Favorite Here are some useful lessons on KM implementation. Taken from this article, here’s some lessons on KM implementation from the Hoffman-LaRoche experience. I quote “First, managers hoping to make a difference through better knowledge management should start by focusing on the right problem. Patricia Seemann chose a spot that
Favorite What is the best type of storage system for lessons learned? Our survey data compares the options. We conducted a big survey of Knowledge Management this year, following on from a previous survey in 2014. Both surveys contained an optional section on lesson learning, and across both surveys we
Favorite The most important thing you can do for KM within your company, is help people to understand the value. Today I bring value, by Kimberley Kling, on Flickr I often say that “knowledge management is how people would manage their organisations if only they knew the value of their
Favorite Analysis of search trends is common in KM – and you can use a similar approach to analyse community questions and answers. Many organisations analyse internal searches of their Intranet or Knowledge Base, using tools similar to Google Analytics to find out what peopele are searching for, and what
Favorite Lesson quality is a crucial component of lesson learning. Poor quality lessons just lead to Garbage-In, Garbage out. Quality starts here, by Lydia, on Flickr I came across an interesting article recently entitled “Enhancing Quality of Lessons Learned” by Lo and Fong. The authors look at lessons learned and how
Favorite Is KM dying, alive and well, or on life support? Let’s bring some data into the debate (this post updated based on further data). The debate about the health of KM is a perennial topic, with people variously claiming “KM is dead”, “KM is alive and well” or “KM
Favorite Knowledge Management is only a change management exercise, until a certain point is reached. After that, it is about not changing. It is an accepted fact that introducing KM is all about change. You are bringing in new processes, new roles, new technologies and new governance, that will enable,
Favorite The people who own the processes in an organisation are responsible for a big chunk of corporate memory. But who are these people? Perhaps we ought to start with defining what process ownership actually means. Process ownership is a key component of many management approaches such as business process
Favorite There is a common diagram in use in the KM world, which has at least 3 major flaws, so apply it with caution. I am going to be contentious again in this post, and draw attention to the failings of a very common KM model. I do this because
Favorite Imagine a Human Service Data API that incorporated blockchain… If needed overview of Blockchain here http://mitsloan.mit.edu/newsroom/articles/blockchain-explained/ @openreferral (RSS generated with FetchRss)