February 19, 2003

Two new CM articles

James Robertson has published two new content management articles:

Is it document management or content management? There is an often blurry distinction between CM and DM. I've struggled to explain the differences to others in the past. This article gives a nice clear overview of the two types of systems.

A better approach: requirements-focused CMS selection. Robertson's description of the "requirements-focused" approach isn't fully developed in this short article. Basically, it looks like focusing on the organizational needs rather than just technology needs. And it involves talking to a variety of stakeholders up front. I'm not saying that these aren't good approaches (they are), but I think I'd like to see more examples from Robertson in this article.


In other news, I noticed that Robertson has been added to the advisory board of the UW iSchool CMS Lab. Sounds like a good fit for both parties.