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Using Agile Principles to Deliver Real Business Value at Scale

Joe Hilger . June 4, 2014 . Presentation

Delivering real business value from systems development efforts, even using agile approaches, turns out to be a formidable challenge especially in larger enterprises. Case studies of failed deliveries abound and too often reach general public notoriety. This talk shows organic … Continue reading

Six ways to Simplify Metadata Management

Joe Hilger . June 1, 2014 . Blog

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

Zach Wahl . May 23, 2014 . Blog

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

The Keys to Practical Knowledge Management

Zach Wahl . April 30, 2014 . Blog

Several years ago, I had the pleasure of writing an article for Inside Knowledge Magazine about the current state of knowledge management. Having come across the article recently, I thought it would be useful to provide an update on that … Continue reading

Taxonomy Design Best Practices and Methodology

Zach Wahl . March 27, 2014 . Presentation

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

Agile Business Value Teams

Joe Hilger . March 3, 2014 . Blog

Information Technology practitioners have made great strides improving delivery using Agile concepts. Development Teams are now faster, more empowered, and motivated using frameworks like Scrum. A key to this success is that delivery teams work closely with the business through … Continue reading

Taxonomy Design Best Practices

Zach Wahl . February 10, 2014 . Blog

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

Agile Roadmaps for Product Selection

Joe Hilger . January 14, 2014 . Blog

Selecting new enterprise software products is one of the most challenging and potentially high risk tasks many organizations undertake. How often have you gone through a lengthy purchasing process only to find that the choice you made is not the … Continue reading

Taxonomy Consulting and the Importance of UX Design

Zach Wahl . December 6, 2013 . Blog

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

Top 5 Agile Myths: Myth #5 Agile is Only for Software Development

Joe Hilger . November 26, 2013 . Blog

As I’ve written previously, it is exciting to see more and more organizations adopting Agile development processes but there remains a great deal of confusion regarding what Agile is and how it can best be actualized. This post addresses the … Continue reading