Card Sorting Best Practices
What is Card Sorting? Taxonomy design is a fundamental component of any information management initiative. It provides a structure to label and organize content, whether it is for a website, intranet, or digital library. Card sorting is a technique for … Continue reading
Folders v. Metadata in SharePoint Document Libraries
Clients often ask us why we recommend using metadata over managing folders and subfolders in a SharePoint document library. This white paper offers our view on the advantages of tagging documents with metadata versus simply using folders to organize and … Continue reading
Taxonomy Governance Best Practices
When a taxonomy design is done well, it goes unnoticed, as it enables a seamless connection between the end user and the content. However, as business needs evolve, it’s inevitable that a taxonomy design must also evolve in order to … Continue reading
Top 5 EK Blogs of 2016
Knowledge sharing is at the core of everything we do at Enterprise Knowledge. Thought Leadership is, in fact, one of our Guiding Principles – whether it’s presenting at a conference about knowledge management best practices, writing guides to the latest … Continue reading
Taxonomy, Analytics, and Governance
Angela Pitts & Mary Little delivered this presentation at the KM Showcase at the Sheraton Tysons Hotel, Tysons, VA on December 1, 2016. The event was hosted by the KM Institute and sponsored by Enterprise Knowledge. Presentation Overview Analytics is … Continue reading
Zen and Taxonomy Communication – The Art of Facilitating & Communicating Taxonomy
This presentation discusses how to discuss taxonomy with non-taxonomists. It covers taxonomy challenges, taxonomy value statements, communication best practices, and EK’s workshop methodology.
Making Workshops Work
In my years of Knowledge Management Consulting, one of the most critical tools in my utility belt has been the workshop. We often leverage a workshop concept as one of the initial engagements we have with a new client. I … Continue reading
Enterprise Knowledge Sponsors KMWorld 2016
For the past two years, Enterprise Knowledge has been recognized by KMWorld Magazine as one of the top 100 companies that matter in Knowledge Management. This year, EK will be sponsoring the 2016 KMWorld Knowledge Management and Enterprise Solution Conference. The event will be held … Continue reading
Agile Taxonomy Maintenance
Taxonomy management typically follows a Library and Information Science paradigm. The taxonomist is a keeper of knowledge, who is responsible for updating and managing the “Source of Truth.” Each version of the taxonomy is published and subsequently distributed to separate … Continue reading