Knowledge Management

Short course

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Short course

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    1 Day

This seminar will give you an understanding of what knowledge management is, how it has emerged from several key strands of management thinking and a useful review of many of the initiatives that can and are being implemented. Perhaps most importantly it will encourage you to respond positively to the opportunity and the challenge represented by this subject. If the leading writers are correct about its significance for this century, can you afford not to?

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London
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Bonhill House, 1-3 Bonhill Street, London, EC2A 4BX

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Subjects

  • Management

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Bob Bater

Bob Bater

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Course programme

Programme Features

What is it?
Knowledge Management is a key concept framework for organisations that wish to achieve higher levels of cohesion and performance. It develops from the premise that all action is determined by decisions and that the quality of decision making is a direct function of the knowledge that is applied to it. Knowledge management is the broad term to describe a wide range of initiatives that help managers to understand and improve the application of knowledge to decisions. In a recent, but as yet unpublished report, the author refers to Knowledge Management as 'enhancing our capacity to act'.

How does it differ from Information Management?
Knowledge Management is the broader term as it recognises the inter-connected nature of people (tactic knowledge), processes and information in organsational activity. Information Management is an important component of Knowledge Management but must be seen and understood in the broader context.

How do you implement Knowledge Management?
There are a number of key criteria for success, starting with the support and commitment of top management and including a willingness to appraise and probably change the culture of the organisation. Initiatives must also be related to business objectives. Specific projects include the development of Knowledge Directories such as so called "Yellow Pages", the encouragement of personal learning through competency planning, virtual teams, the development of communities of practice, the "soft" balance sheet to articulate the knowledge capability - and many more.

Why you should attend:
There are three key skills associated with every Knowledge Initiative: HR (the human dimension must always be understood), IS (to ensure the enabling technology is in place) and Information Sciences - to ensure that the information is acquired, organised and retrieved in an effective manner. The information professional therefore has key skills to contribute but they will clearly need to be applied in collaboration. In order to play a full and active part in this approach, the information professional needs to understand the new thinking associated with knowledge management and be prepared to contribute. Those who do so with commitment and enthusiasm will find themselves drawn into more significant and critical areas of business management than had been previously possible.

The knowledge you will take from this seminar:
This seminar will give you an understanding of what knowledge management is, how it has emerged from several key strands of management thinking and a useful review of many of the initiatives that can and are being implemented. Perhaps most importantly it will encourage you to respond positively to the opportunity and the challenge represented by this subject. If the leading writers are correct about its significance for this century, can you afford not to?

Time: 09.45 - 17.00

Additional information

Payment options: Course Fee £260 plus VAT Aslib corporate members £325 plus VAT Non members

Knowledge Management

Price on request