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知识管理英文
18March1999AbusinesscaseKnowledgeManagementInformationRiskManagement
InformationRiskManagement
KnowledgeManagement
Abusinesscase
18March1999
Thisreportcontains1pages
Appendicescontain8pages
NIRM_KM.doc
Contents
1Background
1.1Whyhasknowledgebecomeastrategicbusinessissue?
1.2TheKPMGglobalvisionandstrategy
2Knowledgemanagementdefined
2.1Knowledge
2.2Knowledgemanagement
2.3Theknowledgesystem
3KnowledgemanagementinIRM
3.1TheUnitedKingdom
3.1.1KMstructures
3.2TheUnitedStates
3.3InternationalHeadquarters(IHQ)
3.4SouthAfrica
4Benefits
4.1Keybenefits
4.1.1Tangiblebenefits
4.1.2Intangiblebenefits
5Costs
6Challenges
6.1Wheretostart?
6.2Culturalchange
6.3Knowledgemanagementstrategy
7Technology
8Contentandmaintenance
8.1Genericknowledge
8.2Layout
8.3Clientconfidentiality
8.4Maintenanceandsanitation
8.5Acompleteprocess
9Thenextsteps
AppendixA-SuggestedIRMSouthAfricaknowledgerepositorystructure
AppendixB-DraftjobdescriptionsforstaffingofaKnowledgeCentre
1Background
1.1Whyhasknowledgebecomeastrategicbusinessissue?
Recentlytherehasbeenashiftawayfroma揷apitalasset”basedeconomytoonewherethestrategicassetsofanyorganisationareitsknowledgeassets.Thischangeinparadigmisasgreatastheshiftinthepastfromanagriculturaltoanindustrial-basedeconomyatthestartoftheIndustrialRevolution.
Theuseofknowledge,anditssubsequentmanagement,asastrategictooltoenablefirmstogainanedgeovertheircompetitorshasbeenenabledthrough:
⏹technologicaladvancementsallowingthecapture,managementanddisseminationofvastquantitiesofinformationwithinorganisations;
⏹theemergenceof搗irtualorganisations”inwhichtraditionalboundariesseparatingbusinessunitsareblurring;and
⏹knowledgebeingutilisedtochangeorganisationsandopennewmarkets.
Inaddition,therisksofnotmanagingone抯knowledgeassetsincludes:
⏹lossofproductivityandopportunitiesthroughwastedtimefindinginformationanddatawithinanorganisation;
⏹informationoverloadasaresultofnotoolsorprocessesbeinginplacetomanageandorganisedataandinformation;
⏹thelossofknowledgeduetostaffattrition(itisestimatedthat50%ofknowledgenotactivelystoredandmanagedislostevery5yearsassuminga10%turnoverinstaffperannum);and
⏹continualre-inventingofthewheelaslessonslearnedinthepastarenotstoredandpassedontoothersintheorganisation.
1.2TheKPMGglobalvisionandstrategy
揔PMGistheglobaladvisoryfirmwhoseaimistoturnknowledgeintovalueforthebenefitofitsclients,itspeopleanditscommunities.”
KPMGisaknowledge-basedorganisation.Whilethatimpliesthatwerecruitandretainthehighestcalibreofperson,itisnotsomuchthepoolofknowledgethatisKPMGthatcounts,butratherhowweturnthatknowledgeintovalue.
Ourknowledgecanbeseenaspartofourcompetitiveedge,somethingthatsetsusapartfromourcompetitors.TheKPMGvaluesetallowsustomaximiseouradvantagebymaintainingthesevaluesinalldealingswithstaffandclients.Inordertoachievethisthesevaluesmustbeembeddedintoourprocessesandactivities.
Thevaluesfocusonthreeareas:
⏹Clients;
⏹People;and
⏹Knowledge.
Itisthelatterthatthisbusinesscaseaddresses.
ThevalusasexpressedunderKnowledgestatethat,揥ewillcontinuouslyextendthefrontiersofoursharedknowledgebytreatingknowledgeasahighly-valuedassetwhicheveryoneinthefirmhasarightandobligationtouseandaresponsibilitytocontributetowards.”
ThisistheessenceofKnowledgeManagement(KM):
theprocessofturningapoolofdiverseknowledgeandexpertiseintoasharedresourcethatbetterallowsthefirmtomeetitsgoalsandobjectives.
ThisproposalwilladdresstheissueofKMwithintheInformationRiskManagement(IRM)practiceby:
⏹explainingwhatKMactuallyis;
⏹examiningtheprocessesfollowedbyotherpracticesaroundtheworld,specificallytheUnitedKingdomandtheUnitedStates;
⏹settingoutthebenefitstobederivedfromaneffectiveKMprocess;
⏹forecastingthechallengesthatlieahead,shouldaKMstructurebeimplementedinanticipationoftheSouthAfricanfirmasawholemigratingtoKWorld;
⏹investigatingthetechnologicalresourcesavailabletoenableasuccessfulimplementationofKM;and
⏹settingoutwhatthenextstepsshouldbe.
TheproposalisbasedontheunderlyingassumptionthattheSouthAfricanfirmwillbeimplementingandmigratingtotheKWorldplatforminthenearfuture;inalllikelihoodbyJune 2000.Anyinitiatives,recommendationsanddecisionsarisingfromthisdocumentshouldtakethatintoaccount,andshouldbeinlinewithwhatisplanned.Totheseendstherewouldneedtobeclosecollaborationandco-operationbetweenIRMandTechnologySupport(TS)inanyventures.
