The AIIM Blog - Overcoming Information Chaos (163)

5 Myths about ECM ROI

By: John Mancini August 17th, 2011

Myth # 1 – We won’t save that much time or money if we cut paper out of our business processes. Reality: Time is money! Organizations that effectively use their workforce, technology, and innovation can improve customer service, decision making, and quality of goods and service. Leveraging an ECM solution can drastically cut the time it takes to get work done, freeing employees to focus on more important, revenue-generating, or core organizational activities.

Reflections on the Blessings of Ubiquitous Connectivity

By: John Mancini August 9th, 2011

I just got back from vacation. We go to perhaps the most boring place in the world for vacation, but that's how I like it. The place is called Buxton, NC, on the beach at Cape Hatteras. Whenever they give hurricane directions, they always refer to our beach. In thinking about the 30 years we've spent at this strange location, it occurs to me that my time at the beach has been characterized by three main phases - phases that map directly to the revolution going on in information management.

14 Steps to a Successful ECM Implementation

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Email Management

Email Mail Sucks. Let’s Move On.

By: John Mancini July 28th, 2011

One of the things I find interesting when I have conversations about the potential business impact of social technologies is the business person who says something like, "I have too much information coming at me right now. And besides, we already have a way for people to connect together, and it works perfectly well, and it's called email."

5 Myths about Document Automation and Electronic Document Creation

By: John Mancini July 19th, 2011

How do you do more with less? Reduce your reliance on paper processes and start automating your workflow? Can you really create a paperless office? Why has this been a pipe dream until now?

Collaboration

5 Myths about Collaboration in the Enterprise

By: John Mancini July 12th, 2011

No professional is an island. We are always engaged in some form of collaboration, whether we are working with colleagues, customers, or partners. As AIIM members know, one of the most visible ways that we collaborate is on documents. We all work together to create budgets, improve presentations, and build sales proposals.

5 Myths about Records Management

By: John Mancini July 7th, 2011

Myth # 1. Records Management starts when the boxes of files go offsite. Reality: Records Management is a discipline that starts when a record – paper or electronic – is actually created. By waiting until a record is no longer active to begin tracking its movement and access, companies are missing an opportunity to make the record accessible, authentic, and reliable. These characteristics of a record are required by the courts and government auditors. So if you don’t recognize this early on, you face a “pay me now or pay me later” scenario if your company becomes involved in litigation and has to gather responsive materials. In “pay me now,” you take the necessary time to manage records correctly throughout their lifecycle. In “pay me later,” you spend significantly more time and expense gathering case-related materials with a greatly increased risk of incurring penalties and sanctions.