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Session One: Course Overview
You will spend the first part getting to know participants and discussing what will take place during the workshop. Students will also have an opportunity to identify their personal learning objectives.
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Pre-Assignment
Course Overview
Session Two: Definitions
Then, participants will learn the definition of knowledge, as well as the differences between tacit and explicit knowledge. The meaning and history of knowledge management will also be covered.
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What is Knowledge?
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What is Knowledge Management?
History of Knowledge Management
Session Three: The Business Case for Knowledge Management
In this session, participants will learn how knowledge management can reduce costs and grow sales. They will also learn how to build a business case for knowledge management. You will also examine the impact that knowledge management can have on business strategy and profit.
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Reducing Costs and Growing Sales with Knowledge Management
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Business Case Basics
Sample Knowledge Management Business Case
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Session Four: The Knowledge Management Mix
Next, participants will learn about three components vital to knowledge management: people, technology, and process. In this session, you will examine the relationship between these three essential knowledge management components.
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People
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Technology
Process
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Session Five: The Knowledge Management Framework
The knowledge management framework is comprised of four interdependent elements: needs analysis, resource identification, process analysis, and knowledge handling. In this session, participants will learn about the steps to building their knowledge management framework: needs analysis; resource identification; process analysis, identification, and construction; and accumulating, sharing, and storing knowledge. In this session, you will investigate what the four elements of the knowledge management framework are and how they work together.
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Introduction
Needs Analysis
Resource Identification
Process Analysis, Identification, and Construction
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Accumulating, Sharing, and Storing Knowledge
Session Six: ITandD’s Conundrum
A pre-assignment is designed to get you thinking about the topic, and to give you some indication of what is coming. In this example, the case study and the carefully crafted questions were intended to have you reflect on the vital role of knowledge within an organization. In this session, you will reflect on the answers you provided in the pre-assignment.
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Introduction
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Session Seven: Knowledge Management Models
Knowing the theory behind the practice can increase your knowledge and inform what you do. Having a foundational awareness helps you to understand the theory’s evolution and history in the business world and better enable you to see how this system will fit into your organization. In this session, you will investigate four different knowledge management models.
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The KM Process Framework (Bukowitz and Williams)
Knowledge Management Matrix (Gamble and Blackwell)
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Process Model (Botha)
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Knowledge Spiral Model (Nonaka and Takeuchi)
Session Eight: The Knowledge Management Toolkit
Cross-functional Teams, mentoring, organizational culture, and IT solutions are all techniques that you can use employ when implementing a knowledge management program in your organization. In this session, you will explore each of these techniques in depth. As you review the information, think about ways that you could use each technique in your workplace.
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Cross-Functional Teams
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Mentoring
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Organizational Culture
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IT Solutions
Which Technologies Would Be Best?
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Session Nine: Implementing Knowledge Management Initiatives
You see an organizational need for knowledge management. You understand what a knowledge management system is. You have the tools and information you need. Now it’s time to take action: it’s time to begin building the program. In this session, you will identify and investigate the necessary components for implementing a knowledge management program.
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Building Knowledge Networks
Creating a Knowledge Management Body of Knowledge (KMBOK)
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Creating a Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) Position
Advertise for Your CKO
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Creating a Post-Mortem Plan
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Creating Measures
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Start With a Pilot
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Where Do I Put This?
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Support Your Organization Through the Change
Post-Course Assessment
Draft Lesson
Recommended Reading List
If you are looking for further information on this topic, we have included a recommended reading list below. Bergeron, Bryan. Essentials of Knowledge Management. John Wiley & Sons, 2003. Dixon, Nancy M. Common Knowledge: How Companies Thrive by Sharing What They Know. Harvard Business School Press, 2000. O'Dell, Carla, and Cindy Huebert. The New Edge in Knowledge: How Knowledge Management Is Changing the Way We Do Business. New John Wiley & Sons, 2011. Pasher, Edna, and Tuvya Ronen. The Complete Guide to Knowledge Management: A Strategic Plan to Leverage Your Company's Intellectual Capital. John Wiley & Sons, 2011. Rumizen, Dr. Melissie Clemmons. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Knowledge Management. Alpha Books, 2002.
Knowledge Management
About Lesson

What is a Body of Knowledge? What is a KMBOK?

A body of knowledge is made up of the terms, concepts, and activities that comprise a field of knowledge. This information can be housed in forums such as libraries, journals, and/or websites. A body of knowledge is an authoritative source for people looking to find and share information on a specific field.

Two examples are the CITBOK (for Canadian information technology professionals) and the PMBOK (for project management professionals).

A KMBOK is a body of knowledge that pertains to the knowledge management field, such as the Journal of Knowledge Management Practice.

While existing KMBOK’s can provide you with a lot of useful information, they are likely not tailored to your organization’s needs and can be time consuming to sift through. This means that you will likely need to create your own KMBOK that is designed and tailored for your company.

Steps to Create Your Organization’s KMBOK

Decide What Material to Include

The first step in designing your KMBOK is deciding what information you want to include. What topics need to be discussed and addressed? This question will be answered through an examination of both your knowledge management program and your organization.

Design a Space

The next step you need to take when designing your KMBOK is to decide where you will house it. Will it be on the internet, on the company intranet, or have an office space dedicated to it?

Build a Library

When building your KMBOK, it is important to source out existing literature that fits with the mandate of your body of knowledge. Do your research and find material that fits with the knowledge you want to build. Make sure you obtain appropriate permissions when reusing information.

Design Member Input

Allowing member input will increase and enhance your body of knowledge. Have members contribute best practices, additional resources, lessons learned, and any other pertinent pieces of knowledge. Member input should be monitored so that the information in your body of knowledge remains relevant.

Organize Content

When building a KMBOK, it is important to think about how you will organize content. Will you organize it by the date the information was contributed, by theme, or by topic? This will help ensure ease of use and prevent confusion. A KMBOK that is not organized may eventually fall into disuse. 

 

 

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