Six Ways to Simplify Metadata Management
Good metadata is critical to helping people find information. Metadata can be used to enhance search tools, drive navigation and relate documents to one another. Unfortunately, manually adding metadata to content is cumbersome for small batches of content and impractical … Continue reading
EK Teaching Upcoming Taxonomy Master Class for KMI
Enterprise Knowledge is teaching an upcoming Taxonomy Master Class for the Knowledge Management Institute. EK Principal Zach Wahl will be presenting the class based on his nearly twenty years of taxonomy design consulting experience. The class will provide end-to-end design … Continue reading
Six ways to Simplify Metadata Management
Many of our clients come to Enterprise Knowledge (EK) looking for help defining a metadata schema for their search or content management initiatives. Too often they tell us that they do not have the budget or team to keep up … Continue reading
Merging Knowledge and Information Management for Real Results
Over our years of knowledge management consulting and information management consulting, our clients often ask what the difference is between KM and IM. A few simple online searches show similar queries run amok. My experience, frankly, is that the definitions … Continue reading
Taxonomy Design Best Practices and Methodology
This presentation, originally presented at the Knowledge Management Institute’s KM Symposium on March 27, 2014, addresses the concepts of business taxonomy value, taxonomy design methodology, and taxonomy design best practices. It is intended as an introductory deck for anyone seeking … Continue reading
Enterprise Knowledge Speaking at KM Solutions Showcase
Enterprise Knowledge’s Zach Wahl will be speaking at the upcoming KM Solutions Showcase in Arlington, VA. Wahl will serve as a featured speaker on the Knowledge Management Track, discussing best practices for taxonomy design and development. Wahl will leverage his … Continue reading
Taxonomy Design Best Practices
Over my years of taxonomy consulting I’ve often been asked to codify the best practices regarding taxonomy design. A simple search online shows that this is a common question, though one where a lot of the current answers appear outdated. … Continue reading
Enterprise Knowledge Invited to Speak at Text Analytics World Conference
Enterprise Knowledge Principal and CEO Zach Wahl will be speaking at the upcoming Text Analytics World conference in San Francisco. Wahl will be presenting a federal government case study, about Optimizing Findability with Text Analytics and Taxonomies. The case study … Continue reading
Taxonomy Consulting and the Importance of UX Design
In my nearly twenty years of taxonomy consulting, I’ve consistently preached the gospel of user experience design. I coined the term “Business Taxonomy” in order to reflect the basic principle that taxonomies for today’s information users need to reflect the … Continue reading
Taxonomy Design for Drupal
I recently presented a webinar addressing taxonomy design for Open Source platforms. Through my years of taxonomy consulting, I’ve seen a stronger and stronger trend toward the use of Open Source and the need for effective taxonomy design and development … Continue reading