Front-burner? Back-burner? Where is ECM in the Higher Education Market? (Analyst Opinion)

Introduction

The recent economic downturn is raising difficult questions about continued progress of ECM uptake in the higher education market, which are likely to relegate aspects of this solution to the back-burner of IT purchasing priorities over the next 12 to 18 months.

Scope

• Comments on the performance of ECM vendors in a context of economic recession
• Provides insight into the near term IT purchasing priorities of colleges and universities
• Discusses the unique barriers to more pervasive ECM uptake in the higher education market

Highlights

Budgetary fallout from the economic downturn is raising the importance of leveraging existing institutional IT investments and demonstrating a clear ROI for new ones.

The higher education market does not fully understand ECM or the value that it offers.

The difficulty of implementing ECM is a significant inhibitor to its uptake in the current economic climate.

Reasons to Purchase

• Understand how recent events in the education industry impact IT vendors.
• Understand the impact of the economic recession on the education vertical industry.