The Quickr Blog

News of a brand new blog... The "Lighter Shade of Yellow" authored by Sasa Brkic - someone I've followed on Twitter for a long time and has now joined the blogger ranks.

His first post is an excellent introduction to using Lotus Quickr as a document management solution for smaller businesses or lighter requirements:

IBM Lotus Quickr is very capable of performing as a document management solution for SMBs. Stable, quick, customizable and with lots of integration options, its default setup has only one (potential) pitfall. Which one? Keep on reading...

What is the purpose of the document management systems (DMS)? Simply put:

 * to allow access control,
 * to simplify document search,
 * to allow groups to work on the same document, while preventing conflicts arising from two or more people trying to alter a document at the same time,
 * to provide means of versioning, meaning that system keeps older versions of the document, and
 * to allow formal review and approval of documents.

Quickr is actually very good in each of these points. It is not perfect (e.g. one cannot save drafts, only versions of a document; review and approval functionality is rudimentary) but more than adequate for the needs of an SMB looking for a simple solution to start managing documents. And, in case you wonder: No, shared folders are not considered to be a document management system!

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