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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
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
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 A simple search online shows that this is a common question, though one where a lot of the current answers appear outdated.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
Agile Roadmaps for Product Selection
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
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
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
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