Perspectives

In this Section, we want to share with you some of our insights and perspectives about the practice of knowledge management. Please select one of the following topics.

Knowledge management (KM) has no single definition and means different things to different people. Here are a few of our favorite definitions:
Our client engagements have given us many unique perspectives on knowledge management, from broad industry-wide KM issues and trends to what works and doesn’t work at a project...
Take our short quiz. Your answers to the following questions will provide some perspective on the degree to which your organization is accumulating the “value of knowledge” to...
Based on our experience, some of the characteristics of a knowledge-enabled environment include: Knowledge is valued. Knowledge is recognized as an intrinsic resource for producing...
Knowledge stewardship is defined as the responsibility of executive management, acting as the agent for the company’s shareholders, to manage and safeguard the knowledge assets that...
High-yield business innovation is created by bringing together knowledgeable individuals with disparate backgrounds and focusing them on the key issues surrounding a product or service, a...
A company’s knowledge assets (also called intellectual assets) will continue to grow in importance relative to the company’s overall market capitalization. Recently, Gartner...