Document Management

Small Business

What is the best way to manage old inactive information in SharePoint?

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Aug. 1, 2011

Veronique Palmer and 1 other person answered this question

You can also apply expiration policies to whole sites. If dormant for a certain period of time, they can be automatically deleted.
Whatever route you take, make sure it is communicated properly to your user base and well documented in your governance plan. more

Collaboration

Do you think that document management systems are not an "if" but a "when"?

July 29, 2011

John McCoy and 4 other people answered this question

Document management systems or more broadly Enterprise/Content Management (ECM/CM) systems are certainly a “when”. These systems greatly improve so many aspects of business operations that they are rapidly becoming necessary just to remain competitive regardless of the scale of your business.
Whether running a local ... more

Document Management Solutions

Document Management System

July 29, 2011

Jeff Bridges and 1 other person answered this question

Document imaging: for business intelligence, knowledge management, regulatory compliance?

My company currently uses Sharepoint which is really great for large projects, and collaborating with other workers remotely. Storing all our forecasting documents is extremely helpful when you need to share and work with people overseas. http://www.documentsmanagementsystem.com/what-is-microsoft-sharepoint.html was a really great resource for finding more ... more

Business Intelligence

Document Imaging

Why is document management important?

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July 28, 2011

Jeff Bridges and 2 other people answered this question

We had a scanning service come in, and we eliminated I'd say about eighty percent of our daily paper use (printing etc.) When it comes to accessing the files thanks to programs like Microsoft Sharepoint accessing files is almost easier than it was before. Another ... more

What is the cost range for document management systems?

July 25, 2011

Jeff Bridges answered this question

The cost for a document management system depends on the size of your company, how much converting has to be done if you already have a hard copy filing system in place, and what you want your DMS to do.
Are you looking to eliminate the ... more

Document Management Solutions

Document Management System

July 22, 2011

Brian Carr and 4 other people answered this question

What are some of the top document management systems for small businesses?

If you are looking for simple, out-of-the-box functionality, your options are:
Dropbox - http://www.dropbox.com
HyperOffice - http://www.hyperoffice.com/online-document-management/
Google Docs - http://www.google.com/a more

Document Management System

Document Technology

July 21, 2011

John Jorgensen and 1 other person answered this question

What's the best way to keep track of important HR documents?

If you are talking personnel file, make sure you have a system that they all follow to make sure you can easily find what is there and, more importantly, what isn't. more

Human Resources

Compliance

How do you determine the ROI of document management systems?

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July 19, 2011

Brielle Nikaido asked a question

SharePoint Business Users: What is your biggest pain-point when trying to manage information?

Return on Investment

July 6, 2011

Veronique Palmer and 1 other person answered this question

We also host a lot of business user groups, and the same topics keep coming up. Have a look at the Share conference series for an awesome round up of what those topics are.
http://www.shareconference.com/za/hottopics
I would add to this list - time. It's sometimes impossible ... more

How do you implement a digitized document management system?

ECM

Information Management

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June 20, 2011

Robert Cummings answered this question

My advice is to start small in one department and use existing technology. That way, when you expand your program, you have an idea what, why and how documents get scanned ,indexed, processed and retrieved.
You become an intelligent shopper/buyer when the company decides to go ... more

Do you use SharePoint 2010 for your document management needs? How does it compare to other systems?

Software Implementation

April 6, 2011

Joe Tierney and 2 other people answered this question

Interesting question. I worked with SharePoint 2007 for about 3 years and was fortunate enough to be on a team that contributed code to SharePoint 2010 and was able to work with that platform from the beginning but haven't worked with it directly for some ... more

What SharePoint add-ons have you found useful?

April 6, 2011

David Lavenda asked a question

Collaboration Software

Is SharePoint is a one-stop-shop? Why or why not?

Social Applications

Feb. 11, 2011

Peter Lynch and 2 other people answered this question

I find it okay at best...especially on the platforms that most corporations are on (WSS and MOSS).
It has some great things about it...active directory integration, templates, cascading design, version control and speed of deployment. But it is also very limited on other items like...reporting, video ... more