Today, 69% of businesses use at least one cloud-based application for a variety of business functions, including customer relationship management (CRM), payroll administration, and supply chain management.... View More
I find it interesting that so many organizations using SharePoint have not explored it fully as far as its capabilities. When it comes to following the Microsoft Roadmap, nearly one-third of organizations... View More
Documents, specifically records, do not spring into being for no purpose; they are created in support of business activities. Information governance (IG) is all about keeping track—who, what, when,... View More
Uncertainty tends to lead to indecision—a natural state of affairs when the indices on which a decision could be made are unpredictable. Hurd’s assertion that CEOs are actually primarily focused... View More
It is up to each of us to do our part to enable our company to prosper through these difficult times. It’s time to get back to basics—improving operational efficiencies—and to focus on... View More
A recent "U.S. CEO Outlook" survey by KPMG had a number of interesting and noteworthy findings. Chief among them was the fact that more than two-thirds of the chief executive officers (CEOs) believe that... View More
Organizations of all sizes face tremendous challenges and pressures in providing seamless customer experiences through every channel of the customer’s preference. While engaging customers with relevant... View More
Customer expectations are at an all-time high, placing added pressure on organizations everywhere. In turn, organizations have high expectations of their employees—to do their jobs quickly, accurately,... View More
With the onset of mass digitalization, technologically savvy workers are no longer the exception but the rule. This new digital standard has impacted every facet of the corporate workday, including the... View More
The digital workplace encompasses many technologies that require enterprises to focus on a sound, holistic strategy, which should include synergy between the technologies required to support key business... View More
Just a few short years ago, customer communication management (CCM) was boring. It was dull, old-fashioned, and not digital enough, making archaic print pages from all those old mainframe and client-server... View More
On April 6, 2016, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) released its "Criteria for Managing Email Records in Compliance with the Managing Government Records Directive (M-12-18)." NARA’s... View More
Over the last decade, hundreds of billions (maybe even trillions) of communications have left our industry. It didn’t happen all at once. It happened a little at a time—one project at a time.... View More
This is a question that many organizations should be asking and prepared to answer when it comes to process. For many organizations, the answer is, "Yes, we have someone responsible," and this may well... View More
When the last person leaves the office at night, the doors are supposed to be locked with the alarm set, but tonight, the alarm is off, and a side door is left propped open by a provider. When no one is... View More
After a long debate and a lot of reading, the company decides an electronic document management (EDM) solution is imperative. Budgets have been released, and the chief executive officer (CEO) is personally... View More
Information governance (IG) might be thought of as the next level of records management. It enlarges the profile of records management and involves more of the organization and its processes. If achieved,... View More
I attended the DOCUMENT Strategy Forum (DSF ’16) in Chicago and, as usual, found the meeting to be very insightful. The quality of the discussions was excellent, and the messaging was consistent... View More
Organizations receive thousands of inbound communications via mail and email every day—many of which are business documents, such as enrollment forms, applications, claim forms, and other correspondence,... View More
Faced with maturing markets and increased competition, many companies are seeking to differentiate themselves by enhancing their customer experience, but those efforts might be misguided. That’s... View More
