If you’re considering implementing ECM software, there are many things you need to consider. This change is major in an organization, and forces employees to adapt to a new system that they may or may not be comfortable with. When you are thinking of this change, fully assess your company’s need for ECM software by utilizing the following steps.

A digital document management system is incredibly powerful for HR departments. Countless paper and digital resumes, reference letters, offers of employment, employee records and benefits schedules pass through your HR department every day, and they must be organized for later retrieval. Rather than having your HR staff sort, file and manually retrieve the paperwork they need to perform their jobs correctly, why not opt for an HR document management system instead?

After your documents are digitized by our team at MES Document Hybrid Systems, you may be wondering what’s next. Yes, these documents are now digital, safe in your backups and computer hardware, and easier to access than ever before, but did you know you can also make them interactive? DocuWare is MES’s first choice for document management software. Correctly managing your digital files can be difficult, especially with multiple users accessing them on a daily basis. Instead, a document management software makes it easy to ensure that everything is in the right place, at the right time, and easy to access when you need it.

One of the most common document sharing solutions businesses across North America make use of is the shared network drive. For many organizations, a shared drive acts as a simple storage space for employees to keep their documents and share them with coworkers. However, for many employees, your company’s network drive may actually be a source of frustration that hinders their productivity. The following are some of the top signs that your shared network drive is simply not cutting it as a way to organize and manage your documents:

As your business starts to take advantage of digital technology, you must start looking at new ways to improve how you use your digital documents. To this end, one of the best steps that you can take is to invest in a secure remote access system. Here are the reasons why:

The more effective your document workflow processes are, the better your business will run. When you have a better document workflow, your company can react and adapt faster, operate more efficiently, and save more money. Because of this, you should be constantly seeking out new ways to improve your workflows. Here is how you can drastically improve your company's document workflows in a short time.

In order to effectively manage your paperless office, you're going to need a good scanner to make converting physical documents to digital files easy. However, just any scanner won't do, especially when you're converting 11 x 17 documents.

Your business processes are what allow your company to function. Without well-defined processes, your entire company would be randomly acting to pursue an unclear goal. A strong business process, on the other hand, will make your business run like clockwork. It is for these reasons that you should always seek to enhance a business process.

In order to optimize the growth of your business, you have to plan for the future. To this end, one of the most important steps that you need to take is to create a business continuity plan. Let's take a look at why implementing one of these plans is so valuable for your business, and how you can get your plan started today.

You have invested in a document management system. It has transformed your office, and seemingly made everything your company does more effective. You can see that your document management system helps around the office, but you aren't sure how to measure the tangible value that you gain from it. You must be able to measure the value of your system in order to optimize its capabilities and to ensure that everyone within your organization fully understands the importance of using it.