Define Your KM Strategy, Part 1
Knowledge managers must define the KM strategy, with specific actions taken to implement the program and achieve the top 3 objectives.
9 KM Questions Part 2: Technology Questions, Resource Survey, and Examples
Planning a KM initiative includes determining who will participate, which processes and tools are required, and how tools should be integrated.
9 KM Questions Part 1: People and Process Questions
Starting a KM program includes defining participants and roles, which basic processes are required, and how tools should support people and processes.
The KM 10 Commitments
Knowledge managers should enlist support from top leaders in order to ensure the success of a KM implementation; 10 commitments to ask for
Identifying the Top 3 Objectives for a KM Program, Part 2: Examples
KM guru Stan Garfield provides specific examples of challenges and opportunities and how to turn them into knowledge management program objectives.
Identifying the Top 3 Objectives for a KM Program, Part 1
Best practices for starting a KM initiative include constructing an opportunities survey to determine what your top 3 knowledge management objectives
12 Steps to KM Success
KM guru Stan Garfield describes 12 steps necessary to successfully introduce a knowledge management program in any organization; best practices
40 KM Pitfalls to Avoid: Part 5
Best practices for KM include avoiding 40 common pitfalls; this post is the last in a series of posts on mistakes observed by KM guru Stan Garfield
40 KM Pitfalls to Avoid: Part 4
Best practices for KM include avoiding 40 common pitfalls; this post is the fourth in a series of common mistakes observed by KM guru Stan Garfield
40 KM Pitfalls to Avoid: Part 3
Best practices for KM include avoiding 40 common pitfalls; this post outlines the third 10 observed by knowledge management expert Stan Garfield
40 KM Pitfalls to Avoid: Part 2
Best practices for KM include avoiding common pitfalls; this post outlines the second 10 pitfalls observed by knowledge management expert Stan Garfield
40 KM Pitfalls to Avoid: Part 1
Best practices for KM include avoiding common pitfalls; this post outlines the first 10 pitfalls observed by knowledge management expert Stan Garfield
10 Priorities for a Knowledge Management Program
Knowledge management (KM) implementation include 10 best practices; Stan Garfield KM guru outlines these in this post on proven strategies
Learning about the field of Knowledge Management
Knowledge managers should practice what they preach and learn from the experience of others, reuse the best ideas, and avoid the usual pitfalls
5 Reasons for Starting a KM Program
KM efforts begin for several reasons; initially due to individual people; more enduring reasons include enabling the organization to do things better
Knowledge Management Defined: Part 2
Knowledge Management is simply management – of people and of processes – in any organization that is predominantly made up of knowledge workers
Knowledge Management Defined: Part 1
Knowledge management has been defined by many scholars and business gurus; there are useful definitions which can be used to build a KM strategy
Knowledge Management: What’s in a Name?
The term knowledge management is debated, but if by manage we mean care for, grow, steward, make more useful, the term knowledge management is apt
KM Conversation: Tapping into the Power of Integration
Knowledge managers need KM integration in three areas: process, platform and software.
KM Integration: Part 3; Software Integration
Best practices for KM include effective process, platform and software integration; this helps achieve a productive knowledge management ecosystem.
KM Integration: Part 2; Platform Integration
Integrated KM processes, workflows, platforms, applications, systems, and software are easier for users and delivers improved business results
KM Integration: Part 1; Process Integration
Effective process, platform, and software integration helps achieve a productive KM ecosystem; proven practices to integrate business processes
KM Conversation: Achieving Independence; Tips for Knowledge Managers
Knowledge managers need independence from IT, independence for users, and secure advocacy at the senior level in order for KM programs to succeed.
Achieving KM Independence Part 3: Program Independence
KM program independence means it’s not tied to any one function in an organization, can continue to operate, and is funded and supported by leadership
Achieving KM Independence Part 2: User Independence
Best practices for KM include independence for users of a knowledge management system; expert advice on excellent UX and self-paced training