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- ECM: Tips for Managing Change Effectively
- Change management planning revolves around a specific, well-defined, measurable, realistic, and achievable project. Managing change starts at the beginning - during the planning stage - and runs through a project's conclusion, addressing the gradual transition and ongoing support of employees charged with implementation. Those who recognize its importance typically do...
- Tags: Optical Image Technology, Change Management, Leadership, Investment, Tools & Techniques, Management, Finance
- White papers 2009-11-09
- Manager's Checklist: Get the Support You Need to Succeed With ECM
- An Enterprise Content Management ECM implementation is more than just a solution to inefficiency, a way to address unique business challenges, or a chance to get ahead of the competition. It's also a relationship between one and vendor's support team. Unless one has a highly skilled and underutilized IT support...
- Tags: Enterprise Content Management, Optical Image Technology, Enterprise Content Management Implementation, Content Management, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2009-10-28
- Information Management, BPM and Integration: Achieving Cost Efficiency in the Financial Sector
- Digital capture and storage make information easily retrievable and useful, but don't necessarily enable enterprise-wide efficiency. Data housed in Customer Relationship Management CRM software, accounting, human resources, and other applications has limited value if it's not reused efficiently everywhere it's needed. The solution? Instant, secure, central access to all of...
- Tags: Information Management, Financial, BPM, Integration, Optical Image Technology, Business Process Automation, Operational Planning, Strategy, Enterprise Software, It Operations, Business Operations, Management, Software
- White papers 2009-10-28
- Electronic Document Management: Seven Fundamentals That Should Never Be Compromised
- The exponential growth of digital business content - including email - makes centralization and organization vital. If one is searching for an Electronic Document Management EDM solution, it must be built on a solid foundation. Whether one is implementing for the first time or entertaining replacement, compromising on the fundamentals...
- Tags: Fundamentals, Optical Image Technology, Document Management, Strategic Planning, Managerial Accounting, E-mail, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Strategy, Management, Online Communications
- White papers 2009-10-19
- Protect Your Business Information: Prevent Document Deterioration, Misuse and Loss With EDM
- Security concerns are in the news a lot lately. The government has issued public alerts against terrorist activity. Military experts are debating how to maximize armed forces' safety amid intensified conflict in Afghanistan. Medical experts are producing vaccine to combat Swine Flu. Each issue focuses on the need to ensure...
- Tags: Safety, Optical Image Technology, Security Concern, Military Expert, Government, Healthcare, Security
- White papers 2009-09-29
- Deluxe Service on a Lean Budget: Lower Costs While Raising the Bar on Your Institution's Performance
- Recent issues of Campus Technology, University Business, and the Educause Review sport prominent articles about doing more with less. The Educause association's current issues committee put "Funding IT" in first place on its 2009 Top-Ten Issues list, a spot it's held six times in ten years. It's no wonder: declining...
- Tags: Performance, Information Technology, Optical Image Technology, Educause Association, Operational Planning, Performance Management, Business Process Automation, Strategy, Content Management, Business Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management, It Operations, Management, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2009-09-14
- BPM Success: Integration Is the Key
- Business software integrations are similar, except a well-conceived integration delivers information with efficiency and consistency that vastly exceeds human potential. Integration makes it possible to tap into the tangle of business processes to get information wherever it resides and make it useful wherever it's needed. If the diverse software applications...
- Tags: Business Software, BPM, Integration, Optical Image Technology, Business Software Integration, Operational Planning, Business Process Automation, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, It Operations, Management, Software
- White papers 2009-09-05
- Hospital Revenue Cycle Management: Coordinating Data for Clean Claims and Better Service
- Together, Enterprise Content Management ECM and Business Process Management BPM remove the burden of tracking and organizing, inform workers when tasks require special attention, and let employees focus their skills and energies where they're needed. Smart technology frees workers from the paper chase, letting them focus their time and resources...
- Tags: Revenue, Hospital, Worker, Optical Image Technology, Operational Planning, Business Process Automation, Business Operations, It Operations
- White papers 2009-09-03
- Regulatory Compliance: The Art of Being Prepared
- In the paper-based world of yesteryear, producing documents quickly on demand was complicated, with damaged, destroyed, or unreadable files due to fire, water leaks, humidity, illegible writing, or deteriorated microfiche. Search was cumbersome - for businesses, but also for auditors. In the digital age, where enforcement is commonplace and penalties...
- Tags: Optical Image Technology, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Finance
- White papers 2009-09-01
- ECM: The Practitioner's Stepping Stone to Electronic Medical Records
- The first step in revamping the healthcare system is getting rid of paper files and manual processes and moving toward full-blown EMRs. Digital accessibility to information is critical to providing continuity of care and top-quality patient services. Federal mandates for adoption are approaching, and significant financial incentives for timely adoption...
