SIKM Leaders Community

SIKM Leaders Community

The SIKM Leaders Community, originally named the Systems Integration Knowledge Management Leaders Community, is a community of Knowledge Management leaders from firms around the world. It was created in 2005 by Stan Garfield for Systems Integration and Consulting firms, but soon expanded to include all Knowledge Management leaders. The goal is to share experiences and insights on implementing Knowledge Management programs.

Stan, who is still leading the community, was Community Evangelist at Deloitte Global Knowledge Services and Worldwide Knowledge Management Lead at Hewlett Packard and Compaq Computer Corp. He is now retired, acting as author, speaker and community leader in the field of Knowledge Management.

The Systems Integration KM Leaders Community offers the following Knowledge Management education and training opportunities:

Communities

Chapters

  • SIKM Global Group (start: Aug 2005)
    • SIKM Community Champions
  • SIKM Boston Chapter (start: Jan 2009)
  • SIKM NYC Group (Dec 2015 – Dec 2016)
  • SIKM San Francisco Bay Area Group (start: Sep 2018)
  • Detroit KM Community

Subgroups

  • KM Peer Mentoring

Training

  • Would you like to have a KM MENTOR? Peer Mentoring Programme for KM practitioners (start: 2023; w. KM4Dev)
      Info/Review Sessions:
      Feb 2025: KM Peer Mentoring Program Update
      Feb 2024: KM Peer Mentoring Pilot Debrief

Conferences

  • Midwest Knowledge Management (KM) Symposium*
    (Organizer: Midwest KM Community; Pioneer Knowledge Services)

Meetings

  • Monthly SIKM Leaders Community Calls
    List of Community Calls
    Usually on the third Tuesday of the month; Meeting platform; Member access to schedule w. links to past calls’ follow-ups (incl. slides, recordings, etc.; Registration required!); Since 2017 supported by Susan Ostreicher

  • Chapter meetings
    List of Meetings
  • SIKM Peer Assists, Knowledge Cafes, Fishbowls, etc.
  • Get-togethers @ KM events (mainly at KMWorld conference)
    • 14th SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Nov 19 or 20, 2024 (Orga: Stan Garfield)
    • 13th SIKM Leaders Community Get-together at KMWorld, Nov 9, 2022
    • 12th SIKM Leaders Community Dinner/Meetup at KMWorld, Nov 16, 2020 (Orga: Susan Hanley)
    • 11th SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Nov 6, 2019 (Orga: Susan Hanley, Arno Boersma, Neesham Spitzberg)
    • 10th SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Nov 7, 2018 (Orga: Susan Hanley)
    • 9th SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Nov 7, 2017 (Orga: Susan Hanley)
    • 8th SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Nov 16, 2016 (Orga: Susan Hanley)
    • 7th SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Nov 3, 2015 (Orga: Arno Boersma and Neesham Spitzberg)
    • 6th SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Nov 6, 2014 (Orga: Susan Hanley)
    • 5th SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Nov 6, 2013 (Orga: Susan Hanley)
    • (informal) APQC KM Conference SIKM Leaders Community Dinner, May 2, 2013
    • 4th SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Oct 18, 2012 (Orga: Susan Hanley)
    • APQC KM Conference SIKM Leaders Community Dinner, Apr 26, 2012 (Orga.: Linda Hummel)
    • 3th SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Nov 2, 2011 (Orga: Susan Hanley)
      (joint event with the Knowledge Management Education Forum)
    • 2nd SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Nov 17, 2010 (Orga: Susan Hanley)
    • 1st SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Nov 17, 2009 (Orga: Susan Hanley)
  • Group Conversations
    Latest conversations

    • July 16, 2025
      Re: KM Business case
      Hi Deonie   Attached is a handout from a presentation I co-delivered with Daan Hannsen from Shell at KM Summit Dublin in 2024 on Measuring KM. Hope you will find this useful   Bill                   L …
    • July 16, 2025
      Re: KM Business case
      On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 02:49 AM, Deonie Botha wrote: I am looking for ways in which you measure the ROI of KM Deonie, in addition to the article I previously suggested, I recommend reading two of the …
    • July 16, 2025
      Re: KM Business case
      Hi Deonie,   The article attached may give you some ideas.  It’s a simple model that we developed years ago for a client to use in ‘selling in’ their expertise location product.  It’s a pro-forma, ill …
    • July 16, 2025
      Re: KM Business case
      Hi Jon, What you are describing here is a nice logic that we tried out about 20 years ago. However, the counter-argument to this logic is that if people save this time, they will simply drink coffee f …
    • July 16, 2025
      Re: July 2025 SIKM Call: Mary Adams – KM: A corporate value creation context (with thoughts on implications for AI)
      Thanks Liz – Happy to get more details for you. Stay tuned!
    • July 16, 2025
      Re: KM Business case
      So I do it by the processes that I work on and the results. For example, we'll be building a km system and I will be using the 8 minutes (Old Time) prior to the new time ( about a month or so in …
    • July 16, 2025
      Re: KM Business case
      Thank you kindly Pavel and all other Community members who have shared generously. Deonie 
    • July 16, 2025
      Re: KM Business case
      Hi Deonie, Attached is the business case for a KM solution implemented in the Engineering and Technology Department at Roche Diagnostics. The tool has been used to speed up resource planning meetings …
    • July 16, 2025
      Re: KM Business case
      Hi Jim, Thank you – I am looking for ways in which you measure the ROI of KM  ie how do we actually quantify the value we have added to the company. I am not asking for KM strategies but how we would …
    • July 15, 2025
      Re: KM Business case
       KM business cases in the engineering & manufacturing sector.https://www.industryweek.com/operations/article/22028141/knowledge-sweeps-clean-up-at-goodyear

Web Channels

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