Move Away from File Shares and Organize Enterprise Information
You need a taxonomy, a plan, and a governance strategy.
- Most enterprises suffer from information overload. They have too many files, on too many shared drives, and in too many repositories.
- Business users are notoriously resistant to using new technologies such as SharePoint for managing content.
- IT has experimented with technologies such as SharePoint in the past, but has met with little success.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- Information growth is becoming a bigger concern for both the business users and management.
- Everyone recognizes that developing a descriptive taxonomy to support business initiatives and manage risk is important, but nobody knows how to actually do it.
Impact and Result
- Take the first steps towards Information Organization. Balance business, IT, and user requirements to build an effective strategy.
- Create a rough-cut taxonomy to kick-off search, ECM, or SharePoint projects.
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A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your IT problems.
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Speak With An Analyst
Get the help you need in this 1-phase advisory process. You'll receive 3 touchpoints with our researchers, all included in your membership.
- Call 1: Retention schedules and metadata
Get insight into the appropriateness of your retention schedule and approach to taxonomy creation.
- Call 2: Ensure user buy-in
Information Organization is only the first step. Get guidance on how to actually use your new taxonomy to develop systems that cater to user needs.
- Call 3: Rationalize the product roadmap
Discuss the various technologies in the IT portfolio that could be used to meet the enterprise mandate for Information Organization.
Move Away from File Shares and Organize Enterprise Information
Develop an Enterprise Content Management Strategy and Roadmap