Just like accounting, marketing and other core functions, document management software plays a crucial role in business operations. Companies depend on the flow of information. And, document management affects how information is used throughout the organization. Given this importance, it deserves to be integrated with the organization’s strategic planning initiatives. For more information about Document Management Software, visit http://www.mesltd.ca/.

1. Document ManagementDocument Management
Software Helps AccomplishSoftware Helps Accomplish
Corporate GoalsCorporate Goals

2. • Plays crucial role in business operations – flow
of information
• Affects how information is used throughout
organization
• Must be integrated with organization’s
strategic planning initiatives

3. • Strategic approach to information produces
best processes for deploying and maintaining
document management software
• Software operation must be linked to
corporate strategies so efforts within
company work in tandem

4. Corporate Strategies aren’t Created in a Vacuum
•Business functions rarely operate in isolation
•They are inter-related and contribute to overall corporate
initiatives
•Document management software affects every functional
area within the business
•Interdependency of all functional areas is critical to control
expenses, maximize profits and enhance customer
satisfaction

5. The IT Department and Document Management
•IT’s role expands beyond the data center because
document management permeates throughout
organization
•IT managers must understand the inter-workings
of all areas of business
•IT must be aware of alignment of document
management and corporate strategies

6. The IT Department and Document
Management
•IT and everyone must understand goal of
business is to make money

7. An Example of Misaligned Document
Management Software
•Non alignment of document management and
corporate strategies could be detrimental for
business
•Impacts on customer satisfaction – customers
cannot access or understand documents,
document contains inaccurate or outdated
information

8. An Example of Misaligned Document
Management Software
•Impacts on company – customer pay invoices
late, make repeated calls for clarification, and
customer consider doing business with
alternative vendors
•In each case revenues go down and costs go up

9. • Kevin D'Arcy is VP of Sales and Marketing for
MES Hybrid Document Systems, Ontario's
leading document scanning and document
management supplier. For more information
about Document Management Software, visit
http://www.mesltd.ca/.

10. • Kevin D'Arcy is VP of Sales and Marketing for
MES Hybrid Document Systems, Ontario's
leading document scanning and document
management supplier. For more information
about Document Management Software, visit
http://www.mesltd.ca/.