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CMS Selection: Pitfalls and Best Practices

Posted April 1, 2006 | Technology | Cutter Benchmark Review

INTRODUCTION

The process of selecting a content management system (CMS) presents many challenges for an organization. A CMS provides critical tools for how individuals create, share, and use content, thus enabling users to communicate and work more effectively. Any organization that requires knowledge workers should consider a system to reduce the effort of content creation or improve the results of sharing content. However, CMS projects often cost too much, take too long to deliver, and fail to meet users' needs. Why is selecting and implementing a CMS so difficult?

About The Author
J. Bradford Kain
Brad Kain Senior Consultant Brad Kain is a Senior Consultant with Cutter Consortium's Enterprise Architecture Practice and President and co-founder of Quoin, a technology and management consulting services company, specializing in full lifecycle development of enterprise-scale distributed systems. Mr. Kain is a proven information technology manager with a track record of successful development projects over the last 18 years. He has led large-… Read More
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