Productivity in the New World of Content and Documents

The Bottom Line:“Document challenges are robbing organizations of 21.3% of their overall productivity.”

Melissa Webster, “Bridging the Information Worker Productivity Gap: New Challenges and Opportunities for IT" IDC, September 2012, pp. 4-5

Lack of Access to the Right Tools

In orgs with < 100 employees, 57% are not equipped with a PDF editor.

74%

In orgs with 100+ employees, 74% are not equipped with a PDF editor.

57%

“The State of Document Productivity in the Workplace.” Nitro, 2014

Editing 30%

Signing 17%

Reviewing 15%

Collaborating 14%

Sharing 14%

None 5%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

All forms of interactivity & collaboration

are seen as equal challenges.

PDF editing is far and away the

most common challenge.

End users face many challenges when working with PDF.

“The State of Document Productivity in the Workplace.” Nitro, 2014

Document Challenges

How Productivity Is Being Lost: The “Old” WayDisparate, inefficient, unsecured document processes and workflows.

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Printing is a Common Habit Among Users

Legend: 1 = Never; 5 = Very Frequently

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Average Frequency

Frequency of Actions Involving PDF Documents

33% of knowledge workers use

a printer, scanner or copier 10+

times/day.

“The State of Document Productivity in the Workplace.” Nitro, 2014

Barriers to Effective Collaboration

Have emailed the wrong version of a file to a boss,

client, or co-worker

Have found themselves working on the wrong

version of a file

48% 6.9hrs/wk

81%

Spent collecting, consolidating, and

deciphering feedback

Harris Interactive Knowledge Worker Survey, 2013; IDC InfoBrief: The Document Disconnect, 2015

Provide the Tool, and It Will Be Used

Average Nitro User engages with Nitro at least once per day:

• Edit a document 5 times/week

• Combine/merge documents into a single document 4 times/week

• Request collaborators to a document 1 time/week

• Request a signature 2 times/week

• Sign a document 6 times/week

• Add a note to a document 3 times per week

Businesses See Upside in Tackling Document Productivity

Execs and managers in sales, HR, procurement, legal, and other departments estimate that improving document processes could lead to:

IDC InfoBrief: The Document Disconnect, 2015

36% Increase in Revenue 30% Cost Reduction

4 Things You Can Start Doing Today

Provide workers access to the right tools

Eliminate paper wherever possible

Prescribe standardized collaboration practices

Investigate a Smart Documents Platform

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