- Tags: Patient, Electronic Health Record, Health Care, Optical Image Technology, E-health, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Human Resources
- White papers 2009-08-05
- Plan for Success: Knowledge Worker Training and On-Boarding Are Easy With Process Automation
- No matter how large or small a company is, employee turnover is inevitable. Although smart employers work hard to retain good people, few give enough thought to ensuring effective on-boarding of new hires that will ensure their success. Costs of recruiting, hiring, and training knowledge workers vary, ranging from 50%...
- Tags: Process Automation, Knowledge Worker, Training, Optical Image Technology, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Strategy, Human Resources, Management
- White papers 2009-08-01
- Looking Beyond the Open Source and SaaS Marketing Hype: Why Fast and Cheap ECM Deployment Is a Bad Idea
- If one listens to the marketing hype, Open Source and SaaS ECM seem almost too good to be true. The new kids on the block have been getting a lot of press lately as they scramble to find their niche. And on the surface, it looks like they're starting to...
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Optical Image Technology, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Emerging Technologies
- White papers 2009-08-01
- Don't Put It Off Any Longer: End Workplace Procrastination NOW With BPM
- Procrastination doesn't have to be a hindrance to staff productivity and service. By using technology to drive work forward in the most logical way, employees are able to focus on the work that lies before them rather than staring hopelessly at all of the balls in the air. Rules-driven processing...
- Tags: Workplace, BPM, Optical Image Technology, Business Process Automation, Operational Planning, Recruitment & Selection, Performance Management, Strategy, Enterprise Software, It Operations, Business Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Software
- White papers 2009-07-08
- Paperless Processing: Moving From Fear to Confidence in Buying Technology
- The Internet, cell phones, and other modern technology have helped one achieve more than ever in their businesses and personal lives. 24/7 access to information means one expects information when they want it, making it hard for them to wait. When one experiences delays, they hem, haw, and sigh in...
- Tags: Optical Image Technology, Internet, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- White papers 2009-07-07
- Manager's Checklist of Questions to Ensure Successful Business Process Automation
- Business process management and workflow software build on the value of the data stored in the enterprise, using it to drive work efficiently across the enterprise. The topics below are designed to help managers to ask critical questions of themselves and their vendors so they can evaluate potential solutions. They...
- Tags: Business Process, Optical Image Technology, Operational Planning, Business Process Automation, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, It Operations, Software
- White papers 2009-07-07
- Bidding, Purchasing, Execution: Streamline Municipal Government Purchasing With EDM and Workflow
- Intelligent automation makes sure the administrative process of procuring the goods and services one needs is as cost-effective as the goods one buy. With streamlined administration in place, one can procure the most suitable, highest quality goods and services for an even lower cost, helping one achieve more with every...
- Tags: Municipal Government, Goods, Streamline, Workflow, Optical Image Technology, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations
- White papers 2009-07-07
- Look - No Hands!: Using BPM and Workflow to Drive Work Efficiently Across the Enterprise
- Planning for a Business Process Management BPM and workflow implementation bears some resemblance to riding hands free, only on a larger scale. Whether or not one stays on course isn't just a matter of luck. One needs to know where the business is headed; understand what they are striving to...
- Tags: BPM, Workflow, Optical Image Technology, Business Process Automation, Operational Planning, Strategy, Enterprise Software, It Operations, Business Operations, Management, Software
- White papers 2009-07-06
- Are You Sabotaging Your ECM Conversion?: Common Excuses That Guarantee Loss of Revenue
- ECM technology has been around for decades. By now, everyone is aware of its benefits, and of the costs associated with not converting to enterprise content management. It's mystifying to the author that ECM wouldn't be a top priority for any organization that wants to stay profitable and competitive. To...
- Tags: Revenue, Optical Image Technology, ECM Technology, Content Management, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2009-07-01
- The Top 5 Ways ECM Can Help You Avoid an Annoying Co-Worker
- The corporate workplace is not for the faint of heart. Any time people get a group of people together with different backgrounds and interests and isolate them into large fabric-covered boxes, chances are that they'll find some personality clashes. Enterprise Content Management ECM won't decrease the incidence of email lottery...
- Tags: Workplace, Optical Image Technology, E-mail, Recruitment & Selection, Online Communications, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2009-06-01
- Records Management Best Practices: Five Considerations for Colleges and Universities
- Educational institutions often operate in a heterogeneous records environment-they need to manage both paper and electronic documents. As a result, they may enact different procedures to address FERPA, HIPAA, and other compliance initiatives. Without standardized processes, it is not uncommon for records management practices to differ between departments, campuses, and...
- Tags: Compliance, Optical Image Technology, Records Management, Managerial Accounting, Finance
- White papers 2009-06-01
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