Information Management
Rule Financial provides Information Management services to help clients solve the problem of managing and sharing unstructured information, such as emails, contracts, records and project documentation.
Our clients come from a variety of business sectors, including financial services, property, the law and the media.
Just a year ago the US-based forecasters Forrester Research identified 5 key areas deserving attention from Information Management professionals: the upsurge in the adoption of Microsoft SharePoint, enterprise retention management, Enterprise Web 2.0; data governance, and data quality.
Rule Financial has found a high demand for our SharePoint development expertise and we've now developed solutions delivering:
- Project collaboration
- PMO Status reporting
- Office 2007 migrations
- End User Computing (managing Excel workbooks for compliance)
Meanwhile, the eDiscovery market has been driven by new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in the U.S. courts, and we've been well placed to advise US and European business on the intricacies of achieving compliance in both discovery and records privacy.
In 2009 we anticipate there'll be the usual clamour to deal with regulatory risk and compliance activities. Setting IM standards for cost reduction and efficient client service will also be a key consideration. As markets become more competitive and economies shrink, many organisations will look to invest smartly in business optimisation.
So, this year keep a close watch on business process outsourcing for IM services for efficiency gains and cost reduction. Aggregated business intelligence, and business rules engines for better decision making will imperative for senior managers. The move to SharePoint will continue, but with tighter budgets businesses will be looking for more specific solutions to improve the management of costs and revenue lines.