I am new to my Knowledge management position and I would like to rework the company's KM. Please help me with any documents or articles that can give me direction of how to tackle KM for engineers.
the best way is searching il e-libraries (key words in searching: "knowledge management strategy") such as ResearchGate, Google Scholar, Elsevier, Academia.edu... There are many others libraries but I use these ones when I search for documents... And of course for telecommunication sector, I often use IEEExplore library...
the best way is searching il e-libraries (key words in searching: "knowledge management strategy") such as ResearchGate, Google Scholar, Elsevier, Academia.edu... There are many others libraries but I use these ones when I search for documents... And of course for telecommunication sector, I often use IEEExplore library...
The following is an excellent article that tells all you need to know as someone new to KM. The article is in pdf format. I hope you will find it useful:
The implicit (tacit) knowledge (and experiences) of engineers and designers can be made explicit by using creative thinking tools during creative and collaboraive design meetings. How to prepare and lead such meetings you can find on the website www.handstorm.nl some methods.
Don't repeat the construction industry's great mistake when talking about project management before discussing the nature of the project and establish a proper theory. Koskela, Lauri (2000) has given us such a theory and thereby the basis for complete new approach to project management, known as Lean Construction.
Knowledge management was a hot topic in the Danish Association of Consulting Engineers in the beginning of the 1990'is and in 1996 I wrote treaty on the underlying question (in Danish) Om viden i videnbaseret virksomhed. (on knowledge in knowledge based enterprises). Here I found, that knowledge is information conveyed through a mind.
I'm not sure the manuscript exist in a digital format any more but the printed book is still available from the Association.
Please contact me directly - [email protected] - if you want further information.
Metja - one consideration is to map in Rummler Brache all the steps of the firms processes - adding links to information / papers / forms for each step. The management matrix and practice book will have some of the same links - it should be virtual for each of updating, communication etc. - good luck - Matt