Why buying more technology will not solve your KM issues

Favorite Technology is not the main issue in Knowledge Management today, according to available data. Results from the free Knoco online survey Here in Knoco we have been taking the pulse of Knowledge Management for many years, through a number of mechanisms, one of which is a free online survey, available

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Shared by Nick Milton June 11, 2019

The relative maturity of KM in various industries

Favorite One of the interesting results from our 2014 and 2017 surveys of KM was to compare KM maturity against different industries. Our Knowledge management surveys in 2014 and 2017, responded to by over 700 knowledge managers world wide, asked (among many other things) about KM maturity, in two ways:

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Shared by Nick Milton May 1, 2019

How long does a Knowledge Management career last?

Favorite KM careers last on average 6.3 years, or else become semi-permanent. For very many years, on Linked-In, I have been seeking connections with Knowledge Managers from around the world, in an attempt to understand the global KM industry a bit better. Recently I have noticed that many of these

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Shared by Nick Milton September 28, 2018

How the perception of KM barriers changes as KM develops

Favorite As our  KM programs develop, our perception of the main barriers and enablers change Our Knowledge management surveys in 2014 and 2017, responded to by over 700 knowledge managers world wide, addressed (among many other things) the issues of barriers and enablers to KM programs. You can see the

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Shared by Nick Milton September 25, 2018

More data on the global KM market?

Favorite Here is some more data on the global interest in KM. The question is, how we interpret this data. I am always looking for data on the state of the KM market, as a counter to the people who tell us “KM is dead”, or “KM is all about

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Shared by Nick Milton July 25, 2018

Knowledge Management Survey report – now free access

Favorite We have decided to open the results of our KM Survey to the public. In April 2014, and again in April 2017, Knoco Ltd conducted a global survey of Knowledge management activity and trends. Participation was free and confidential, and all participants received a free Knowledge Management Survey report.

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Shared by Nick Milton July 11, 2018

How long does it take to implement KM?

Favorite Knowledge Management can be started quickly, but takes a long time to fully embed. Here are two sources of data that show exactly how long. Over the past few years we have helped many organisations to benchmark their “current status” of Knowledge Management. They ask for this for a number of

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Shared by Nick Milton July 9, 2018

How important is KM to the IT service industry?

Favorite Here is an interesting report on the use of KM in supporting IT service desks in the US and the UK.  For the detail, please see the report, but some of the highlights are below: Knowledge management is the second-most adopted process for IT support organizations after Incident Management

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Shared by Nick Milton June 26, 2018