5 Reasons Why Mergers and Acquisitions Need KM
Many factors can impact the success of a merger and acquisition (M&A) transaction including economic uncertainty, proper target identification, accurately valuating a target, a stable regulatory and legislative environment, and a sound due diligence process. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, … Continue reading
Meetup: Knowledge Management Community of DC (September 2018)
On Thursday, September 27, 2018, the Knowledge Management Community of DC Meetup will host its monthly event at Enterprise Knowledge. In this session, presenter John Hovell will guide participants in an interactive discussion around conversational leadership and how to practice … Continue reading
Moving Your Knowledge Management Journey Forward with Design Thinking
As I’ve often asserted, one of the major reasons KM efforts fail is the lack of early, frequent, and consistent involvement from end users. We also continue to see organizations struggle with early KM strategy and decision-making, failing to get … Continue reading
Personas to Products: Writing Persona-Driven Epics and User Stories
Personas encompass the needs, motives, values, expectations, and goals of a user and help us develop user-centered products and solutions. This is particularly important when integrating knowledge management throughout our business; an approach where we are constantly involving business users … Continue reading
Meetup: Knowledge Management Community of DC (July 2018)
On Thursday, July 26, 2018, the Knowledge Management Community of DC Meetup will host its monthly event at Enterprise Knowledge. In this session, presenter David Lambert will share a proven planning template to bring people together to start a conversation, … Continue reading
Galdamez to Speak at the Midwest KM Symposium in Cleveland, OH
EK consultant Guillermo Galdamez will be speaking at the upcoming Midwest KM Symposium “Pollinating KM Ideas,” being held on August 10th in Cleveland, OH. The topic of his talk is “Ensuring KM Success Through Governance.” The presentation will highlight the … Continue reading
Why KM Efforts Fail
In my career as a KM Consultant, I’ve often worked with organizations who have previously experienced failed KM initiatives and want to avoid repeating past mistakes. I’ve worked with an array of organizations spanning industries, size, and geography, yet the … Continue reading
Upcoming Agile & Design Thinking Course Details Announced
Enterprise Knowledge (EK) has released the full course overview for the upcoming two-day Certified Knowledge Specialist (CKS) course in Agile and Design Thinking. The first offering of the course will be held July 24th and 25th in Tysons Corner, Virginia. … Continue reading
Knowledge Management Benchmarking: Part 2
In the final part of this two-part series, EK’s Zach Wahl continues his discussion of the proprietary Knowledge Management Maturity Benchmark, used as part of EK’s Strategy and Design Services. Zach describes the five workstreams which make up the benchmark, and … Continue reading
Knowledge Management Benchmarking: Part 1
As part of EK’s Strategy and Design efforts, we work with organizations to clearly define the Current State of KM as a starting point. To that end, we have developed a proprietary Knowledge Management Maturity Benchmark, based on our years … Continue reading