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

Defining the Information Professional of the Future

In the mainstream, the focus is still on on-premise applications built on and for the PC. The core skills that are valued in the mainstream are focused on building and developing systems. At the edge, the focus shifts to the cloud, mobile technologies become the Lego building blocks of systems, and the skill sets that are valued within our IT staffs shift from building and developing to configuring and connecting.

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

Disruptive Technologies Create a Need for Information Professionals

The Certified Information Professional (CIP) has come to represent a badge of competency and knowledge at the top of the knowledge worker pyramid for those entrusted with the task of building an information STRATEGY in a time of digital disruption. Broader than Records Management and Information Governance, Information Professionals are charged with these questions: Who owns the BIG PICTURE for how information is managed in our organization? Who owns our information management STRATEGY? Who can helps us treat information as the critical business asset it has become? The accelerating pace of Digital Disruption makes this role more important -- and different -- than ever. But before going there, how exactly is the emerging era of Digital Transformation different from where we are now?

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

A Short History of Where Information Professionals Came From

Many people do not realize that AIIM was founded in 1943 as the National Microfilm Association. Many people are mystified about how an organizational journey could somehow begin in 1943 with microfilm, and wind up in 2016 with content and information management. So what is the connective tissue in this strange story? I think it boils down to 3 words: People, Process, and Technology.

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Certified Information Professional (CIP)

CIP Redux

Please accept our thanks for all of the comments around the future of the CIP. They have been gratifying in what they reveal about the passion that people feel for AIIM. This is a terrific thing and a trust we do not take lightly.

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Certified Information Professional (CIP)

Some Thoughts on the AIIM CIP Program

As you may know, the AIIM Board of Directors recently reached the decision to combine our Masters and Certified Information Professional (CIP) programs. A few of our members contacted me about this, and I thought I would expand upon my reply to them and give everyone the backstory on why and how that decision was reached.

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

How to Future Proof Your Information Management Career

Technology has always been fast-moving, but it seems that there is a “perfect storm” of change right now. Cloud, mobile, social and big data are forces that create dramatic opportunities for improved business process, better employee collaboration and closer customer engagement. Meanwhile, content overload, security, litigation and compliance create huge potential risks for most organizations.

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