Abstract: The emerging diffuse and complex discourse on knowledge management has, amongst many things, given some focus to the nature of education and training for professionals engaged in managing knowledge. The complexity of charting an educational and training pathway becomes apparent when considered against the plethora of perspectives of what constitutes knowledge management, as well as the various underpinning assumptions about its nature, contextualisation, more...

Abstract: Rather than funding certification programs for KM, or seeking certified KM practitioners, organizations should invest in transitioning to a learning organization and finding staff who already practice the requisite skills related to KM. Daniel W. Rasmus: Don’t Look to Certification Bodies for Knowledge Management Professionals. Forrester Research (For Information & Knowledge Management Professionals), October 24, 2001 Purchase more...

Abstract: Market research has been undertaken in preparation for a new postgraduate programme in Information and Knowledge Management to be taught by the staff at the Department of Information Science at Loughborough University. The research was needed to shape the curriculum and to define programme parameters. Presented at the conference will be the findings of a study that investigated the availability and types of jobs in this field, the skills more...

Abstract: This report is the results of the first ever research project to investigate the roles and skills required to create and maintain a knowledge environment. Much has been written about the theory of knowledge management and how it is being implemented, but until now little was known about the knowledge leaders and their teams, the skills that they needed and the new skills that were required throughout the organisation to enable a knowledge more...

Group Profile: This group covers KM-related career topics, including career advice, career pathing, education, certification, and roles and responsibilities. Link » Recent Questions:Re: PHR Study Material RE: PHR Study Material PHR Study MaterialCopyright Toolbox.com. All rights reserved.

Boston KM Forum Monthly Friday Morning Breakfast Meeting, Feb 5, 2010 (lynda) Whether you are a KM champion, initiator, leader or have some other role in the knowledge leveraging activities of your organization, we want to hear your own story. Come and share with the breakfast group how you found yourself in the position you are in, what professional competencies and personal attributes you bring to your work and what else you would find helpful in more...

Boston KM Forum Monthly Thursday Afternoon Meeting, Jan 21, 2010 (lynda) This workshop will cover the key elements for making a successful KM leader and give participants a guide to finding coursework to help them fill gaps in their own education or for people they supervise. We’ll wrap up with one of Larry’s famous thumbnail collections: highlights of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, last week. more… Workshop detailsTime: more...

Abstract: The Secretary of the Army and Army Chief of Staff signed a memorandum titled Army Knowledge Management Principles on July 23, 2008. The memorandum clearly states that KM principles have implications for all Commands and Army organizations. All soldiers (including National Guard, reserve, and civilians) will now have to understand KM competencies and how to apply them. The first of the 12 Army KM principles is to train and educate KM leaders, more...

Abstract: For students working towards a Master’s degree in Knowledge Management at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), a key part of the program involves identifying the KM challenges that prove most taxing to today’s practitioners. In this article, two students enrolled on the distance-learning course, Donna Edwards and Jim Wolff, present the findings of a class-wide exercise to identify those challenges. Donna Edwards, Jim Wolff: more...