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Knowledge Management Tools and Techniques: Practitioners and Experts Evaluate KM Solutions [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 456 pages, kõrgus x laius: 229x152 mm, kaal: 840 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 23-Sep-2004
  • Kirjastus: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 0750678186
  • ISBN-13: 9780750678186
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 456 pages, kõrgus x laius: 229x152 mm, kaal: 840 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 23-Sep-2004
  • Kirjastus: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 0750678186
  • ISBN-13: 9780750678186
Teised raamatud teemal:
Knowledge management (KM) - or the practice of using information and collaboration technologies and processes to capture organizational learning and thereby improve business performance - is becoming one of the key disciplines in management, especially in large companies. Many books, magazines, conferences, vendors, consultancies, Web sites, online communities and email lists have been formed around this concept.

This practical book focuses on the vast offerings of KM solutions technology, content, and services. The focus is not on technology details, but on how KM and IT practitioners actually use KM tools and techniques. Over twenty case studies describe the real story of choosing and implementing various KM tools and techniques, and experts analyse the trends in the evolution of these technologies and tools, along with opportunities and challenges facing companies harnessing them. Lessons from successes and failures are drawn, along with roadmaps for companies beginning or expanding their KM practice.

The introductory chapter presents a taxonomy of KM tools, identifies IT implications of KM practices, highlights lessons learned, and provides tips and recommendations for companies using these tools. Relevant literature on KM practices and key findings of market research groups and industry consortia such as IDC, Gartner and APQC, are presented.

The majority of the book is devoted to case studies, featuring clients and vendors along the entire spectrum of solutions: hardware (e.g. handheld/wearable devices), software (e.g. analytics, collaboration, document management) and content (e.g. newsfeeds, market research).

Each chapter is structured along the "8Cs" framework developed by the author: connectivity, content, community, commerce, community, capacity, culture, cooperation and capital. In other words, each chapter addresses how appropriate KM tools and technologies help a company on specific fronts such as fostering adequate employee access to knowledge bodies, user-friendly work-oriented content, communities of practice, a culture of knowledge, learning capacity, a spirit of cooperation, commercial and other incentives, and carefully measured capital investments and returns. Vendor history, product/service offerings, implementation details, client testimonials, ROI reports, and future trends are highlighted.

Experts in the field then provide third-party analysis on trends in KM tools and technique areas, and recommendations for KM practitioners.

* The only book in which practitioners evaluate various KM solutions
* Case studies describe how real companies use KM tools and technologies
* Provides clear lessons from real successes and failures

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"Compelling reading for implementers of knowledge management projects: a clear guide to what works and what doesn't." "An up-to-date global review of tools, strategies, and ideas that reveal how KM tools really work. A big step past the promises of past, this book shows the way towards repeatable successes." "The opening overview provides helpful frameworks that are effectively illustrated in the 37 cases studies and 5 vendor experiences. A rich resource for inspiration." Insights on how to get started, how to scale up, and how to keep improving. Authoritative, detailed, invaluable, descriptions for practitioners." -- 4 above from Ben Shneiderman, University of Maryland "Dr Rao has brought together a practical, contemporary, and comprehensive view of the realities of applying knowledge management tools. The rich array of leading-edge practice he exposes will prove valuable to all knowledge practitioners." -- Ross Dawson, CEO, Advanced Human Technologies, and author, Developing Knowledge-Based Client Relationships "Sooner or later, everyone who is involved in a knowledge initiative has to come to grips with the kind of technologies and infrastructure needed to support the nurturing, capturing, leveraging and flow of knowledge and know-how throughout the enterprise network. This experience-based book lets practitioners get ready access not only to a wide range of approaches and "tools of the trade", but also to the thinking behind the selections and what the real differences were in actual outcomes. Nice work!!" -- Jay Chatzkel, Principal, Progressive Practices; Author of Knowledge Capital: How Knowledge-Based Enterprises Really Get Built and Intellectual Capital "One of the great things about this book is that it demonstrates that knowledge management is more than information technology. It is about people sharing what they know; modern technology simply provides exciting new opportunities for making that happen. Using case studies of leading edge companies that have implemented KM, vendors that sell KM products, and experts that provide KM advice, Rao has covered the bases for anyone interested in this important topic." "This book is a smorgasbord of perspectives on knowledge management. You are bound to find many good things to take in: numerous case studies of KM practices in both private and public sector organizations, commentaries from experts in the field, and descriptions of technologies that populate the KM landscape. Rao has done an outstanding job of bringing together in one place state-of-the-art practices and tools in knowledge management." -- both of the abovr from Mark L. Lengnick-Hall, author of Human Resource Management in the Knowledge Economy (Berrett-Koehler) "KM Tools and Techniques offers a rich array of stories and vignettes of how companies are deploying new technologies, supporting social innovation and devising new measurement systems as a foundation for business success in the knowledge economy. There is something here for KM practitioners at every level: Madan Rao's bird's eye overview of the KM landscape; detailed company case studies direct from practitioners; and concise explorations of specific tools, methods and issues by leading innovators and technology vendors. A great resource!" -- Verna Allee, author The Knowledge Evolution and The Future of Knowledge

