Document Management Systems: Off-The-Shelf vs. Custom Solutions

div class="googleright">out-of-the-box solution claims to meet the needs of a
Is the term “out-of-the-box” nothingvertical niche there are still the distinctions between
more than a lame profanity in your workplacecompany process management and product
environment?development that have been completely ignored.
Within many working environments out-of-the-boxOff-The-Shelf Configurable Document Management
solutions have a bad reputation and for good reason.Systems
Imagining that an out-of-the-box solution will meet theOff-the-shelf configurability is seen as the positive
needs of various companies is like trying to fly to thesolution for those companies that need a solution
moon on your son’s model rocket.relatively fast but also want to ensure that the solution
It’s simply bound to result incan be configured to meet certain needs or control
disappointment---despite good intentions. Even if anspecific processes.