Notes
Outline
Johns Hopkins Institutions
 Document Management Survey
Rob Allen
Desktop Computing Services
Monday, May 13, 2002
DMS Defined
Document Management Systems
Organize electronic documents
Managing content
Enable secure access
Route documents
Automate related tasks
Facilitate document distribution.
DMS Survey
Purpose / Objectives
Survey selected DMS implementations
Understand the approach of each solution
Catalog each solution based on selected criteria
Vendor, Cost, Barriers, Effort, etc.
Identify scalability and flexibility
Provide information to management to help leverage institutional investments
DMS Survey
What did we ask and why?
Who was the vendor?
What technologies were utilized?
Did workflow improve or change?
Was security a concern?
Barriers?
Cost and time savings?
Training?
Johns Hopkins Institutions
DMS Survey
What products are on the list?
DMS Survey
What products are not included and why?
DMS Survey
Criteria for “Magic Quadrant”
Scalability and Flexibility
Depth of features
Ability to expand to many users / departments
Application integration
Technology
Ability or commitment to writing code around the product
“Magic Quadrant”