The Paperless Organization in 90 Days Over the past few decades, there has been a strong focus on efficiency: Organizations have been focusing on efficient operations, asking their employees to maintain continuity and use fewer and fewer resources. But budget cuts only help so much. In recent years, managers and employees have been focusing on a much more relevant question: How can we do more with the same efficiency, rather than doing the same work less efficiently? Paper is a serious problem for efficiency and productivity. A global survey conducted by industry analyst IDC found that document management challenges are responsible for a 21 percent decline in organizational productivity. Email, accounting software, ERP, digital publishing and hundreds of other technologies promise to eliminate paper and usher in a digital golden age. What’s the best way to move toward a paperless environment without losing information? And how can you do it quickly?