Improving document management practices for Nokia Gear
Maijastiina Mänty · Theseus (Ammattikorkeakoulujen) · 2013
Document management is a highly important for today´s companies. Sharing, deleting, searching, editing and changing metadata is an easy and fast way to control documents in document management systems. The commissioner of this thesis was Nokia Gear which is known for creating differentiated, iconic, crafted and branded accessories. Two of Nokia Gear´s teams, Nokia Gear Mechanics and Nokia Gear UI & UX (User Interface & User Experience), wished to improve their current document management systems by choosing new systems to replace the existing ones. The purpose of this thesis is to show the main problems in existing document management practices which were used in both teams. The aim is to search relevant document management systems for the teams and point out how the selected systems correspond to the requirements. The emphasis is on the implementation of the systems, information of chosen systems and feedback from Nokia Gear. Working methods were weekly reports and meetings with representatives of Nokia Gear Mechanics and Nokia Gear UI & UX. Chosen document management systems were Microsoft SharePoint, Socialcast, DocStore and network drives. They all corresponded to the requirements which were given by the representatives of Mechanics and UI & UX. Each of the systems had specific feature and that is why they all needed in the document management in both Nokia Gear´s teams. As a result of this project, a new document management systems was taken in use in both teams of Nokia Gear