Joao Penha-Lopes

Joao Penha-Lopes is a graduated electronic engineer from IST (Lisbon), specializing in document management since 1998. He holds two postgraduate degrees in document management from the University Lusofona (Lisbon) and a PhD from Universidad de Alcala de Henares (Madrid) in 2013, with a thesis studying the economic benefits of electronic document management (EDM). His company CleverTime-Consulting automates information flows based on documents.

governments
October 2016
Governments and Electronic Document Management
BY Joao Penha-Lopes
Oct. 20 2016
Electronic document management (EDM) in government is a very interesting issue that takes up a lot of meetings, though difficult to get the most use out of them. It is a slippery road for those who are...
wishing
September 2016
For Business Success, Go Beyond Wishing
BY Joao Penha-Lopes
Sept. 12 2016
Many people in need of something often wish for or ask for that very thing to some other all-powerful entity. While some, of course, will own their “bad luck” in life, they will not take a...
flow
August 2016
Understanding Your Critical Information Flows
BY Joao Penha-Lopes
Aug. 16 2016
Years ago, I learned this saying from a friend in the yachting world, “Everything is possible but nothing is easy.” This is also true in the context of managing critical information. Last month,...
NowWhat
July 2016
We'll Go With Electronic Document Management: Now What?
BY Joao Penha-Lopes
July 12 2016
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...
attitude
June 2016
The Document Management Problem: Bad Attitudes
BY Joao Penha-Lopes
June 6 2016
When people start to think that a document is virtually any kind of Windows file on a network or when they realize that most files must have some sort of processing, then life begins to look frightening....
details
May 2016
In Information Management, Details Matter
BY Joao Penha-Lopes
May 17 2016
In all aspects of life, people like grand ideas. We must dream, and we might as well dream big. After all, this is the first step to accomplishing a goal—the place where results exist. Nevertheless,...
human
April 2016
The Human Factor: Listening in Document Management
BY Joao Penha-Lopes
April 15 2016
I have a great deal of experience with organizations that place their bets on technology at the cost of the organization, or others place their bets on technology and the organization at the cost of the...
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March 2016
Winning Customers: It's About You
BY Joao Penha-Lopes
March 22 2016
There have been a number of articles on how to win customers, namely, in this unsexy business of electronic document management (EDM) or electronic content management (ECM). It is, indeed, a difficult...
first step
February 2016
Document Management and Being More Effective: The First Step
BY Joao Penha-Lopes
Feb. 8 2016
Many of us, at some point in our lives, have decided that something must change, and usually, the beginning of a new year is a traditional time to be focused on that change. Some will decide to go to the...
CIO
January 2016
The Top Trends for CIOs to Track in 2016
BY Joao Penha-Lopes
Jan. 14 2016
A very dear Singaporean friend of mine taught me Wayne Gretzky’s saying, "A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be." This is great food...
ingredients
November 2015
10 Ingredients for Information Management Success
BY Joao Penha-Lopes
Nov. 23 2015
We are arriving at the end of 2015, and this usually leads to a number of wishes considering the year to come. This article suggests 10 wishes for next year’s business success. One, “I will...
sustainability
October 2015
Corporate Responsibility: A Foundation to Sustainable Success
BY Joao Penha-Lopes
Oct. 28 2015
Corporations are a class of life on planet Earth, along with humans, the animal species, the vegetal world and the planet itself (with its own sub-classes of seas, mountains, wind, oxygen and whatnot)....
Decisions
October 2015
Managing Documents: Who's Really Making the Decisions?
BY Joao Penha-Lopes
Oct. 15 2015
In my past articles, I keep insisting, time and again, the reason that documents should be very well taken care of is that managers are paid to make decisions, which are made based on knowledge
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September 2015
Organizations Don’t Change; People Do: The Key to Electronic Document Management
BY Joao Penha-Lopes
Sept. 2 2015
Last time, we briefly analyzed nine of the most common issues that prevent an effective implementation of electronic document management (EDM) in organizations. Basically, they were all related to the...
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August 2015
9 Real-Life Obstacles to Electronic Document Management Implementation
BY Joao Penha-Lopes
Aug. 4 2015
| #9 TOP READ — In one of my previous articles, I recognized that electronic document management (EDM) is definitely not a sexy solution for companies. No way can it compare with a fancy enterprise...
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June 2015
Electronic Document Management Should Begin at Universities to Master Information
BY Joao Penha-Lopes
June 17 2015
It is fascinating that more and more people are going to universities to gain specialized skills in all sorts of different areas, as well as moving onto master’s and doctorate degrees, which require...
ferrari_small
May 2015
I Need the Best Document Management Solution: Is There a Ferrari EDM?
BY Joao Penha-Lopes
May 8 2015
Ferrari is a car manufacturer that, in recent years, has introduced its brand name to a lot of other products that have nothing to do with cars. Electronic document management (EDM) is not one of them,...
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March 2015
In Information Management, Only the Penthouse Is Sexy
BY Joao Penha-Lopes
March 24 2015
The other day, while with a group of friends, someone told us he lived in the penthouse of a building. Most people stopped talking and looked at him. Nobody asked where the building was, the address or...
magic_small
February 2015
Document Management: It Is not the Technology, nor Magic
BY Joao Penha-Lopes
Feb. 17 2015
I keep being asked to go to all sorts of companies in order to lift my wand and say a couple of magic words, and at this moment, everything should change in the company: People would have instant access...
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