Keeping content up to date is hard. Whether on a website or intranet, organisations constantly battle with outdated or incorrect information. One of the primary…
Clean up your Active Directory first!.
Before personalisation can be implemented, underlying LDAP or Active Directory implementations need to be cleaned up.
Avoid long-term strategies.
All too often, 18-24 month information management strategies fail to deliver benefits, but there is an alternative.
Automating three types of forms.
There is a ‘rule of thirds’ that can be used to categorise the main types of forms that exist on an intranet.
Intranet authoring: a hobby?.
Much is expected of intranet authors, in terms of the quality, accuracy and timliness of published material. Yet, many organisations treat intranet authoring as a…
Not all content needs to be of equal quality.
Efforts should be targeted at improving the quality of key information, while applying lower standards to the majority of intranet content.
Is workflow the wrong metaphor?.
The unspoken truth is that workflow often doesn’t work well in practice, leading to the question: is workflow the wrong metaphor?
Definition of information management terms.
This briefing provides an at-a-glance definition of terms for a range of information systems, including CMS, DMS and RMS.
Is it DM or CM?.
This briefing helps to dispell the widespread confusion in the marketplace between document management systems (DMS) and content management systems (CMS).
Metrics for KM and CM.
Metrics are an effective way of setting project targets, assessing success, and tracking ongoing health. This article summarises a range of practical KM and CM-related…