However,KMisnotdependentonthetechnologicaltoolsthataretobeused.Ratheritisaprocess,mind-setandculturechangethatwillneedtobeintroducedandembeddedwithinIRM.ThisprocesswillultimatelyfeedintotheKWorldmigrationattheappropriatetime.
2Knowledgemanagementdefined
2.1Knowledge
Knowledgecanbeseenas:
⏹Experience,facts,rules,assertionsandconceptsaboutsubjectscrucialtothebusiness;
⏹Akeyresourceusedthroughoutanorganisationtosupport:
-decision-making;
-forecasting;
-planning;and
-assessmentofprojects,staff,etc.;
-designofproductsandservices;
-analysisandbenchmarking;and
⏹Beingformal,systematicandrecorded,oralternatelyasinformal,orevenassomethingheldinaperson抯mind.
2.2Knowledgemanagement
Knowledgemanagementseekstocaptureknowledge,asdefinedabove,intosourcesofdataandinformationthatareeasytofindandre-use.Thesesourcesmakeupthe搆nowledgesystem”,discussedfurtherbelow.
Knowledgemanagementcanbeseenasconsistingoftwoseparateprocesses:
⏹thegathering,capturingandformalisingofknowledge;and
⏹thestoring,organising,searchingandharnessingofthisknowledge.
Ausefulanalogyisthatofafruittree.Theplantingoftheseed,tendingandwateringofthetreecanbeseenastheinitialprocessofsettinguptheKnowledgeRepositoriesordatabases.Thefruitthatthetreeultimatelybearsistheactualusage,sharingandcontinuallearningthattheorganisation抯peopleexperiencethroughutilisationofthestoredexpertise.
AcrucialfactorinthesuccessofanyKMprocessisthecreationandencouragementofacultureofsharingofinsightsandexperiencesbetweenco-workers.Ultimatelythereneedstobecollaboration,sharingandcontinuallearningbypersonswithinanorganisation.
2.3Theknowledgesystem
Aknowledgesystemisasysteminthebroadestsenseofthewordinthatitincludespeople,processes,technologyandfinallycontent.
Cultureplaysacentralroleinthesuccessofanyknowledgesystemimplementation,sinceitisonlywithinacultureofknowledgesharingthattheintellectualassetsofacompanycanbeharnessed.Shouldemployeesfeelthattheonlywayforthemtoadvanceandbesuccessfulisforthemtohoardtheirskillswithinthemselves,thenknowledgesharingandmanagementcannottakeplace.Employeesshouldbeencouraged,orevenforced,tocontributetotheknowledgebaseandshouldbeactivelyrewardedfordoingso.ThismaybeachievedthroughtheexplicitsettingofpersonalobjectivesintheKMsphereuponwhichappraisals,andultimatelyremunerationwillbebased.Itisacceptedthatcurrentlythereisanimplicitexpectationofstafftoprovidementoringandknowledgesharingtootherstaffaspartoftheirday-to-dayactivities.However,forKMtobesuccessful,thereneedstobeexplicitrecognitionofactiveknowledgesharing.
Itisrecognisedthatthisformofreward,andultimatelytheembeddingofknowledgesharingintotheday-to-daycultureofthefirmcanonlycomeaboutwithfullandcontinualbackingfromtopmanagement.
Theprocessesputinplacetoensureknowledgesharingactuallyhappensinanorganisationprovidethelinkbetweenpractice,orwhathastakenplace,andlearningfrompastmistakesandsuccesses.
Thetechnologyissimplyanenablertotheknowledgemanagementprocess.Itisonlywithrecentdevelopments,andtheavailabilityofvaststoragespacesanddocumentmanagementsystemsthatknowledgemanagementhasbeenpossibleinanycommerciallyviableform.
Thecontentoftheknowledgesystemisafunctionofwhatitistobeutilisedfor.Thisisakeydecisionthatneedstobetakenpriortotheimplementationofanymanagementsystem.
3KnowledgemanagementinIRM
3.1TheUnitedKingdom
CurrentlytheUKpracticeisleadingthewayinrollingforwardtheKMinitiative.AKnowledgeRepository(KR)wasestablishedinJanuary 1999,andhasreceivedupwardsof200submissions.AccesstotherepositoryisthroughtheUKintranet,UKnow,andprovidesacomprehensivesearchfacilitytoquicklyandaccuratelyidentifyandlocatedocuments.
AmonthlynewsletterispublishedontheIRMintranetsite,accessiblethroughOpenAccessfromSouthAfricaondetailingnewknowledgesubmitted,lessonslearned,mostpopulardocuments,andusefulhintsandtips.
IRMhavebeenrequestedtochairfortnightly揅ommunityofinterest”groupsforallUKKnowledgeManagers.ThisisduetotheentireIRMteamhavingmaintainedahighprofilewithintheUKKMgroup,andthroughIRMasawholehavingembracedtheideaandcultureofknowledgesharing.
Inaddition,theUKKMgroupisinvestigatingtheproductionofaninternalcasestudydocumentdetailingIRM抯KMprogramme.Theprocessundertakenby
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