When choosing Enterprise Content Management solutions, look for features such as:
Document management
Workflow automation
Security and compliance
Scalability
Integration capabilities
Document management ensures efficient storage and retrieval of files, making collaboration easier across departments. Workflow automation streamlines processes, reduces manual tasks, and increases productivity, allowing organizations to focus on strategic goals without being bogged down by routine operations.
Security and compliance are critical as they protect sensitive information and keep companies within regulatory boundaries. Scalability allows systems to grow with the company, maintaining performance even as demand increases. Integration capabilities support the seamless connection to existing systems and software, enabling cohesive management of information across various platforms. These features ensure effective content governance, operational efficiency, and long-term success.
ECM Delivery Manager at a university with 11-50 employees
Real User
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Nov 25, 2024
I also see AI integration as an essential aspect that can significantly improve efficiency. However, as you mentioned, it must be implemented with respect to security and compliance.Â
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Director and Senior Consultant at PowerMark Solutions
User
Nov 26, 2021
Nothing to do with functionality. Any of the usual suspects will serve. Success is built on change management, governance, support, completeness of your vision for enterprise information management processes, and strong executive support. I've seen the best technology fail and the worst technology succeed.
If pressed for answers on functionality, then I'd say:
* Information architecture (IA) aligned with business processes and a consistent set of information management (IM)Â processes across the business (which is still not about the technology).
* Good metadata and classification model
* Search aligned to your classification scheme.
* Security and compliance baked into your IA and IMÂ work practices (again, not about the technology).
* Keep it Simple for Staff (KISS).
* Support for the business unit/departmental resources and processes such as templates, quality/procedural documentation (more about the IA than the technology).
* Ability to cull redundant, out of date and trivial (ROT) information according to the organisation's retention authority (if it can do this, then it can handle retention for compliance, and it implies you have an effective IA).
* Workflow and forms, an ability to report on these aspects.
1. Seamless integration with the existing application - eg web services call
2.Compression mode capability from the client to the centralized server
3.Cost - some vendor charge by the no of user perform add/update but free for read/review only
4.Migration&Archiving capabilities
Integration. Especially out-of-the-box with current infrastructure. To be successful with the current environment and to help all of the business users with acceptance.Â
Director of Marketing and Content at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Consultant
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Aug 19, 2015
When considering a new enterprise software it must do the following things well:
(1) Solve a mission critical or important problem for the organization cleanly, as close to completely as possible and elegantly (simplicity always trumps features).
(2) Have a well designed UX and intuitive learning curve (adding a bit of fun doesn't hurt either - to many "solutions" are downright boring to use!).
(3) Integrate as seamlessly as possible with existing solutions and be adaptable enough to accommodate new tools and business developments that come down the pike.
Freelance Consultant at a non-tech company with 51-200 employees
Vendor
Top 20
Aug 16, 2015
1. Scalability
2. Security
3. Search
4. Integration
5. UI - both OOTB as well as custom configurations
6. extendability to additional platforms
7. support for retention policies
8. Industry compliant
9. TCO
10. Available support for deployment
The most important criteria is a well developed and smart/evolutive search engine. A lot of ECN are not use in companies because they return too many records or not the most relevant ones...
1. Motivated to use and flexible in mobile work
2. Business friendly i.e. offers content value
3. Smart middleware architecture
4. Proper secure policy
Enterprise Content Management enables organizations to manage and optimize their content lifecycles, ensuring efficiency and compliance with industry standards.Modern Enterprise Content Management solutions provide a comprehensive platform for handling digital content, including documents, media, and records. These solutions streamline workflows, increase productivity, and ensure regulatory compliance. They cater to organizations of all sizes, offering scalability and flexibility to adapt to...
When choosing Enterprise Content Management solutions, look for features such as:
Document management ensures efficient storage and retrieval of files, making collaboration easier across departments. Workflow automation streamlines processes, reduces manual tasks, and increases productivity, allowing organizations to focus on strategic goals without being bogged down by routine operations.
Security and compliance are critical as they protect sensitive information and keep companies within regulatory boundaries. Scalability allows systems to grow with the company, maintaining performance even as demand increases. Integration capabilities support the seamless connection to existing systems and software, enabling cohesive management of information across various platforms. These features ensure effective content governance, operational efficiency, and long-term success.
