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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
Knowledge Base Best Practices
Putting the Knowledge in Knowledge Bases Across the spectrum of the Knowledge and Information Management services offered by Enterprise Knowledge, one of the common themes of late has been the design and development of knowledge bases for helps desks and … Continue reading
Knowledge Management Metrics and Return on Investment (ROI)
This presentation was originally delivered at DGI’s Government KM Conference in Washington DC on August 20th, 2014. It briefly discusses knowledge management metrics, return on investment, and business value. Also included is a simple visual of EK’s Knowledge and Information … Continue reading
IV&V for Agile Projects
The Federal government is transitioning more and more projects to Agile development methodologies. Agile’s success with commercial projects has led to greater adoption of Agile in the Federal Government. The move to Agile poses a number of challenges for government … Continue reading
Building a Business Case for Knowledge Management
I am sure many of you have been following the the GM ignition switch recall. The Washington Post has an interesting article on what happened the other day. As I read the story, it painted a clear picture for me … Continue reading
Using Agile Principles to Deliver Real Business Value at Scale
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
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
The Keys to Practical Knowledge Management
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
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