Fundamental Lack of Understanding in Info Management Field

AIIM put out a press release last week discussing the basic lack of comprehension of what actually makes up a comprehensive records and document management program. The release focuses on a recent study, which found that more than 60% of those interviewed were "very confident" that their management programs were up to snuff. Unfortunately, AIIM experts believe that the reason that number is so high is because companies are actually under-informed. Midway through the release John Mancini, the president of AIIM provides questions businesses should be asking themselves. They include:

1. Is your organization able to handle the explosion of digital information? Does the continuing influx of information make your organization less and less effective?

2. Can your employees find information when they need it - in the daily course of business, as well as when an emergency or more urgent event occurs?

3. Can your employees collaborate on projects no matter where they are located in the world, to take advantage of trends towards work spread across the globe, and workers that are at home or on the road 90% of the time?

4. Has your ability to document what your organization did, why you did it, who did it, and when they did it gotten better or worse in the past 5 years?

5. Can your customers find information when they need it? Or are they abandoning your organization for a competitor who outstrips your ability to provide the information they need?