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Document control system implementation doesn’t have to be painful
A major issue when considering new document control software is the expected pain of the actual implementation itself. Many people who have implemented a new software application in their company have horror stories regarding the rollout. Often, the source of this...
The smartest technology is in the cloud
Maturity, slow Internet speeds and inertia. These are the three reasons posited by author Steven Cohen in his article on startup website Ventureburn about the hesitancy of some small to medium-sized enterprises to adopt cloud-based technology even when such services...
Calgary Automation Show; Document Control Training in Norway
Here are two upcoming events that might be of interest to you related to automation and document control respectively. Central Alberta Process & Automation Show The Central Alberta Process & Automation Show goes Thurs, Nov 10 from 10am 4pm at the Westin...
Tracking your document control Key Performance Indicators
Monitoring and tracking Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) is an important aspect of document control but is something that can be difficult if you're using manual processes and use an application like Microsoft Excel that is non-document control specific. Document...
Thinking about implementing document control in your company?
Thinking about implementing document control in your company? Here is how you can do it properly.
October 2016 New Release Notification
Already!? Yep, the team here at DocBoss have been busy, so another group of updates and extensions will soon appear in your account!
Cloud printing and batch printing
As cloud-based applications increase in prevalence, the number of related services also increase. Case in point Google's Cloud Print application. In Google's own words, here's their cloud print application and what it enables you to do: When you print through Google...
Just Launched: New DocBoss Website
We’re happy to announce that the new DocBoss website is live with new features, videos and more.
5 signs it’s time for a document control upgrade
5 signs it’s time for a document control upgrade.
Supplier vs EPC: Why is Vendor Documentation so Painful?
DocBoss is excited to release the results of our survey entitled Supplier vs EPC: Why is Vendor Documentation so Painful? We surveyed 106 respondents - 45 Supplier organizations and 61 EPC organizations - and asked them questions about the frustrations they experience...
Using QR codes in your document control work
Quick Response codes (QR codes) like the one shown here to the left is a machine-readable matrix barcode that can be used to store information about an item that is attached to the code. Many of us are familiar with QR codes that are used for marketing purposes where...
5 DocBoss benefits that customers love
While it comes with numerous features, there are 5 DocBoss benefits that customers tend to like the most. DocBoss was specifically designed to help process equipment suppliers - whether a manufacturer, rep, distributor or fabricator - to deliver custom project...
Software and IT trends into 2020
We've talked this year about short-term trends particularly related to documentation and technology in 2016. Since IT decisions tend to something that requires a longer-term focus, what are expected trends in IT world into the next decade? A.T. Kearney has some...
How to turn document control into a profit center
You can turn document control into a profit center with DocBoss. Think about how much time and effort you put forth to provide and manage customer documentation. Wouldn't you like to quantify and charge for documentation that costs you time and effort? You already...
Does document control take a vacation when you do?
With Labor Day upon us and people possibly taking advantage of the last holiday of summer with a few extra vacation days tacked on, you might be experiencing the joys of keeping a project running while several or more colleagues are off work. One of the more difficult...
Expediting and reporting to keep your project on track
Reporting features are often lacking when it comes to generic, non-document control specific applications such as Microsoft Excel that you might currently be using to handle your documentation work. Can you track document history with your current document control...
Does your documentation system have an end user focus?
We've referenced a number of articles this year that refer to predicted trends in 2016 and beyond in document control and document management. Typically these articles refer to the increase in cloud-based computing and mobility, the growing importance of security and...
Are you a distributor, fabricator or manufacturer?
As we've spoken about in the past, DocBoss is especially helpful to process equipment suppliers who provide custom documentation to their customers at the end of projects. If you work with a bill of materials or VDRL, if you tag your products, if you find...
Document archiving and other growth trends
CXOToday.com published a year end article where they chimed in with their thoughts on the expected trends in 2016 in document management and you'll see that similar to other industry watchers, their expected trends focus on the increased prevalence of cloud-based...
Voiding and auto-reclaiming documents with DocBoss
One of the main benefits of DocBoss is the full paper trail that it creates so that you can view the full history of documents and understand where each document is in the process at any given time. When you have created transmittals to submit externally, there may...
Focused largely on tagged equipment, DocBoss minimizes the manual work required to deliver project documentation.
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