Abstract: You can be forgiven for struggling to define what a knowledge manager does – many knowledge managers struggle to explain it themselves. But perhaps a better question is why they do what they do. What attracts them to this broad, ever changing, and often opaque field of regularly questioned value? I asked several
Knowledge Management roles and responsibilities
Information Manager/Librarian to Knowledge Manager
Abstract: Many organizations world over are embracing knowledge management systems for survival and to retain profitability. This trend is visible in the technology intensive businesses like biotechnology, computers and telecommunications and also in professions like legal, accountancy and management consultancy. A new breed of managers called “Knowledge Manager” has emerged to put the new
Head of Knowledge’s Course of the Day
Abstract: Oliver Rolfe is the Head of Knowledge for KPMG in the UK. He has been with the firm for nearly 17 years in a number of roles in the knowledge, technology and information risk area. After heading up the firm’s Information Protection area for the past three years, he has returned to knowledge
“Mary Poppins” Knowledge Management Practitioner
Abstract: I am a KM Practitioner. Here is Why I Feel like Mary Poppins. 1) Our job descriptions 2) Our bag of tricks 3) Our status as outsiders Being a part of the SIG-KM community, however, reminds me that there are other people out there
Chief Knowledge Officer (Team)’s Job
Abstract: At the highest level, Chief Knowledge Officer job, or CKO job, includes managing the processes, practices and technical specifications for the capture, retention and use/reuse of an organization’s knowledge. Many organizations infuse knowledge management into content creation and collaboration, distributing Chief Knowledge Officer job through content leaders, marketing, and line-of-business