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Here are some headline points from our just released SharePoint and ECM survey. Just as a reminder, downloading the survey results is free, but you do need to register on the site. SharePoint and ECM survey highlights: Only 8% of SharePoint users have completed their upgrade to the 2010 version, whereas 21% are deploying 2010 as a first use. Of these 6% are live. 28% are in the process of upgrading from 2007 to 2010. Half of the user base expects to be live on 2010 by the end of 2011. 36% of responding organizations consider they have SharePoint “in use across the enterprise for content management.” Included are 11% with no other content systems, 19% running unconnected ECM/DM/RM systems running in parallel and just 6% who have SharePoint fully integrated with other systems. A third of organizations have 90-100% of active users with licensed access, predicted to grow to over half in 12 months time. IT is by far the most advanced department for adoption and use, followed by Line-of-Business – likely reflecting the widespread use for project management. The IT department is in charge of SharePoint in all but 28% of organizations. Only 17% have a representative governance…

The early reports are in on terms and jargon in the ECM marketing space that annoy people per my earlier blog post on Per Content Rules, 18 words that should banned – and what #ECM marketing terms do you think should be banned? My thanks to the following contributors so far – keep them coming – use the hashtag #ecmbanned to tweet your favorites. (A note to contributors – I’ve curated/edited these a bit so far to get them in a somewhat consistent form and level of specificity, so if you don’t see your exacts words, it’s my fault.) @dgschultz @inoldland @skarjune @danielcrow @lincware @pmonks @blarrivee Kelly Hamilton Made up hyphenated words – soup-to-nuts solution, resource-intensive Take it to the next level Previously powerful acronyms that are no longer meaningful – BI, ROI, TCO, KPI, WEM, CEM Silos Anything with “centric” in it Enterprise stack vendors Digital pen – no one wants to go paperless by using a pen and paper Robust Feature Rich World-class Performace Enhanced User Friendly Out of the box Holistic Deep dive Keep them coming…

Here’s a complete list of all our 8 things guest posts… Enjoy. And don’t forget our e-books, located HERE. Many thanks to all the contributors on this project. I appreciate your involvement and insights. For those of you unfamiliar with AIIM, we are a non-profit organization focused on helping organizations find, control, and manage their information. Whether you are a user, a hardware or software vendor, or part of the content channel, AIIM is the leading voice for the document, content, and records space. We do market research,provide training and education, and help those on the sell side of the industry connect with prospective customers. 8 Things About an Information-Driven Business 8 Reasons Large Format Scanning Should Play an Important Role in Your ECM Plan 8 Risks Organizations Can Avoid by Using a Document Management Solution 8 reasons why 2011 will be the year of CMIS 8 Things I have Learned About Effective Presentations 8 Things You Need to Know About Open Source ECM 8 Things to Consider When Evaluating a Managed Print Services Program 8 Reasons “Social Email” is The Ideal Enterprise 2.0 Enabler 8 Reasons why Santa Claus Needs Cloud-Based Document Management 8 Things the Jersey Shore Taught…

CMIS, A Standard Whose Time has Come by Laurence Hart Director, Technology Solutions for Washington Consulting — ECM For those that aren’t aware, I live for things that make my life easier. In the Content Management space, that usually involves simplifying the work to integrate systems, managing security, and … read more On the Road Again…to AIIM by Joe Budelli Senior Vice President of Sales for ABBYY USA — Capture How can you turn digital disorder into a well-oiled information machine? How can you make information work for you to increase productivity and enable better decision making? These questions and…read more Can’t we place a limit on terms? by Steve Weissman Executive Director for Holly Group — Social Business ECM It’s gotta be six months since I last railed against the endless debates over vernacular (see my post on January 6), but wouldn’t you know? Here comes another new bit of jargon guaranteed to obf… read more User Experience? by Daniel Antion Vice President Information Services for American Nuclear Insurers — SharePoint Why is it that something with as many functions, uses, applications and game-changing design features as an iPhone is ultimately easy to understand, and something like SharePoint ends…