KNOWLEDGE
MANAGEMENT
Prof H Mazumdar
Drivers for leveraging
knowledge in the current
scenario
Pace of change in an increasingly information and knowledge-driven
age, which makes constant learning an imperative
Globalization which means acquiring knowledge about new
environments , cultural and economic issues
Emergence of new technologies that offer new leverage if used well
Increase in virtual work , which needs much better knowledge sharing
Rising expectations from all stakeholders, to meet, which, companies
need to be highly proactive and agile
Growth which makes leveraging the knowledge of individuals for
corporate advantage more difficult.
What is Knowledge ?
Knowledge is organized information
applicable to problem solving
Knowledge is information that has
been organized and analyzed to
make it understandable and
applicable to problem solving and
decision making
KM-The Bottom Line
Cognitive values Practiced values
Awareness of mission Soft work culture
and values in life Regression of trust
Self sacrifice and dimension- role
sensitivity to others ambiguity
A holistic approach Short term gains-
and exploration of emphasis on self
new insights / Orthodoxy, casteism,
creativity and divisionalism-
continuous learning resistance to
change&new
technology
2 sides of KM
Codification Personalization
IT centric Creative
Objective Subjective
Data oriented Information oriented
High quality IT Customized IT
resource Selective reuse
wider reuse of data High skills
Low skills Appln specific
High volume Innovative solutions
Predictable solutions
KNOWLEDGE BASE
Information + Past learning +
current knowledge systems
+search capabilities
= K base
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
What company knows ---- knowledge
GAP
What company should know
What company should do--- Strategy
GAP
What company can do
KM
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT is
– Relearning
– 1st lesson
– KM at its worst
– KM reward
– KM at its best
Drivers of KM
Pace of change
Globalization
Emergence of new technologies
Increase in virtual work
Rising expectations from all
stakeholders
Growth which leveraging the
knowledge of individuals for
corporate advantage more difficult.
KNOWLEDGE
KNOW—be aware of, be familiar with
,be
acquainted with
L ---to be informed, gain knowledge,
ability & be skillfull
EDGE – an intent or striking quality,
which
gives superiority over close
rivals
Components of Organizational
Knowledge
Tacit
Explicit
knowledge
Knowledge of knowledge
experiences Knowledge of
Simultaneous rationality-mind
knowledge Sequential
Analog knowledge knowledge
Digital knowledge
AIMS OF KNOWLEDGE
MANAGEMENT
Reducing costs, time for info collection,
dissemination and reuse
Improving customer / vendor service , support
processes
Identifying innovative business / revenue
generation opportunities
Reducing cycle time for pdct / mkt devlp.
Stemming intellectual losses linked to employee
turnover
Leads to accelerated organization
learning , enhanced enterprise and
profitability