Sunday 20 September 2015

Characteristics Of Effective Government Document Management Workflow Systems

By Loris F. Anders


Information is a critical component in an organization that requires special handling. Various measures are taken to secure it as needed and to make it available where and when it is required. A solid strategy is required to guide operations in complex systems like those in a government document management workflow.

Security is a critical issue not only to physical objects but to sensitive information as well. A good information system is expected to restrict access only to authorized people and no one else. Proper monitoring is necessary to help point out weaknesses in the system. Use of technology can reduce the workload needed to monitor different processes and get results faster and more easily.

Although maintaining tight security is necessary, it should not block the smooth flow of data. Convenience is important for an organization to operate as expected. Creating proper access mechanisms promotes efficiency which in turn raises productivity. Each process in the organization has to flow as expected without any hindrance from other stages for efficiency to be realized.

Storing information using technology is a better alternative to keeping it in physical format such as documents. A digital information storage system has less space requirements than when storing it in paper format. More manpower is also necessary to manage the huge number of documents as well as other accompanying resources like cabinets, racks, shelves, and boxes.

A properly designed information flow helps in reducing costs and time used in day to day operations. Physical documents make it harder to search and find the information being sought. Digital storage systems helps in cutting down the work and time required to sort and retrieve information when necessary. Making copies of the data is also simplified.

In case something major happens and an information management system is damaged, operations are likely to be affected or even stopped. Physical documents are more likely to be affected in a way that is harder to recover. Digital information is not so sensitive to calamities if disaster preparedness is in place. Making copies and restoring data from such copies is possible and quick to do.

Managing information is a sensitive undertaking that can simplify many operations if run well. Handling physical documents is tricky unlike working with digital information. By designing a solid strategy for working with any kind of information, other needs relying on that data can run much more smoothly.




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