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* The only book in which practitioners evaluate various KM solutions * Case studies describe how real companies use KM tools and technologies * Provides clear lessons from real successes and failures
Preface x
1 Overview: The Social Life of KM Tools 1(76)
Madanmohan Rao
Part I
2 Knowledge Management at Accenture
77(5)
Svenja Falk
3 Building a Knowledge-sharing Network: Plan, Design, Execute...Reap?
82(13)
Farida Hasanali
4 Power to the People: Supporting Collaborative Behaviors for KM with Online Conferencing Technology
95(14)
Beat Knechtli
5 A Work in Progress: The Phoenix K-Ecosystem at Cable & Wireless
109(14)
Tharun Kumar
6 Schemes and Tools for Social Capital Measurement as a Proxy for Intellectual Capital Measures
123(14)
Laurence Lock Lee
7 Knowledge Management in Practice: Making Technology Work at DaimlerChrysler
137(10)
Gopika Kannan, Wilfried Aulbur, and Roland Haas
8 Ready for Take-off: Knowledge Management Infrastructure at easyJet
147(8)
Ben Goodson
9 Building and Sustaining Communities of Practice at Ericsson Research Canada
155(11)
Anders Hemre
10 Success at Ernst & Young's Center for Business Knowledge: Online Collaboration Tools, Knowledge Managers, and a Cooperative Culture
166(9)
James Dellow
11 Knowledge Management Processes and Tools at Ford Motor Company
175(10)
Stan Kwiecien
12 The Knowledge Assessment Program for Visualizing the Knowledge Dynamics of Organizations
185(12)
Takahiko Nomura
13 Hewlett-Packard: Making Sense of Knowledge Management
197(9)
Bipin Junnarkar and Joan Levers
14 Knowledge Networking on a National Scale: A New Zealand Case Study
206(8)
Paul Spence
15 Technology Applications of Communities of Practice: The Nursing Leadership Academy on Palliative and End-of-life Care
214(8)
Cynda H. Rushton and Susan S. Hanley
16 KPMG: Leveraging KM Tools for Practice Areas and Clients
222(5)
Hemant Manohar
17 Inter-organizational KM: The Experiences of Australia's National Office of the Information Economy
227(8)
Luke Naismith
18 Knowledge Strategy in Small Organizations: The Office of Small Business, Australia
235(11)
Christena Singh
19 A Day in the Life of a Rolls-Royce Knowledge Manager
246(9)
Darius Baria
20 Creativity, the Knowledge Connector
255(15)
Nel M. Mostert and Hilbert J. Bruins Slot
21 KM Tools in Human Resource Systems at the World Bank: Promoting Empowerment and Knowledge Sharing
270(13)
Michele Egan
Part II
22 "A Fool with a Tool Is Still a Fool..."
283(10)
Ritendra Banerjee
23 Collaboration Software: Evolution and Revolution
293(9)
Eric Woods
24 Competitive Intelligence and Knowledge Management: Complementary Partners, Reinforcing Tools
302(9)
Arik R. Johnson
25 Evolution of Knowledge Portals
311(9)
Heidi Collins
26 From e-Learning to e-Knowledge
320(9)
Jon Mason
27 Social Network Analysis in the KM Toolkit
329(18)
Patti Anklam
28 Self-organization: Taking a Personal Approach to KM
347(18)
Steve Barth
Part III
29 Tools for Tapping Expertise in Large Organizations
365(13)
Lynn Qu and Stephen Pao
30 Integrated KM Solutions: The Experience of Entopia
378(6)
Peter Katz and Manfred Lugmayr
31 Effective Knowledge Management for Professional Services
384(9)
Dan Carmel
32 Leveraging Content in Enterprise Knowledge Processes
393(12)
Ramana Rao
33 Structured Knowledge: The Key to Optimal Contact Center Efficiency
405(6)
Kent F. Heyman
About the Contributors 411(6)
About the Editor 417(2)
Index 419


Dr. Madanmohan Rao is an infotech consultant and writer based in Bangalore, India. He is the editor of two book series: "The Asia-Pacific Internet Handbook" and "The Knowledge Management Chronicles." He is also editor-at-large of DestinationKM.com and contributor to the Poynter Institute blog on new media trends. Madan was on the international editorial board of the recently published book, "Transforming e-Knowledge." He currently serves on the international board of directors of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (www.cpsr.org). Madan was formerly the communications director at the United Nations Inter Press Service bureau in New York, and vice president at IndiaWorld Communications in Bombay. He graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology at Bombay and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, with an M.S. in computer science and a Ph.D. in communications. He is currently the director of the InfoComm Observatory at the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore. Madan is a frequent speaker on the international conference circuit, and has given talks and lectures on Internet-related issues in about 50 countries including the U.S., Canada, Costa Rica, Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Venezuela, Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, Jamaica, Italy, Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, Greece, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, Finland, Tunisia, Oman, Vietnam, Laos, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, India, Philippines, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Australia. Madan has spoken at the Internet World series of conferences (hosted by Penton Media) in over a dozen countries, the Asian Business Forum (Content Summit, Singapore; March 2001), PDVSA 4th Annual KM Summit (Caracas, 2002), Asian Media and Information Communication Centre's annual summits (Chennai, 1999; Singapore, 2000; Manila 2001), INET (annual summits of the global Internet Society: Sa