How to Really Do the Five EIM-Related Things Everyone Else Just Thinks They're Doing

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11 December 2008

Andrew White Ted Friedman Dimitris Geragas

Many organizations participating in a comprehensive 2008 Gartner survey claim to be effective in various aspects of enterprise information management, but most have yet to realize benefits. Consider these definitions and tasks to determine whether you are truly on the path to EIM success.

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Table of Contents

Analysis

1.0

Tactical Guidelines

1.1

EIM Requires an IT Commitment and a Business Commitment

1.1.1		What We See
1.1.2		What We Mean
1.1.3		How to Assess
1.1.4		How to improve

1.2

If You Don't Have a Dedicated Program, Then You Don't Have EIM

1.2.1		What We See
1.2.2		What We Mean
1.2.3		How to Assess
1.2.4		How to Improve

1.3

You May Have ECM, DW, ERP, SOA BI ESB and Others, But Not Necessarily EIM

1.3.1		What We See
1.3.2		What We Mean
1.3.3		How to Assess
1.3.4		How to Improve

1.4

If You Have Limited Scope, Then You Don't Have EIM

1.4.1		What We See
1.4.2		What We Mean
1.4.3		How to Assess
1.4.4		How to Improve

1.5

Even If You Intend to "Do" EIM, You Don't Necessarily "Have" EIM

1.5.1		What We See
1.5.2		What We Mean
1.5.3		How to Assess
1.5.4		How to Improve

List of Figures

	Figure 1.	Percent of Organizations Claiming to Exhibit Each Key EIM Characteristic

Enterprise Information Management

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