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
EK Presenting on Agile at Upcoming IEEE Event
Enterprise Knowledge’s Joe Hilger will be co-presenting at the May 27th IEEE Software Special Interest Group meeting in McLean, VA. Hilger and Mark Shima of CIO Accelerators will share interesting ways to make Agile projects deliver real business value at … 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
Enterprise Knowledge Invited to Speak at Text Analytics World Conference
Enterprise Knowledge Principal and CEO Zach Wahl will be speaking at the upcoming Text Analytics World conference in San Francisco. Wahl will be presenting a federal government case study, about Optimizing Findability with Text Analytics and Taxonomies. The case study … 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
Enterprise Knowledge Participating in Government IT Forum Records & Information Management Event
Enterprise Knowledge CEO Zach Wahl will be participating in the upcoming Government IT Forum Records & Information Management (RIM) event, December 2 and 3 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington DC. Wahl will draw upon his deep … Continue reading
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
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 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