Method for managing knowledge flow to value
First Claim
1. A method for managing knowledge within an enterprise, comprising:
- defining a body of knowledge for the enterprise comprising skills, theories, rules, processes, techniques, instructions for action used by the enterprise to solve problems and to produce output, some of which has been recorded in documents and some of which is unrecorded form;
analyzing the body of knowledge to identify a plurality of knowledge objects, wherein a knowledge object comprises specific knowledge contained within the body of knowledge which is used by an enterprise process to produce an output having value to the enterprise;
defining a measurable business environment comprising a plurality of measurable enterprise processes, wherein the plurality of enterprise processes use the plurality of knowledge objects to produce the outputs having value to the enterprise;
measuring the flow of each knowledge object through its associated measurable enterprise process to produce the associated output to determine a baseline flow for the knowledge object;
modifying the enterprise process and measuring the flow of the knowledge object through the modified enterprise process until an optimized flow for the knowledge object has been achieved;
capturing any unrecorded knowledge objects and recording them in documents;
defining a knowledge taxonomy for the enterprise comprising a classification system for classifying the plurality of knowledge objects for the enterprise; and
classifying the body of recorded knowledge objects according to the knowledge taxonomy for the enterprise.
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Abstract
A method for managing knowledge within an enterprise includes defining a business process structure within which knowledge (both recorded and unrecorded knowledge) is communicated, measuring the way in which knowledge is communicated in a business process which produces an output of value to the enterprise (knowledge flow to value), optimizing the flow of knowledge throughout the enterprise, establishing a framework to support the rapid distribution, gathering and recording of knowledge, including capturing any unrecorded knowledge and recording in documents, defining a knowledge taxonomy for the enterprise which includes a classification system for classifying the knowledge for the enterprise; and classifying the body of recorded knowledge according to the knowledge taxonomy for the enterprise.
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7 Claims
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1. A method for managing knowledge within an enterprise, comprising:
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defining a body of knowledge for the enterprise comprising skills, theories, rules, processes, techniques, instructions for action used by the enterprise to solve problems and to produce output, some of which has been recorded in documents and some of which is unrecorded form;
analyzing the body of knowledge to identify a plurality of knowledge objects, wherein a knowledge object comprises specific knowledge contained within the body of knowledge which is used by an enterprise process to produce an output having value to the enterprise;
defining a measurable business environment comprising a plurality of measurable enterprise processes, wherein the plurality of enterprise processes use the plurality of knowledge objects to produce the outputs having value to the enterprise;
measuring the flow of each knowledge object through its associated measurable enterprise process to produce the associated output to determine a baseline flow for the knowledge object;
modifying the enterprise process and measuring the flow of the knowledge object through the modified enterprise process until an optimized flow for the knowledge object has been achieved;
capturing any unrecorded knowledge objects and recording them in documents;
defining a knowledge taxonomy for the enterprise comprising a classification system for classifying the plurality of knowledge objects for the enterprise; and
classifying the body of recorded knowledge objects according to the knowledge taxonomy for the enterprise. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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