Going for the gold - selecting the best of the best...

Seems like there’s information about what's "best" for everything these days…best company to work for, best movie of all time, best paper airplane, best pizza in the world…the lists go on and on.

Right now, most of the world is turning its attention to one of the greatest “best of the best” competitions…the Olympics. It certainly doesn’t get much more competitive than that. In most of the competitions within the Olympics, there is a clear-cut winner who takes home either the gold, silver, or bronze medal.

But how do you choose the best electronic document management (EDM) solution for your organization? Unfortunately, there’s no easy answer. Sometimes it’s hard to figure out exactly who to listen to. Most likely, if you ask ten people for their list of the best songs ever written, you’ll get completely different answers. It’s the same for EDM systems. Most vendors will tell you they’re the best. Consultants will have their own opinions. And don't forget internal pressures: different departments have different priorities for a system and budgetary constraints are passed down from management.

With so many opinions and details to consider, how do you pick the “best of the best” for your organization's needs? It obviously involves a great deal of research and a certain amount of trust in those sources. The article Evaluating “Best Practices” for Electronic Document Management: Tips for Ensuring Successful Implementations the First Time provides the following information to help you choose the “gold medal-winning” solution for your organization:

• Overview of EDM best practices

• Synopsis of typical components in an EDM suite

• Useful tips for choosing solutions that deliver what they promise

• Recommendations for evaluating vendor best practices

• Sources for information about industry-wide best practices in EDM

Visit the guide, Selecting the Right Technology Vendor, for useful items such as:

• A seven-step model for choosing the right vendor

• Typical elements used to evaluate vendors

• Tips on putting together a weighted evaluation matrix

To learn more about how the DocFinity suite of document management and workflow software can help your organization “go for the gold”, please contact us.

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