What Is ECM?

As your business grows, so do files, and so does the time and effort required to manage them.

A content management system gives you the power to recapture lost hours, reduce your overhead expenses and increase profitability, all while improving the level of service you provide to your customers.

 

“Enterprise Content Management (ECM) enables organizations to save time and money by efficiently managing documents and information. Through the use of robust back-end technology, it allows structured information to be easily defined and shared across multiple departments or teams.”

 

“ECM helps organizations digitize documents and automate document-driven processes, allowing the right people to access the right information at the right time.”

 

 

What Is ECM?

As your business grows, so do files, and so does the time and effort required to manage them.

A content management system gives you the power to recapture lost hours, reduce your overhead expenses and increase profitability, all while improving the level of service you provide to your customers.

 

“Enterprise Content Management (ECM) enables organizations to save time and money by efficiently managing documents and information. Through the use of robust back-end technology, it allows structured information to be easily defined and shared across multiple departments or teams.”

 

“ECM helps organizations digitize documents and automate document-driven processes, allowing the right people to access the right information at the right time.”

 

 

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ECM Features

Capture

Managing documents and other content efficiently starts with capture. Digitizing documents from the start, or as soon as they’re received, enables businesses to maximize the power of ECM and operate at peak efficiency.

Search & Retrieval

Full-text searchability, metadata fields, tags, and annotation text, allow employees to access documents and information instantly, without leaving their desk.

Automation

Digital forms, e-signatures and workflow engines allow businesses to digitize, automate and streamline their daily repetitive processes to truly transform their operations.

Security & Compliance

Lock down your content repository and facilitate adherence to records mandates with a variety of data governance tools like folder access restriction, user rights/privileges, records retention policy management, audit trail reporting, and more.

Integration

Code-free, wizard-driven integration tools, as well as custom software development kits, can connect an ECM system to other line-of-business applications for seamless operations across an entire enterprise.

Integration

Process dashboards and reporting tools give managers full oversight into details of daily business processes, giving them the ability to identify bottlenecks and continually streamline operations for maximum efficiency.

Benefits of implementing ECM software

• Reclaim lost office space by scanning and shredding paper in filing cabinets and storage boxes

• Cut paper-related costs

• Never lose a document again

• Find documents instantly without leaving your desk

• Access documents anywhere

• Eliminate silos of information with one, centralized document repository

• Save time by automating manual data entry and other repetitive tasks

• Participate in review and approval processes from anywhere

• Connect your critical business applications for seamless operations across your business

• Full transparency into your organization’s most critical processes using analytics dashboards and reporting

How Digital Is Your Office?

Take the interactive Digital Transformation Quiz from Laserfiche to find out how digital and efficient your office is.

It’s the perfect guide to help you transform your organization into a truly digital workplace.

 

By taking this quiz, you’ll discover:

 

• Which phase of the Digital Transformation model your organization is in

 

• The next steps for transforming your organization into a truly digital workplace

 

• Resources that can help your organization advance in the digital journey and more!

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ROI For Your ECM

Real-world examples of how organizations have realized big returns by investing in ECM software

Download our ROI Guide for ECM to learn how to calculate the potential return on your ECM investment

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