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Paperless Office

8 MORE Reasons Why World Paper Free Day Matters

I did a post a while back on 8 Reasons Why World Paper Free Day Matters. That data was drawn from our 2015 survey. Well, here's eight more from this year's research report, 2016 Paper Free: Are We There Yet? Since the 1980s, we have heard about paper-free businesses and the drive to move toward a more digital workplace. At the time, technology and people were not ready for this transformation. Today, the approach to digitally transform businesses has shifted from a technology-first perspective to a more business-centric approach, with paper-free processes becoming a focal point and opportunity for many organizations.

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Paperless Office

The Paper Free Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’

Worldwide, the promise of the paper-free enterprise has made the rounds for decades. While digital transformation is still on the horizon and drifts nearer, many voices doubt whether paperless ambitions will ever come to shore to create real change in our organizations. The AIIM Industry Watch Report titled “Paper Free in 2016 - Are we there yet?” tells a different story. While there is still a long road ahead, interest and motivation toward a paper-free business environment are increasing, and AIIM research finds that a quarter of respondents already indicate running a clear desk/paper-free workplace, and 43% say paper is decreasing in their offices somewhat too rapidly.

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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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Business Process Management (BPM)  |  Process Automation

Applying Lean and Six Sigma Principles to Drive Digital Transformation

Is "information chaos" in your core business process processes slowing your organization down? Making you less competitive? Frustrating your employees, suppliers, and customers?

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Sharepoint and Office 365

The Problem with SharePoint: Technology or People?

I hear people from around the globe, complain about SharePoint that it doesn’t do this, or we thought it did that. Yet the AIIM Industry Watch Report titled “The Impact of SharePoint 2016” finds when it comes to SharePoint meeting organizational expectations, nearly half of our respondents are happy with SharePoint and the on-going product roadmap, with half also in agreement that SharePoint is providing good value for the cost.

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Digital Transformation

5 Examples of Digital Disruption: The Flip Side of Digital Transformation

I've been collecting examples of "Digital Disruption" -- the negative flip side of Digital Transformation. In other words, examples in which a well-entrenched incumbent just failed to see the writing on the wall.

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Capture and Imaging

Top 10 Mistakes Companies Make When Deploying a Document Scanning Solution (and How to Avoid Them)

I recently came across this white paper and rather liked the insights it provided in how to avoid mistakes in choosing a document scanning solution. Here’s a quick snapshot of the ten mistakes contained in the white paper.

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