Want to take control of the unstructured information that overwhelms your office? Looking to automate business processes and improve management of your corporate intellectual property? Are you unsure of how to choose the right Workflow and BPM provider? If your organization would like to gain substantial improvements in business processes, while reducing paper costs, here are seven tips to help you select the solution that will help you achieve your goals and get a quick return-on-investment (ROI).

1. Proven ROI

When selecting an ECM solution for your organization, look for one that offers a proven and quick return-on-investment. Some ECM providers have enabled customers to successfully achieve ROI in as little as 6 to 9 months. This can be realized in a number of ways including fast implementation, smooth integration with other business applications and more.

When evaluating ECM solutions, consider both the direct savings–such as reduced resources and hardware costs—and the “soft dollar” benefits. By increasing productivity from 50% to 500%, organizations can enjoy significant savings by redirecting valuable resources to other critical areas of the business.

2. Knowledgeable Professional Services Team

When your organization is evaluating ECM solutions, make sure to -by-side to ensure that deployment strategies and product integrations are properly planned and supportable. A knowledgeable professional services team with document management and workflow experience can make all the difference in a smooth implementation.

"There are people who can call a blog as their business. In this case, their revenue is mainly from ad sales on their blog. But, that is not a very sustainable or long term business approach you should have. Your online business must solve a person’s problem."

- Marieke Hensel, Why Blogging is Not a Viable Business Mode", Branding Personality, January 30, 2012

Industry leading keynotes to take center stage at TM Forum flagship conference

MORRISTOWN, NJ - January 11, 2011 - TM Forum today announced an impressive line-up of heavy-hitting industry leaders for the Keynote Perspectives program at its flagship event – Management World 2011. Representing many of the world’s top service providers including Deutsche Telekom, O2 and  AT&T, this line-up of the who’s-who in communications will expose the revolution of innovation taking place in the industry, and unwrap the who, what and how of communications enabling digital life.  Management World takes place May 23-26, 2011 at the new, state-of-the-art Convention Center Dublin in Ireland.

The Keynote Perspectives program is the backbone of the Management World 2011 conference. Offering a variety of panel discussions and talks from the world’s communications leaders, the program tackles the industry’s hottest topics and sets the stage for the entire conference.  Keynote speakers already confirmed for Management World 2011 include:

• Olivier Baujard, Chief Technology Officer, Deutsche Telekom

• David Gurle, General Manager and Vice President Skype for Business, Skype

• Erik Hoving, CEO, NetCo and Member of the Board, KPN International

• Kevin Peters, Chief Marketing Officer, AT&T

• Steffen Roehn, Chief Information Officer, Deutsche Telekom

• Stephen Shurrock, Chief Executive Officer, O2 Ireland 

• Rajeev Suri, Chief Executive Officer, Nokia Siemens Networks

• Ben Verwaayen, Chief Executive Officer, Alcatel-Lucent

• Hans Vestberg, President & Chief Executive Officer, Ericsson