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What is a CCMS and Why Do I Need One?
If you work on a content or technology team, you may have heard about Component Content Management Systems (CCMS) and wondered, “do we need that?” CCMSs have grown in popularity over the past few years and have begun to prove … Continue reading
Taxonomy Workshop and Content Governance for a Multinational Healthcare Company
The Challenge EK was engaged by an industry-leading knowledge management (KM) platform to conduct a Taxonomy Workshop and formulate a Content Governance Plan to support their broader implementation project with a multinational healthcare organization. This effort focused specifically on the … Continue reading
Optimizing Your Taxonomy in SharePoint Online: Search Filters
All too often, clients come to Enterprise Knowledge (EK) with the issue that “we cannot find anything in our SharePoint sites.” Because of its highly configurable nature, SharePoint can quickly become the wild west of your organization if it is … Continue reading
Where Should KM Leadership and Governance Belong in an Organization?
Whenever an organization invests in Knowledge Management (KM) solutions, whether it’s a new technology, process, or program, the question of who should have ownership and governance over these new tools and ways of working almost always arises. This KM function, … Continue reading
Knowledge Management Strategy Workshop
KM is about connecting people to the knowledge and information that enables them to make decisions, complete tasks, and take necessary actions at the time of need. Good knowledge management results in improved business processes and outcomes, enhanced employee collaboration, … Continue reading
The Benefits of KM for Contact Centers and Help Desks
In 1997, my parents graduated from college and began their professional careers at Charles Schwab, working in financial services as investment consultants. Though they had little experience, within two years, my parents were at the top of their department and … Continue reading
KM Strategy Workshop and Roadmap for a Global Product Testing Organization
The Challenge An industry-leading product testing organization was seeking the ability to quickly and efficiently gain an understanding of their knowledge management (KM) current state, and subsequently develop a foundational strategy to reach their desired state and a roadmap with … Continue reading
Knowledge Cast – Barry Byrne of Novartis
Enterprise Knowledge CEO Zach Wahl speaks with Barry Byrne, Global Head of Knowledge Management Strategy at Novartis, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. He joined Novartis from the Irish Defence Forces, where he led a multi-award winning Knowledge Management … Continue reading
Knowledge Capture and Transfer Series – Part 3: Capturing Explicit Knowledge
Even though explicit knowledge refers to knowledge that has already been captured and documented somewhere in the organization, this doesn’t mean that all organizations capture their explicit knowledge in locations or formats that are easy to use. Indeed, a lot … Continue reading
Three Pillars of Successful Data Catalog Adoption
Data catalogs function as a central library of information about content and data across an enterprise, making them a useful metadata management tool. They can aid organizations that struggle with poorly documented metadata, duplicated data work, and wasted time due … Continue reading