Connected firms win: Document management as a competitive advantage

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A white paper by: Intapp and Boomer Consulting, Inc.

Unlock Untapped Potential Hidden In Your Firm’s Knowledge Capital

You’re leading your firm through one of the most complex business environments the profession has ever faced. Regulatory demands and data security risks grow while clients and employees expect faster delivery and greater transparency. Every decision feels like a balancing act: meeting your compliance obligations while finding new ways to drive efficiency, collaboration and growth.

Amid this tension is untapped potential. Each client file, report and workpaper represents knowledge capital. But if that capital is locked away in disconnected systems or inboxes, your team wastes time, duplicates efforts and grows frustrated. They want to deliver value, not search for information.

Private equity’s interest in accounting firm acquisitions reinforces what you already know: the information housed in your systems is an asset. Protecting and maximizing that asset by ensuring it’s accessible, organized and secure helps maintain your firm’s value and reputation.

This is where transformation begins. Yet, as adept as firms are at implementing new technologies, the challenge is transforming how people work and collaborate. Upgrading a document management system is an IT initiative, but you can’t treat it like any other technology project. Unlike upgrading a phone system or replacing a network switch, it requires firmwide alignment and attention to the people side of change. When you approach it as a business initiative—not just a technical one—it becomes an opportunity to strengthen collaboration, improve efficiency and unlock growth.

This report explores how firms can turn a document management system rollout into a strategic, people-centered transformation. When leaders, IT and professionals align around a shared vision, firms achieve faster adoption, stronger return on investment (ROI) and lasting cultural change.