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The IDC projected in a 2020 report that enterprise data will grow at a 42.2% annual rate over the next two years.
Enterprises have many software systems that manage this data. Two of them that often intersect are document management systems (DMS) and content management systems (CMS). Your enterprise’s greatest needs will naturally determine the type of system it invests in to manage documents and content, and it’s important to recognize some key differences between these two systems.
“Organizations that are researching options should be driven by the type of challenge they are trying to address and secondly focus on technologies to address these challenges,” said Edwin Elmendorp, information architect with Kinsmen Group. “If the core challenge is around the long-term preservation of electronic files, some form of a DMS would be a likely candidate. On the other hand, if the content is more fluid, typically presented on the web, then a CMS is the more likely candidate.”
Document management systems capture, store and retain documents and include functions such as document intake, drafting, generation templates, versioning, collaboration, security, metadata, access rights, approvals, distribution, search, repository organization, archiving and retention policy management, along with reporting and auditing on these functions.
Some of the more advanced capabilities in a Document Management System can include object linking, workflow, external sharing, auditing, record retention capabilities, co-authoring and more. Your IT team, information management champions and those tasked with storing and managing sensitive business information will be the owners of such systems.
“In reviewing different DMS systems, your industry and the context of its use are extremely important,” Elmendorp said. “For example, in highly regulated industries such as pharmaceutical, specialized systems such as Accruent Meridian will support regulatory compliance such as 21 CFR Part 11 from the FDA — where such a system would be too complicated for a small consultancy firm.”
In short, a DMS is used for collaborative or transactional purposes. It captures digital documents but can also be used to store paper documents.
“These systems may involve transactional processes where the paper documents drive, or are secondary, to a business process — accounts receivables, payables, permitting, etc.,” said John Phelan, EVP, chief product officer at Hyland, which offers such software. “But, (a DMS) is often more suited toward collaboration and retention. An example here could be SharePoint or more broadly Office 365.”
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With a Content Management System (CMS), you're likely not thinking of SharePoint, but it's possible. A CMS, commonly offered by vendors like Adobe, Sitecore and Episerver, helps brands store, manage, personalize and publish content in digital formats such as websites and other digital media. These are also called Web Content Management (WCM) systems and have been said to be the digital centerpiece of a company’s digital experience management software.
However, analysts and those charged with producing digital customer experiences are lately seeing a CMS as one of the digital components among a wide range of software that manages customer experiences — alongside systems like digital asset management, customer data platforms, ecommerce, social media management and listening, marketing automation and CRM, along with others. Many vendors call the amalgamation of such technologies digital experience platforms.
Content management systems offer control over storage, access and distribution of key content asset pieces like logos, videos, audio file and documents.
“I first heard the term content management with people talking about what we now call Web Content Management,” Phelan said. “It was a time in our industry where the born digital information was meeting the born physical information. Since that time the term has morphed into what we see today. Content Management Systems are similar to a document management system but are more inclusive of other types of content including audio, video and other born digital formats, like XML, HTML and JSON as examples.”
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CMSWire author Sergey Golubenko noted some key differences when the two software systems are matched together:
“The differences between document and content management systems are nuanced and depend on the scale to which you are using them,” Phelan said.
Where a DMS excels is at the preservation and organization of company documents (records), a CMS is often focused at content presented at websites, which is not specifically locked in individual documents, according to Elmendorp. A good example, he said, is the difference between a contract and a company web page. Where the contract has legally binding consequences and becomes a static record upon agreement, the company webpage is constantly changing with new content authored by many different individuals. “Where a DMS can help a company to track the contract from cradle to grave,” Elmendorp said, “the CMS offers web-based tools to collaboratively edit and maintain content.”
Although this article is focusing on the differences between Document Management Systems and Content Management Systems, it’s worth noting the rise of Content Services Platforms over the last five years.
Enterprise Content Management (ECM) is "a set of services and microservices, embodied either as an integrated product suite or as separate applications that share common APIs and repositories, to exploit diverse content types, and serve multiple constituencies and numerous use cases across an organization,” according to Gartner.
Although the term ECM may still be used by some, Gartner changed those systems in its reporting in 2016 to “Content Services Platforms,” citing a shift “from self-contained systems and repositories to open services.”
Content Services Platforms are for enterprise information management leaders and used for international content management, and not usually for external digital customer experiences (like a CMS does). “The industry has primarily settled on content services to describe the set of functionality required to manage the lifecycle of documents,” Phelan said. “Content services has replaced the term ECM to reflect the changes brought about by cloud technologies.”
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Enterprise Content Management (ECM) is not entirely dead as a term despite the Gartner name-change. It has a broader scope and has the ability to manage content and documents across the whole lifecycle of that content, according to Elmendorp. A CMS can be a part of an ECM, but also stand-alone systems.
“More important than the products or categories purchased are a customers’ plans and purposes for use and the ongoing commitment to use the capabilities that those purposes require,” said Mason White, vice president of product management for Conga, which provides document management capabilities. “When implemented and used well they become systems of control, coordination and leverage. When not used well they are candidates to become digital content compost heaps.”
