It's not uncommon for a paperless project to get off track. Other issues come up, people live, priorities change, budgets shift. Whatever the reason you can easily get it back on track by following these 8 simple steps.

Humans are very adaptable creatures who evolved to survive our changing landscape, so it’s no surprise that our technology is always evolving and improving right along with us. And while we may not think about document management and scanning as an industry at the forefront of the latest tech, this field is, in fact, always keeping up with, implementing, and adapting to the newest innovations, which lead to quarterly trends that you can track and follow.

There was a time when the only way to store documents was on paper. As a result, among of the key features of many offices are the rows upon rows of filing cabinets packed with folders of paper. Today, companies have the option of reducing their dependence on paper documents. There are environmental benefits of doing away with paper as your business will be reducing its use of nonrenewable resources, but there are financial ones as well. Consider the following tips to ease the transition from paper-based to paperless.  

Planning an office move is a major project, and should be organized and planned for properly. An ideal first task to complete would be for you to develop a detailed project plan for relocation of the office. This plan is an outline of the tasks necessary to complete a move of your office.

The impact of paper in the office is a massive one. You may think that such a little thing can’t add up to huge expenditure. Unfortunately, you’re wrong. According to US statistics, the average office worker prints 10,000 sheets of paper per year, and Canada is not far behind. Nearly 45 percent of that paper ends up in the trash bin. Now think about a big corporation that has hundreds of employees. The amount of money wasted on needless document printing will be serious.

Due to the sophistication of modern information technology, it is now possible to have a completely paperless office. Obviously, going paperless is a far more environmentally friendly option compared to the offices of yesteryear that used numerous reams of paper on a daily basis. However, it is important to consider a few factors such as the difficulty of truly eliminating paper from the office. Going completely paperless will be very hard for most businesses and all but impossible for others. If you are thinking about doing away with paper, consider the following challenges of a paperless office:

Now that you’re paperless, how do you measure the success of the initiative? On a high level, have you achieved your goals and fulfilled the mission of going paperless? On a day-to-day level, has the paperless office improved your employees’ work life and job satisfaction? To assess the system installation and setup, start by looking at how well you’ve digitized those three areas discussed at the outset: capturing, routing and retrieving information.