jmancini posted an interesting blog post some time ago on the AIIM blog, about his 10 commandments for an effective DM project:
1.BUILD A STRATEGY
2.NOT ALL CONTENT IS ALIKE
3.THE NEED TO CONTROL IS NOT GOING AWAY – IT WILL GET WORSE
4.PERFECT IS THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD
5.RIPPING OUT AND REPLACING IS NOT A VERY ATTRACTIVE STRATEGY
6.IT WILL BE A HYBRID WORLD FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE
7.GET TOUGHER ABOUT ROI
8.CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE CONTENT DELIVERY MODELS
9.STANDARDIZE WHAT’S COMING IN
10.KEEP DIGITAL WHAT IS ALREADY DIGITAL