We've begun looking at Sharepoint here too.
Question: Do any of you who are further down the Sharepoint path look on
it as 1) an add-on to RM software or 2) RM software as an add-on to
Sharepoint? (leave aside for a moment the 'iffiness' of any statement
that describes RM as an 'add-on' to anything')
Reason I ask is that I view 1 as sound (with proviso above) but 2 as
distinctly dodgy. Example: I can find nothing in Sharepoint to enable
the building of robust classification/registration functionality and
place this requirement well ahead (and pre-requisite) to the document
sharing capacity offered by Sharepoint.
Being essentially 'free', the Sharepoint bandwagon has an awful lot of
momentum already built in for it - 'don't look a gift horse in the
mouth' etc. Thing is I can't help worrying that the 'gift horse' might
turn into the proverbial 'trojan horse' if we're not careful to ensure
an RM infrastructure is in place (and the IT to implement it) prior to
letting it off the leash. (and ending up with a bigger mess than we
started with)
Basically, I want to say 'Stop doing this it's dangerous. Let's consider
the RM requirement before we look at document sharing'.
Thing is I need to say 'spend money', Sharepoint champions don't.
Question: Is Sharepoint even worth having without RM controls?
Gerry.
Mr.G.Dane
University of Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
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