I also see AI integration as an essential aspect that can significantly improve efficiency. However, as you mentioned, it must be implemented with respect to security and compliance.Â
Records Document Management (Retention and Disposition Capabilities)
Security
Ease of use
Integration with existing applications/legacy systems
1-security
2-easy to use
3-Document Management with Co-authoring
4-Integrations with Demanded Softwares
Integrating existing application
Standard compliant
Cost
Easy of use
1. Standards compliant
2. Easy integration
3. Scalability
4. Modern software architecture
1-security
2-easy to use
3-data Availability
4-Integrations
Nothing to do with functionality. Any of the usual suspects will serve. Success is built on change management, governance, support, completeness of your vision for enterprise information management processes, and strong executive support. I've seen the best technology fail and the worst technology succeed.
If pressed for answers on functionality, then I'd say:
* Information architecture (IA) aligned with business processes and a consistent set of information management (IM)Â processes across the business (which is still not about the technology).
* Good metadata and classification model
* Search aligned to your classification scheme.
* Security and compliance baked into your IA and IMÂ work practices (again, not about the technology).
* Keep it Simple for Staff (KISS).
* Support for the business unit/departmental resources and processes such as templates, quality/procedural documentation (more about the IA than the technology).
* Ability to cull redundant, out of date and trivial (ROT) information according to the organisation's retention authority (if it can do this, then it can handle retention for compliance, and it implies you have an effective IA).
* Workflow and forms, an ability to report on these aspects.
Content Quality, Customization, Security, Integrations with 3PL and overall costing as per the budget.
User friendly with record retention tracking capability.
Integration with Existing Applications and Databases WITHOUT programming or shoe-horning.
1. Supports defined business goals
2. Integration capabilities
3. Scalability
4. Ease of use
5. Ease of deployment
1. Standards compliant
2. Easy integration
3. Scalability
4. Modern software architecture
1.Flexibility
2.Integration capability
3.Archiving
1. Seamless integration with the existing application - eg web services call
2.Compression mode capability from the client to the centralized server
3.Cost - some vendor charge by the no of user perform add/update but free for read/review only
4.Migration&Archiving capabilities
Integration. Especially out-of-the-box with current infrastructure. To be successful with the current environment and to help all of the business users with acceptance.Â
Security
1, Security
2. Customization Capabilities
3. Agility, Robustness and Scalability
4. Integration with third party applications
Louie Lee,
When evaluating different solution options, how has your decision making been impacted by the elements you look for?
SOA ready
Compliance
Document lifecycle management
Record management
Web2.0 collaboration portal
Mobilility
User friendly
1. Workflow management
2. Business Process management and
3. Integration with Web Content management.
End user friendliness and empowerment
Scalability
Analytics
Search
Integration
Customisability
Dynamic and adaptive process design
When considering a new enterprise software it must do the following things well:
(1) Solve a mission critical or important problem for the organization cleanly, as close to completely as possible and elegantly (simplicity always trumps features).
(2) Have a well designed UX and intuitive learning curve (adding a bit of fun doesn't hurt either - to many "solutions" are downright boring to use!).
(3) Integrate as seamlessly as possible with existing solutions and be adaptable enough to accommodate new tools and business developments that come down the pike.
1. Findability
2. Putability
3. Easily integrated metadata capabilities
4. Search
1. Scalability
2. Security
3. Search
4. Integration
5. UI - both OOTB as well as custom configurations
6. extendability to additional platforms
7. support for retention policies
8. Industry compliant
9. TCO
10. Available support for deployment
1. Security
2. Integration with Current Environment
3. Ease of access on any device anytime
4. Reporting
1. Compliance with Web standards
2. Total cost of ownership
3. Easy to extend (add-on / plugin)
4. Scalability and robustness
1. Standards compliant
2. Easy integration
3. Scalability
4. Security
5. Sensible, flexible and easy to configure work flow for approvals
1. Security
2. Ease of Implementation and ease of use
3. Third party/client application Integration
4. Stack
5. Cost
The most important criteria is a well developed and smart/evolutive search engine. A lot of ECN are not use in companies because they return too many records or not the most relevant ones...
Having a valid set of requirements.
Application Cohesion, Stale Data avoidance, Integration Latency
1. Motivated to use and flexible in mobile work
2. Business friendly i.e. offers content value
3. Smart middleware architecture
4. Proper secure policy
Out of Box Features
Ease of deployment and upgrade
Cost
Mobile acessibility
1. Ease of use
2. Mobile accessibility
Ease of implementation
1. Security, compliance, transparant
2. Mobile access
3. Archiving capabilities