IIM)

Building the Foundation for AI: Information Quality and Organizational Readiness

As AI adoption accelerates across industries, many organizations are rushing to implement these technologies without fully considering the foundational elements required for success. In my 25+ years in information governance, information management, and project management, I’ve observed organizations become enamored with new technologies without first addressing the fundamental elements needed to support them.

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Certified Information Professional (CIP)  |  Intelligent Information Management (IIM)

Three Years of Transformation: What We've Built Together

Today marks three years since I joined AIIM on December 1, 2022, and I walked into an organization navigating financial recovery and industry transformation simultaneously. I joined AIIM the day after ChatGPT was released to the public, and our entire field was scrambling to understand what it meant for information management. We were facing hard questions about relevance, sustainability, and purpose. Three years later, I'm grateful we didn't just survive that moment. We used it to fundamentally reimagine what AIIM could be.

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14 Steps to a Successful ECM Implementation

Making an ECM implementation successful requires planning and attention to detail. The best way to create the right solution is to identify organizational goals and priorities. Learn how to manage a successful implementation in our free guide.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)  |  Intelligent Information Management (IIM)

From Data Rich to AI Ready: An Information Management Perspective for Associations

Earlier this fall, I had the pleasure of joining Chris McNulty on the Polaris Pathways podcast alongside Andrew Borg from Synozur to discuss how AI is transforming the nonprofit sector. Chris is AIIM's Treasurer and a member of our Board of Directors, so the conversation felt like a natural extension of the strategic discussions we've been having about AI's role in our industry. We covered everything from governance gaps to the emerging "frontier firm" model, and I wanted to share some key takeaways particularly relevant to associations and information management practitioners.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)  |  Information Governance

The Role of AI and Information Governance: Opportunities and Risks

As information management professionals, we deal with the continuous evolution of technologies that shape our industry, profession, and areas of practice. Today, AI stands as the latest "shiny new ball" in a long line of transformative technologies that promise to revolutionize how we handle information, identify opportunities, and manage risk.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)  |  Intelligent Information Management (IIM)

Questions Information Leaders Need to Ask About AI Governance, Ethics, Data, and Implementation

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with The Association Adviser podcast to discuss one of the most critical questions facing organizations today: how do we responsibly integrate AI into our operations? The episode, "AI is Here - Is Your Association Ready?", is now live, and I wanted to share some key insights from our conversation. As information management practitioners, we're not just dealing with technology adoption—we're navigating fundamental questions about how AI will reshape our organizations, our workforce, and our relationships with stakeholders. Here are some of the key questions (and my answers) that I believe information leaders should be asking right now.

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Content Migration  |  Document Management  |  Intelligent Information Management (IIM)

From Afterthought to Asset: Unstructured Data in M&A Integration

When planning M&A integrations, teams focus intensively on migrating financial systems and customer databases. But there's a critical blind spot: the unstructured data—emails, documents, and files—that often contains the most valuable knowledge assets and justifies the acquisition in the first place. This oversight doesn't just leave value on the table; it creates hidden risks and operational chaos that can undermine the deal's success.

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