AIIM (Association for Information and Image Management) is the leading organization within ECM, holding its annual conference on 20-22 March in San Francisco. The theme is "Managing information in the social, local and mobile era."
Kåre Friestad, Senior consultant at Altran, speaks together with Telenor's Information Manager, Maja Turau, about Information Management Maturity Testing, and why it is important.
Telenor has used Altran as advisor in their process of developing and launching a global strategy for information management. With sales of 100 billion NOK, presence in 11 countries, 140 million mobile customers and a strong growth, the company has significant challenges in information management.
Telenor has its operations in diverse markets such as Scandinavia, Serbia and Pakistan with different solutions within ECM (Open Text, Documentum, FileNet, Software Innovation and Microsoft SharePoint).
To understand the current situation and to set the right priorities for the future, a test was made with all people directly involved, measuring the organization's maturity in information management. Further tests and more meetings have followed in each country.
- To succeed with information management, it is imperative to have a common policy and a coherent approach. And to achieve this you need to understand the organization and people's circumstances and priorities, says Kåre Friestad, Altran in Oslo.
Understanding the current state of information management and the possible future state is imperative for any planning. Even more important is how to get there. The presentation at AIIM describes the process and the practical implication and use of the marutrity testing.
For over 60 years, AIIM has been the leading non-profit organization focused on helping users to understand the challenges associated with managing documents, content, records, and business processes. AIIM was founded in 1943 as the National Microfilm Association and later became the Association for Information and Image Management. AIIM is also known as the enterprise content management (ECM) association.