Abstract: Knowledge management is critical in today’s competitive business landscape. With 1.1 trillion megabytes of data created daily, businesses need professionals that can organize information and make it useful. Companies that organize all of this data will have an advantage over competitors—which makes KM certification one of the most valuable and
Knowledge Management roles and responsibilities
Enterprise Content Influencer
Abstract: As I delve deeper into the evolving practice of Knowledge Management, the one thing that stands out is – the role of a Knowledge Manager has evolved into something beyond conventionally managing the knowledge database. Here, I am going to redefine what it takes to be a new age Knowledge Manager. The practice
Organisational communities of practice leader profiles
Abstract: By balancing the needs for autonomy and control, leaders of organisational communities of practice (OCoPs) play a central role in their effectiveness. This study aims to identify different OCoP leader profiles and analyse possible contingencies with various OCoP types. Using a qualitative methodology on a sample of 16 OCoPs from nine international organisations,
Chief Information Officer (CIO) to Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) Transfromation
Abstract: The Information Age developed the need for networked intelligence. Business recognized that competitive advantage lay largely in what a company knows, not what it owns; invested heavily in information technology; and placed the integration of information at the center of what a company does. The Information Age, it turns out, was
A Day in the Life of a 2003 Knowledge Manager
Abstract: Let me introduce myself. I head the knowledge management activities in Defence Aerospace Engineering – part of the business that strives to deliver innovative solutions that meet customer requirements at ever reducing costs – a ripe ground for KM and knowledge sharing. I have been leading the KM activities here in Bristol for