If you read my introduction, you know that building things is in my blood. I love taking raw material, of almost any kind, and turning it into something useful, and I truly love doing the work myself. You should also know that I have spent a lot of time learning how to do the various tasks involved in these projects. My favorite way of learning has been by working with experts; follow this linkif you want to read my favorite story about that subject.
A few days ago, over on my SharePoint Stories blog, I talked about the value of AIIM’s ECMmand ERMmcertifications. The reason I posted that entry over there, instead of here, is that I thought that seeing a post about AIIM Education on the AIIM Expert series might seem like I was pandering or, at least, preaching to the choir. Today, as I watch Twitter and see a continuing banter over the value of (Microsoft) certification, I feel like I need to get my message to as many people as possible. That message:
“…if you don’t know what your content or records management goals should be, your SharePoint ECM solution is going to fail!”
I don’t care if it was built by Microsoft Certified Masters, or cobbled together by squirrels, if somebody didn’t spend time thinking about collecting, storing, managing, preserving, finding and distributing the documents you pack away in SharePoint, your solution is going to fail.
Our most recent SharePoint ECM project also happens to be our most ambitious. We scrambled to learn the nuances of using managed metadata, reusable workflows, numerous content types and document sets. Every one of those challenges required study and a bit of trial and error, but we managed to make everything work. The primary goal of the project was to facilitate the creation, and safe-keeping of our Engineering Inspection Reports, which happen to be a company record. The hardest part of this project was keeping the focus on that company record, and the issues related to it like access, discovery, search, preservation and distribution. Those topics, as well as others were covered in the AIIM ECM/ERM certification master classes. The benefits of the AIIM classes include great learning material, and the in-depth knowledge and experience of the instructors. These are combined with the experience of learning in a collaborative environment with your peers from other companies. Do yourself a favor and consider the AIIM Certifications for someone on your team.
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