The Content Management Systems Features and Functionality Matrix lists essential business requirements companies seek in an enterprise-grade software platform to streamline content from conceptualization through publication.

Content and collateral are invaluable enterprise assets in marketing and product communications, sales, and many other functions. Content encompasses text, images, video, and audio. A CMS (Content Management System) is the locus for the collaborative development and deployment of content in various forms, formats, channels, and media. The functionality of CMS may vary based on the specific use case of an enterprise. However, a robust Content Management Software tool is a pre-requisite in today’s online world.

While evaluating competing Content Management Systems and Solutions, a pre-built and customizable features and functionality list helps avoid countless whiteboarding sessions or relying on business domain experts for every functionality.

As a business or enterprise architect, your role is to provide an integrated architecture perspective for a specific business need that necessitates a software platform. A comprehensive list of Content Management System features and functionality will allow you to think holistically and offer pragmatic design and architectural patterns.

An enterprise’s typical business requirements in Content Management Software platforms are listed in several categories and amount to about <85> functional features. In addition, it also includes about 100 non-functional features. The deliverable consists of brief descriptions of each of the features and functions. The goal is to offer a customizable, comprehensive list to allow you to tailor it to your enterprise needs. Please feel free to add, modify, delete or combine the list of items.

In addition, we also provide a simple template with a list of top Content Management Systems to enable you to conduct a comparative evaluation. The template is blank, is a starting point, and does not cover all the Content Management Solutions. You may include and exclude the appropriate tools that are under consideration in your enterprise.

The  CMS Features list can be used as a starting point for issuing an RFP (Request for Proposal), evaluating competing CMS software tools, and as a springboard for documenting business and technical requirements.

Why should you pay for CMS Platform Features and Functionality Matrix?

Good question. Much information is available online – vendor websites, vendor review directories, and analyst reports. Vendor websites are primarily for promoting their wares. Many review websites focus on the overall experience and broad capabilities, not detailed features and functions. Analysts’ reports are expensive and do not provide fine-grain feature listings. Furthermore, if you and your team were to scrape and compile information from external sources, and conduct whiteboard requirements sessions internally, the time, effort, and expense would be exponentially expensive. Our features and functionality matrix provides a springboard for you to customize and tailor to your specific use cases and needs.

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