For most of the 2000s and part of the 2010s, ECM, Phelan noted, became the standard term and encompassed all document and content-related technologies available. In the same timespan, technologies focused on automating business processes emerged as business process management (BPM), a market focused on intelligent data capture. Optical character recognition also emerged.
“Through vendor consolidation and other market shifts both eventually became incorporated into the commonly understood definition of ECM,” Phelan said. “Over recent years, with the emergence of cloud technologies even more related technology markets appeared, the discipline of handling data-centric scenarios emerged under the term Case Management.”
Then came multi-repository search tools known as Enterprise Search. Then video storage (multimedia), cloud-based sharing and collaboration (Electronic File Sync and Share or EFSS), Customer Communications Management (CCM) and Robotic Process Automation (RPA).
On a similar technology traject, Content Management Systems has morphed into Digital Experience Platforms for some. And there is some banter in the digital customer experience/digital marketing software industry of this vendor market merging into "Content Hubs."
“Due to the relationship all these technologies have with the discipline of content management, the term ECM became outdated and limiting,” Phelan said. “Gartner coined the term Content Services in the past few years as a way to articulate the combined value of all these capabilities under one technology umbrella. Content Services is the current term which best encompasses all of these technologies today. What will the next term be as additional technologies such as AI and blockchain enter the fray? Only time will tell.”
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* Open Document Management System
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The human resource department is often home to complex documents that contain sensitive information.
These files can be unorganized inside a filing cabinet filled to the brim with employee records. Or they can be kept safely, securely, and well organized, thanks to an employee document management system.
Employee document management, sometimes called HR document management, is the process of retaining, filing, organizing, or destroying company records and employee information, while remaining compliant.
Effective employee document management through HR service delivery software makes it easy to search, store, and manage all employee data. This way, if you need to access a file or an employee record, you can find it fast without sifting through an endless amount of paperwork.
Creating an employee document management strategy is easy once you know the necessary steps. Here’s how to get started.
First, identify the files and records your business collects. The documents are usually related to the HR functions the department handles.
These necessary HR documents are typically:
Some HR documents are confidential or need restricted access to specific employees. As you organize files, you’ll want to define access needs.
To control access over records, consider whether all employees, managers, or just the HR department needs to access the documents. You can also determine permissions by when and how often these people are likely to need those files. Additionally, consider how you’d like these individuals to gain access to these specific documents.
As a busy HR professional, it’d be helpful to just create one document one time and be done with it.
That usually isn’t the case, as sometimes the data within these files have expiration dates. Additionally, sometimes it’s up to the human resource team to keep documents for a specific amount of time before they become null and void. As you go about setting up employee document management, consider going through which files have expiration dates and set up reminders for when they expire. Case management can also help determine the beginning and end of a specific issue.
To identify expiring files, ask the following:
As you streamline the document management process, you’ll find some records need more security and protection than others. For example, some information in these files may be protected by law, like medical and disability information that needs to be kept separate from employee file folders.
Additionally, if a document has expired or no longer has to be kept by the organization, how can it be discarded? Some files, like out of date training documents, can simply be thrown away. Ones that contain personal information about a past or current employee should be shredded.
Once you have a better understanding of the security your files need, you can move forward with file management. You’ll want to determine which files will remain as paper copies (like ones you’ll eventually need to shred) and which ones can be stored digitally. If you can go completely paperless, this may be the easiest option.
You can then decide how to group files. For instance, employees may have access to a library of resources with key information about insurance or taxes, while managers and team leads can access employee records.
When your organization takes time to find the right HR service delivery software, it’s easy to then utilize this tool to simplify employee document management. All of the files you need will be in one place, making it easy to set parameters, restrictions, and security settings to the records that need it most.
No matter your organization’s or industry, there are many benefits to implementing an employee document management system within your HR team.
One of the main benefits of a document management system for HR files is it allows an organization to remain secure and compliant. These systems make it easy for human resources teams to see what documents are on file, missing, and out of date or compliance. Having a comprehensive document storing system helps ensure your organization complies with all of the relevant requirements.
When it comes to your overall business needs, you always want to remain within the constraints of the law. With numerous federal laws requiring employers to store certain employee records, utilizing software with employee document management is an absolute must. In addition to these federal requirements, you must be able to readily access employee documents to answer certain lawsuits, regulatory audits and inquiries, and employee complaints.
As an example, if an employee files a discimination complaint against your organization, it’s likely HR will need to reference past performance appraisals, compensation data, and attendance records. If the complaint turns into a legal investigation and involves the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the HR team can utilize these records to protect the organization from a lawsuit.
Certain employee records have to be stored securely, while others have specific retention periods, so it’s best to keep all of these in one place. Employers are legally required to secure sensitive employee data, like files pertaining to medical information, details about disabilities, social security numbers, and other personal information.
Having an employee document management system in place will have security protocols that meet these legal requirements.
Features in a document system related to security and privacy typically include:
Increase HR productivity
HR departments are more productive when they can easily search for documents and improve employee file consistency. They’ll be able to spend less time searching through filing cabinets or boxes full of unorganized documents and spend more time doing their day-to-day role, like managing employee relations.
