Is SharePoint A Document Management System?

By Jim Wanner CEO, KeyMark, Inc.

The answer lies within what you are expecting from the system. It depends on how you choose to define your needs and document management solution.

I promise you two things as you read this article:

1. No technical jargon that will leave you scratching your head wondering why on earth you just wasted five minutes of your life.
2. No biased opinion –this comes from a long history of hearing what executives need from their document management system.

At the core, a document management system is designed to automate a business process. In its simplest form, this involves capturing paper documents so an end user can retrieve the image from their computer. In practice, executives and end users have a laundry list of needs to be met in order to consider a solution successful.