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
Taxonomy Governance and Iteration
Best practices, lessons learned, and examples for taxonomy governance and iteration. Developed by Enterprise Knowledge and originally presented for the Knowledge Management Institute.
Governance and Iteration of Taxonomies
I recently presented at a Knowledge Management Institute event on the topic of Taxonomy Governance. I regard taxonomy governance as a critical component of any information management initiative. Though most organizations understand the important role effective taxonomy design plays, taxonomy … Continue reading
Enterprise Knowledge Serving as Featured Presenter at KM Solutions Showcase
Enterprise Knowledge’s President and CEO, Zach Wahl, will serve as a featured presenter at this year’s KM Solutions Showcase in Reston, VA. Mr. Wahl will be presenting a half-day seminar titled Getting Started With Business Taxonomies – Unlocking the Keys … Continue reading
Enterprise Knowledge Invited to Speak at Taxonomy Boot Camp
Enterprise Knowledge’s President and CEO, Zach Wahl, will be speaking at KMWorld’s Taxonomy Boot Camp for the fourth consecutive year. As in previous years, Mr. Wahl will be facilitating a panel titled “The Curious Lives of Full-Time Taxonomists.” This popular … Continue reading
The Keys to Governance
Having worked with content and information management systems for the better part of two decades, I’m often asked where an organization should dedicate their often limited resources in order to improve findability and overall user satisfaction. Though there are several … Continue reading
The Business Taxonomy Workshop
Low Cost, Low Risk, High Value: A well-designed and implemented business taxonomy can improve the “findability” of information, improving search and browse within a variety of sites and systems. A business taxonomy can also help users discover content, vastly cutting down on time wasted re-creating content that already existed. Continue reading
Business Taxonomies and the Democratization of Content Management
In today’s information systems, an organization’s business users are more active than ever in the creation, publication, identification, and consumption of information. From big data, to social computing, to content and document management, users are generating more and more information. … Continue reading