Unless you are already succeeding beyond your wildest dreams, your law firm should have a business plan. Complacency – or inertia – leads to “We want to make more money by doing more of what we’ve always done – somehow with the same people or reduced staff.” The attitude carries through to the use of…
Because Content Migration to a Document Management system usually involves a blizzard of details, it’s important to set your targets firmly and keep on track to producing usable requirements. An Environment Baseline represents a thorough, accurate description of the original content – both its structure and file distributions throughout the structure. By analyzing that baseline and characterizing…
You can’t schedule emergencies, but you can prepare for them Being prepared has two key aspects. For your business to survive a disaster, it’s key to know How will you continue to work in the event of a disruption? How will you restore normal operations once the interrupted services and facilities are re-established? Does your firm have written procedures…
An Environment Baseline is the analysis and data collection effort that describes the existing content. The baseline defines the starting context for the content migration. Any content repository which has grown over time, with contributions from many people, will conceal some surprises. In defining the Business Requirements for a Content Migration, you best start with…