The 4 Steps to Designing an Effective Taxonomy: #1 Design a User-Centric Taxonomy
Taxonomy is not as daunting as it seems. In this blog series, one of EK’s taxonomy experts, Ben White, provides 4 practical steps to designing and validating a user-centric taxonomy. Step #1: Design a User-Centric Taxonomy When most individuals hear … Continue reading
Practical Knowledge Management
This presentation leverages several recent success stories from EK’s client work to discuss current themes in Knowledge and Information Management systems design and development. It includes examples and discussion of Cloud, Agile, Taxonomy, and Change Management, amongst other themes.
The Power of Information Items
Working with a client recently on building a new knowledge management system (KMS) from the ground up, I was reminded of the power of information items. Not only because they are the building blocks of a KMS, but also because … Continue reading
EK Announces Partnership with Semantic Web Company
Enterprise Knowledge (EK) and Semantic Web Company (SWC) recently announced a strategic partnership in support of Semantic Web Company’s PoolParty software suite. Continue reading
Building Collaboration Through Content Strategy
A core component of Knowledge Management (KM) revolves around content collaboration. Yet, even with knowledge and social sharing systems in place, it can be hard to build and encourage collaboration across KM systems, especially with today’s flexible office environments. Not only … Continue reading
Designing a Learning Environment
A critical component of an organization’s knowledge is its learning material. Organizations often focus on the development of formal learning courses and programs, but our experience designing and building knowledge bases and learning management systems shows this is only one … Continue reading
EK Named to KMWorld’s 100 Companies That Matter in KM
Enterprise Knowledge (EK) has been named to the 17th annual list of KMWorld Magazine’s “100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management.” This is the second year in a row that EK has made this list of Global Knowledge Management consultancies … Continue reading
Agile Release Planning Best Practices
Our clients often ask us: how do you know when to release a software product or website? No product manager wants to release if functionality is broken or not usable, yet good business mandates regular progress to users and stakeholders. How … Continue reading
Enterprise Social Networks: Evolving Models for Success
KMWorld 2015 presentation from Enterprise Knowledge discussing the changing landscape and best practices regarding successful design, implementation, and support for Social Networks.
Brand Content Strategy for Enterprise Knowledge and Information Management
When it comes to knowledge and information management, enterprise systems possess very specific content needs. Even at high volumes, content needs to be sleek, user friendly, and brand appropriate. Yet, very few firms think in terms of content strategy, never … Continue reading