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AIIM on Air  |  Change Management

[Podcast] Solving The Number One Barrier to Digital Transformation

Over the course of several years, Kevin Craine has interviewed hundreds of folks in Information Management for the AIIM on Air podcast. There are a few questions Kevin loves to ask his guests: What’s your biggest challenge right now? What’s the one thing keeping you from truly innovating at your job? What is the single most significant barrier to digital transformation at your company?

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Change Management

Managing The Emotions of Change

In my previous blog on change management, we examined the natural and inevitable cycle of change that people go through during times of change. We explored how resistance to change is often a more troubling problem than even the most complicated tangle of technology, and how project managers and systems integrators need to account for these human factors. Indeed, no matter how innovative new systems and technology are, or how thoughtfully we have put together our strategies, if people resist change and find ways to sabotage our efforts, it is unlikely that even the best technical implementation will have meaningful success.

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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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Change Management

How to Help Teams through the Cycle of Change

It is common to take great care in the selection and implementation of new technology. Interactions between hardware and software are cautiously investigated; operating systems and network connections are carefully tested, and uptime on critical systems is painstakingly protected. But one very influential factor that is often overlooked is the natural and emotional reactions of people when things change. If people resist change, find ways to sabotage your efforts or become angry or withdrawn, it is unlikely that even the best technology strategies will have meaningful success.

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Business Process Management (BPM)  |  Change Management

Digitalizing your content - How do you change employee behavior?

You have led the pack in creating a digital transformation strategy but how do you get your employees to engage and help your organization realize its goals? Embracing new technology is not the major challenge – human behavior is a significant factor in the success or failure of such projects. In this article, we look at five ways to change your employees behavior and drive digital transformation in your organization.

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Change Management: How to Manage the People Side of Change

Change is never easy and can be difficult and even downright frightening. A new process or technology being introduced can bring up thoughts of: How is this new process going to change what I do? Will the organization still need me with the new technology? The way we did this has worked, why should we change something that isn’t broken?

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Change Management

How Loyola Chicago Increased the User Adoption of Their ECM Projects

I had a great time at our Paperfree/Process Transformation seminar in Chicago yesterday. I especially enjoyed the presentation by Jim Sibenaller, IT Director at Loyola Chicago on “Why Are Change Management and Metrics Such Crucial Aspects to Your Overall Deployment Strategy.”

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