excite for web servers found documents about: (Query-By-Example) - higher confidence, - lower confidence; click icons to find similar documents 99% Project planning Part two (contingencies and ... Summary: Be prepared for objections and statements such as "It can't possibly take that long!" But the data must be presented in a manner that will be meaningful to your client. How do your estimates compare with similar, completed projects? Don't be surprised if your client objects to your estimates even after you have presented your case effectively. If you want to reduce the total estimate, you must... 92% Making sense of a document- and data-based world Summary: Users typically need access to disparate documents and data. Some processes are document-intensive and only have secondary requirements for data. Some processes are data-intensive and only have an occasional need for documents. How does one make sense of the disparate world of data and documents? There are many other process rules that EDMS technology can potentially disrupt. 92% Selecting an enterprise solution provider Summary: Now it's time to check the references the solution providers provided earlier. The following are examples of questions we ask a solution provider's references: * What process did you use to select the solution provider? * What other solution providers did you evaluate? Ask them open-ended questions about their experience with the system. Ask what the systems don't do, not just their capabilities. 91% Vendors--They're not just for breakfast anymor... Summary: I was a vendor and I took care of my clients and had pride in my work. Vendors are people too. And guess what, they are good people. Ever play word association? They are good people, and in most cases, very knowledgeable, respectable people. 91% CaseForEDMS Summary: Building a business case for EDMS. The case report can explain the value and benefit that the imaging system will provide. soft-dollar savings. * What is the immediate benefit from the investment? Strategic benefits The strategic benefits section should also address non-tangible soft-dollar savings and benefits. 89% Project change management The achilles heel of... Summary: Project change management. 3. The project approach--How will we achieve those objectives? 5. The initial project plans--When will we get there? Managing an IS project demands the ability to control communication. The project's scope, objectives and approach must be clearly communicated in writing. 89% IW Special Report From The Channel Summary: The users just don't know what they need." "I don't know of any vendor that does that well," he comments. Just as vendors are obliged to educate their resellers, so too are those resellers responsible for educating their users, the experts declare. * "Distributors are not set up to support software, and they end up in the middle between you and the vendor," says Johnson. Johnson believes good... 89% The Sales Link 10-21-96 Summary: Why have a method? So is there only one method? In concept, however, we use two primary methods: baseline method and method lite. Why would you use method lite over the traditional baseline method? It takes more time, but has much lower risk. 88% The Sales Link: Why Have A Method? Summary: Both can achieve results, but for either to work, a methodology must be followed. The spine embodies the three most important considerations with respect to each segment of the methodology.) The readiness review After this analysis, we conduct a readiness review, where we examine and document the current computing environment and the current application areas. Either way, the exercise is... 87% Users rank their document management Summary: their document. management. on document management. Albright's vision of the document management future: "It will be even more important than it is now." Bisaccia has strong feelings about the future of document management: "Document management systems are the future of computing. 87% Know what you need, Need what you get Summary: Know what you need, Need what you get. How easily we confuse those desires for needs. Still, that is vastly more than what we need. Computers are useful for writing, but I don't need one. Needs assessment. 87% Selecting an enterprise solution provider Summary: Selecting an enterprise solution provider. You get what you choose. So to avoid getting drilled, here are a few thoughts about choosing your enterprise solution provider. First, what is a solution provider? The primary qualification step is intended to be a first cut at separating who can and who cannot deliver an enterprise solution. 87% Why users are confused Summary: Why users are confused. "We've always been a 'what' industry in a 'how' market," observed one pundit gravely, with just the right blend of pithiness and inscrutability. Sure, users are confused. Users have every right to be. Or should I just wait? 87% The vision thing Developing your enterprise Summary: In business, winning teams understand the value of information technology and how it enables and enhances strategy. 1. Business resource vs. Strategy vs. Tactical, then, is the execution and stewardship of that strategy. ESP ties directly into the enterprise's strategy. 87% The Sales Links 2-3-97 Summary: It's mind-blowing. Another mind-blowing fact is the rate at which technology is evolving and proliferating today vs. pilot applications vs. vs. Nor is it FileNet vs. 86% Lest we forget: Where have all the users gone? Summary: The information and image management industry has about a zillion. * What should we be doing about industry consolidation? Consolidation is all the rage. While the vendor side of OUR industry may be consolidating (i. In short, WE, the industry, need to reinvent a role for information managers. 86% The Buzz 4-21-97 Summary: Imaging World, April 21st, 1997. Talking alliance turkey. "It would make sense for FileNet and NCR to talk," Ray observes with the tone of a man who knows more than he says. Two cases in point: FileNet and Documentum. "Are Wang and FileNet worth the same?" 86% A perspective on industry leadership Summary: A perspective on industry leadership. Two associations, AIIM and IMC, have clearly played a leadership role in our industry's growth and change over many decades. Today AIIM is the largest association representing our industry. The growth of the IMC exhibition and conference in Europe closely parallels industry growth. That market was estimated to grow to approximately $9.6 billion by 1998. 86% Value added workshops Summary: Imaging World, September 1st, 1996 Free To All Attendees. Monday, September 30. Healthcare/Medical: Managing the electronic patient record. No area of document management is expanding more rapidly. 9:00-10:30 a.m. Crossing vertical industry boundaries with document-centric information management. 86% Reading the hard stuff....forms Summary: Column 4 always says "TO". recognition. Why isn't voting multiple recognition engines enough? Forms processing packages try to remove lines, since they confuse most OCR engines. Only Line Avoidance gets it right.
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