DESIGN YOUR DIGITAL DOCMAN
     Once you have decided to proceed with document management, the following guide will help you through the process of selecting hardware and beginning the implementation of your document management system. Please answer as many of the questions as you can, then click the Submit button.

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Current Environment

 
 Briefly describe how you currently file the majority of your paper documents now. 
  
 
 Are you currently scanning documents? 
  No Response
Yes
No
I Don't Know
 
 
 Do you currently have a document imaging software package? 
  No Response
Yes
No
I Don't Know
 
 
  If so, which package / vendor? 
  
 
 Why are you looking for another software package / vendor? 
  
 
 Would the current document imaging software need to be converted to the new system? 
  Not Applicable
Yes
No
I Don't Know
 
 
 If you own a scanner, which brand(s) / model(s) do you own? 
  
 
 Do you currently have a records management software package? 
  No Response
Yes
No
I Don't Know
 
 
 If so, which package / vendor do you own? 
  
 
 If applicable, would the current records management software system need to be converted to DocMan? 
  Not Applicable
Yes
No
I Don't Know
 
 
 How much history do you have that you would like to scan? 
  None
1 - 2 file boxes or file drawers
1 - 2 file cabinets
3 - 5 file cabinets
6 -10 file cabinets
11-25 file cabinets
More Than 25 File Cabinets
 
 
 What other software would you like to integrate with your document imaging system? 
   
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 Who is responsible for your computer / network? 
  No Response
Outside Consultant
In-house computer support staff
In-house non-computer support staff
No One
 
 
 Do you currently have a Local Area Network (LAN)? 
  No Response
Yes
No
I Don't Know
 
 
 Do you currently have Wide Area Network (WAN - multiple locations tied together)? 
  No Response
Yes
No
I Don't Know
 
 
 What type of server NOS (Network Operation System) do you have running? 
   
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 How many PCs do you have? 
  0
1-5
6-10
11-25
26-50
51-100
101-300
More Than 300
 
 
 What type of PC O/S (Operating Systems) do you have running? (check all that apply) 
   
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 How do you backup your current data? 
   
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 Do you have off-site backup copies? 
  No Response
Yes
No
I Don't Know
 
 
 What is your current status for Disaster Recovery? 
  No Response
In the event of a disaster, we could open a new office within a day.
In the event of a disaster, we could open a new office within a week.
In the event of a disaster, we would be out of business.
 
 
 What is your current Disaster Recovery plan? 
  No Response
In the event of a disaster, we could recover our electronic data, but no paperwork.
In the event of a disaster, we could recover our electronic data, and our paperwork.
 
 
 

Document Imaging Information

 
 Which Paper Documents would you like to scan? (categories) 
   
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 Which Electronic Documents would you like to track? 
   
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 What information do you have about each document that you would like to track? 
   
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 How many people would be scanning documents at one time? 
  No Response
1
2
3
4
5
More than 5
 
 
 How many people would be searching for, or viewing, a document at one time? 
  No Response
1-5
6-10
11-25
26-50
51-100
101-300
More Than 300
 
 
 List the ways in which you would want to search for a document: 
  
 
 Would all people viewing documents be on the same computer network (LAN)? 
  No Response
Yes
No
I Don't Know
 
 
 Would users need to access documents over the internet? 
  No Response
Yes
No
I Don't Know
 
 
 How many documents would you scan each day? 
  
 
 How many pages are typically in a document? 
  
 
 Which of the following features would you require? 
   
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 Would you require certain file formats? 
   
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 Would you require word search for scanned documents? 
  No Response
Yes
No
I Don't Know
 
 
 Would you require OCR for editing scanned documents? 
  No Response
Yes
No
I Don't Know
 
 
 Would you require the ability to read bar-coding from scanned documents? 
  No Response
Yes
No
I Don't Know
 
 
 Would you need any type of management report summarizing the documents that have been scanned? 
  No Response
Yes
No
I Don't Know
 
 
 Does one (or just a few) company produce most of the documents that you would scan? 
  No Response
Yes
No
I Don't Know
 
 
 If so, do they have a document imaging system? 
  Not Applicable
Yes
No
I Don't Know
 
 
 What is the SMALLEST physical document that you would scan? 
  No Response
Smaller than a Check (2.75" x 3")
Personal Check (2.75" x 6")
Business Check (3.5" x 8.5")
Letter (8.5" x 11")
Legal (8.5" x 14")
Green Bar Report (11" x 17")
Larger than a Green Bar Report (11" x 17")
 
 
 What is the LARGEST physical document that you would scan? 
  No Response
Smaller than a Check (2.75" x 3")
Personal Check (2.75" x 6")
Business Check (3.5" x 8.5")
Letter (8.5" x 11")
Legal (8.5" x 14")
Green Bar Report (11" x 17")
Larger than a Green Bar Report (11" x 17")
 
 
 Do you need to scan color documents? 
  No Response
Yes
No
I Don't Know
 
 
 Do you need to scan double-sided documents? 
  No Response
Yes
No
I Don't Know
 
 
 How many pages per minute would need to be scanned? 
  No Response
5-10
11-15
16-25
26-50
51-100
Over 100
I Don't Know
 
 
 Do you need a flatbed scanner? 
  No Response
Yes
No
I Don't Know
 
 
 How many pages are in your LARGEST document? 
  No Response
1-5
6-10
11-25
26-50
51-100
More than 100
I Don't Know
 
 
 How many pages are in your TYPICAL document? 
  No Response
1-5
6-10
11-25
26-50
51-100
More than 100
I Don't Know
 
 
 

Document Management Outsourcing

 
 Would you consider outsourcing the initial history scanning? 
  No Response
Yes
No
I Don't Know
 
 
 Would you consider outsourcing the ongoing scanning? 
  No Response
Yes
No
I Don't Know
 
 
 Would you discard the paper documents after you scan them? 
  No Response
Yes
No
Some
I Don't Know
 
 
 If so, do they need to be shredded? 
  No Response
Not Applicable
Yes
No
I Don't Know
 
 
 

Contact Information

 
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 Title  
 
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 Address  
 
 City  
 
 State  Required
 
 Zip  
 
 Telephone  Required
 
 Fax  
 
 When do you plan on purchasing? 
  No Response
Within 1 Month
1-3 Months
3-6 Months
6+ Months
 
 
 What type of business? 
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Collections
Legal
Accounting
Real Estate
Banking
Medical
Retail
Manufacturing
Other
 
 
 Is this budgeted already? 
  No Response
Yes
No
I don't know
 
 
 Amount budgeted? 
  
 
 What is your role? 
  No Response
Decision Maker
Key Influence
Evaluator
End User
 
 
 What factors influence your purchase? 
  
 
 How did you hear about Digital DocMan?