In October, I wrote about the IDC Print and Document Management (PDM) MaturityScape. The IDC MaturityScape provides a model that enables an organization to assess its print and document management maturity,... View More
Enterprise content management (ECM) is broad enough technology to touch multiple areas within your enterprise. Here are the most common business reasons to apply ECM technology:To bring order to the ever-increasing... View More
We love folders. They are our digital comfort food. We can create them with ease; we can add to them; we can nest them. In our organizations, however, they become cumbersome to manage, make it difficult... View More
As we begin to close the year out and assess what happened in the enterprise file sync and share (EFSS) world, let’s look at a little history to gain some perspective and possible future directions.... View More
At a recent forms management conference, the comment was made that, after approximately 30 years of existence, the electronic forms industry has not progressed very far. It seems that most forms available... View More
There are many instances throughout various business transactions where a signature is required on a document. While this is to be expected, the way signatures are applied can and does have a significant... View More
Predictive analytics is impacting all business disciplines, such as human resources (HR) and, specifically, talent acquisition and management. With the increase in data, recruiters face both an opportunity... View More
It is almost my least favorite time of the year—holiday shopping. If there is a period of time that brings out the worst in people and companies, it is the rush to either buy or sell that "perfect"... View More
If a survey were performed on a group of random business people asking what they think of when they hear the words "project manager," it is very likely that a majority of them would say things like, "task... View More
I was recently at a client that has been in business for 40 years, is a small business and is thriving. They were a paper-intensive business, commercial real estate, and stored all their paper in lateral... View More
I’m a lucky bloke. I happen to have the opportunity to do a job I love, and I try to remind myself of that as often as possible, because it’s not always been that way, and for most, it will... View More
Previously, I wrote about the paradigm shift in document management, and judging by the response, I hit a nerve. What I hit on was a small part of the struggle we face to do what is right for our firms,... View More
Since the 2008-09 financial crisis, there has been a boon in business and strategy books that use “reputation” in the headline or summary description to try and appeal to a broader audience... View More
All organizations have a strategy. It defines their reason for being and what they plan to accomplish in the long term. It is generally divided into five sections: 1. Mission 2. Vision 3. Values 4. Objectives... View More
HP Enterprise Services announced a new business process outsourcing (BPO) solution, HP AutoFlow, that enables clients to automate core business processes, including finance and accounting, to enhance operational... View More
I was just with a company doing a document management feasibility study. As part of the work, I ask about other systems being used and what works or doesn’t work. This client said they had a Salesforce... View More
Boardrooms are abuzz over big data; mobile applications are the order of the day; the first wave of enterprise resource planning systems is due for an upgrade. Without a doubt, information technology (IT)... View More
Question: When creating a strategy, what’s the difference between the tactical side of the strategy or the strategic side? How do I determine what’s really important?JOHN KNOTTS, @johnrknottsI'm... View More
\"The only thing that is constant is change.\" This saying has been used throughout the ages. However, as technology infiltrates the business world, change becomes more rapid. New innovations in hardware... View More
Question: How do you partner with the IT/development resources for your capture platform during the process of designing or optimizing forms? JOHN KNOTTS, @johnrknottsSo, this is a tactical solution to... View More
We have spent more than two decades in customer communications and we have watched every version of the upgrade cycle in customer communications management (CCM).Templates got more sophisticated, comp
The customer starts an address change on mobile, gets halfway through, switches to the website, and is told they are missing a document they already uploaded. They open chat, where the bot confidently
Over the course of my career as a CIO in a highly regulated industry, I have personally overseen millions of dollars in enterprise content management (ECM) investments. Platforms. Migrations. Integrat
Customer experience (CX) has become a defining measure of success across industries, and insurance is no exception. Today, loyalty and brand affinity are shaped not just by price alone,