For example, imagine the time and effort that goes into managing employee tasks such as internal transfers or relocations. Ensuring all their files are in one place can help make move management an even simpler process.
Automating the process of turning paper files into electronic documents improves the workflow of the HR department, as well as other managers and C-suite executives. No matter when an important employee record is needed, or when changes must be made to benefits administration policies, doing so can be done quickly and efficiently.
In addition to improving the workflow of the HR team and other managers, having these files safely organized and stored within a cloud-based document management system makes it easy for employees to access the documents they need, without having to ask the HR team for assistance.
On the flipside, implementing an employee document management system comes with some challenges. One of the main challenges is the training process that goes hand-in-hand with utilizing a new process for the first time. In addition to investing in this new software, you’ll also need to invest time and effort into training your staff on how to use it in a compliant and secure fashion.
Depending on the tool your business opts for, it can also take time moving from paper to paperless files. It will take some getting used to and will need to be fully ramped before the benefits can be enjoyed.
Stop spending hours hunting down important employee files and take advantage of employee document management. You’ll find yourself asking, “where did I put that piece of paper?” a lot less and instead have more time to focus on making sure the right processes are in place for success.
Once you have all important files within your employee document management system, see how else you can improve your organization’s HR compliance.
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Keeping your documents organized in today’s super-digitized, speedy world can be difficult and time-consuming. Whether you use local storage on your computers or mobile devices, or the increasingly popular cloud storage option, it’s important to implement a computerized filing system that enables your business to create, store, manage, and share documents and other files with ease.
This article will explain what a computerized filing system is, how it differs from a traditional filing system and how you can create an electronic filing system for your business.
A computerized or electronic filing system organizes and stores your business’s files on a hard drive or network space. The system can be software- or internet-based, or a simple desktop folder/file system on a computer.
The primary reason why people use a computerized filing system is it’s an easy way to safely store and organize files. This organization largely comes in the form of indexing, which categorizes and registers every document entered into the system based on specific properties that you can customize, such as file size or function.
Computerized systems also offer greater options for securing your files and sharing them, making it easier for team members to collaborate on shared documents.
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Traditional systems are generally paper-based and manually organized, whereas electronic systems – as the name suggests – are digital, with documents organized and stored digitally.
Traditional filing systems tend to take up a lot of physical space – all of those papers require boxes or filing cabinets to store them – and these systems are susceptible to physical damage like fading, fire, flooding or other damage.
Computerized or electronic filing systems are generally more budget-friendly, they free up physical space, and offer many benefits that help you organize your documents and share them across your company with ease.
Switching from a traditional to a computerized filing system can greatly increase your system’s functionality by automating many aspects of the process, like indexing and tracking.
Here are seven ways that implementing a digital filing system can help your business manage documents more efficiently.
Creating your own computerized filing system takes time, but it is well worth the time and effort. The result is a well-thought-out and organized system.
Here are six steps to creating a computerized filing system for your business.
If you are not overseeing the filing process, assign an administrative staff member to be responsible. Make sure your whole team is aware of what changes are being implemented and who is responsible for overseeing the process. This lets employees know whom they should go to with questions and who is designated as the point person in keeping track of important documents.
Take an inventory of all the documents you have, how big they are, what their function is, how long they need to be stored, etc. Next, loosely organize them accordingly. This is the kick-off of your actual filing process, so think carefully about how you organize documents.
Keep your main goal in mind: to make it as easy as possible for someone to find a document quickly. Folders should have a clear sense of order, they should not be cluttered, and they should not hinder your compnay’s workflow. Be consistent in your labeling and separating.
You don’t need a folder for every small subgroup. For example, you can make one folder for “Medical Records,” and create subfolders within that folder categories by month or by year to keep your system orderly and uncluttered.
Naming your files is a vital part of the filing process. Proper and consistent naming makes it easy for anyone in your organization to quickly find a document, because they have a well-founded assumption of what the file might be named and where it might be stored.
Make sure the file name makes sense and includes the most important information regarding what the document is or says.
If you have important paper documents that must be retained permanently, create a dedicated place within your filing system for those documents. Consider making electronic copies of the paper originals, or if you must store the paper documents, organize them according to your system.
Once your filing is complete, make sure your entire organization is clear on how the system works and how documents must be named, filed and stored going forward. Create a document that outlines all of your filing guidelines. Keep it in your files, and include training on your filing process as part of your onboarding process.
Naming your files effectively is one of the most important aspects of an efficient filing system. Without a consistent file-naming convention in place, finding documents becomes confusing, difficult and frustrating. If you start with good habits, you set your business up for success.
To start, understand that there are two types of files on your computer – the ones you create and the ones you collect.
Create a system that differentiates these two file types in a way that makes sense, whether that’s marking it in the file name or dictating where the file is stored.
Next, decide on a naming system. What works best varies from business to business. You have to determine the best naming system for your organization. Many businesses use a combination of name and date so documents are easy to find according to how old they are.
Here are a few suggestions to follow when naming your files:
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