Knowledge Management Seminar, 5 June 2007, at Aslib, London
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a recent, but as yet unpublished report, the author refers to Knowledge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?
Seminar Director: Nick Willard
Seminar fee: £260+VAT (Aslib Corporate Members) / £325 +VAT (Non Members)
To book your place and to read the comments of previous delegates, please
follow this link:
http://www.aslib.com/training/3/01.html
Nicole Adamides, ASLIB Training
The Holywell Centre, 1 Phipp Street, London, EC2A 4PS
Tel: 020 7613 3031 Fax: 020 7613 5080
www.aslib.com/training Email: [log in to unmask]
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