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John Mancini

John Mancini is the President of Content Results, LLC and the Past President of AIIM. He is a well-known author, speaker, and advisor on information management, digital transformation and intelligent automation. John is a frequent keynote speaker and author of more than 30 eBooks on a variety of topics. He can be found on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook as jmancini77. Recent keynote topics include: The Stairway to Digital Transformation Navigating Disruptive Waters — 4 Things You Need to Know to Build Your Digital Transformation Strategy Getting Ahead of the Digital Transformation Curve Viewing Information Management Through a New Lens Digital Disruption: 6 Strategies to Avoid Being “Blockbustered” Specialties: Keynote speaker and writer on AI, RPA, intelligent Information Management, Intelligent Automation and Digital Transformation. Consensus-building with Boards to create strategic focus, action, and accountability. Extensive public speaking and public relations work Conversant and experienced in major technology issues and trends. Expert on inbound and content marketing, particularly in an association environment and on the Hubspot platform. John is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the College of William and Mary, and holds an M.A. in Public Policy from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University.

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Document Management

Wanted: Practical Document Management Advice for Small Companies

Going back a few years, I used this chart from Geoffrey Moore from Dealing With Darwin – internally, we call it the two-humped camel jpeg -- to talk about some of the changes occurring in the enterprise IT space, and more specifically, in the content management space.

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Sharepoint and Office 365

If I Had 30 Seconds with Satya Nadella, What Would I Tell Him about the Future of SharePoint?

In my post SharePoint Lover, Partner, or Skeptic? 20 Data Points You Need to Know I took a look at some of the highlights of our recent SharePoint research. The core conclusion was this: SharePoint is still being adopted -- but rather chaotically, with mixed results, and with a lot of confusion re Office365 and the cloud. In the post, I encouraged readers to respond to the question, "If you had 30 seconds with Satya Nadella (Microsoft CEO), what would you tell him about the future of SharePoint? Here are a few of the responses.

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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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Digital Transformation

A Manifesto for Associations to Survive Disruption

As many of you know, over the past few months, I have voiced some concerns about the match between technology strategies, AMS (Association Management Systems) capabilities, and the need for CEOs to get engaged and own their organization’s technology strategies. You may recall my somewhat hyperbolic e-book, “The AMS as We Know it is Dead,” likening our AMS systems to the German word EierLegendeVollMicheSau, the fictional perfect farm animal, uniting the qualities of chickens (laying eggs), sheep (producing wool), cows (giving out milk) and pigs (can be turned into bacon).

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AIIM Conference  |  Digital Transformation

5 Disruptive Books You Should Read and Then Come Meet the Authors at AIIM15

Here are 5 great books to help create a framework to understand the disruptive times that are ahead. As consumerization, mobile and cloud, and the Internet of Things sweep through our organizations over the next few years, some organizations will be prepared, agile, and thrive, and others will be left in the dust by competitors they never event imagined. The authors of these books will all also be speaking at AIIM15. Here’s the official AIIM15 must-read list:

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Sharepoint and Office 365

SharePoint Lover, Partner, or Skeptic? 20 Data Points You Need to Know

The core conclusions of a recent AIIM study on SharePoint are that a) the platform is somewhat ubiquitous in just about any organization at scale, and it likely isn't going away and b) organizations are increasingly restless and uncertain figuring out where to go with it. So there's plenty of insight and data for lovers and haters alike.

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Enterprise Content Management (ECM)

23 Things I Wish I Knew When I First Implemented a Content Management (ECM) Project

I recently asked my insider group of “AIIM Evangelists” for their take on things they wish they knew when they first implemented a content management project. So here you go – learn from the experts!

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