The Knowledge Management Toolkit: Practical Techniques for Building a Knowledge Management System with Cdrom

TLDR: The Knowledge Management Toolkit as mentioned in this paper provides a strategic roadmap for knowledge management and teach how to implement knowledge management in a company, step by step, using a knowledge management toolkit.

Abstract: From the Book: PREFACE: Preface Real knowledge is to know the extent of oneOs ignorance —Confucius In the quest for sustainable competitive advantage, companies have finally come to realize that technology alone is not that. What sustains is knowledge. It is in unchaining knowledge that lies in your companyOs people, processes, and experience that the hope for survival rests. Peter Drucker warned us years ago, but itOs only now that companies have finally woken up to the value of managing their knowledge and bringing it to bear upon decisions that drive them up or out of existence. If your organization is confused by vendor buzz and consultant pitches about how they and their products can solve all your knowledge problems, be forewarned: ItOs not that easy. Knowledge management (KM) is just about 35 percent technology. While technology is the easy part, itOs the people and processes part that is hard. The Knowledge Management Toolkit will provide you with a strategic roadmap for knowledge management and teach you how to implement KM in your company, step by step. Technology should not always be mistaken for computing technology; the two are not synonymous. Chapter 1, rather than this preface, introduces you to KM and to this book. Before you begin, a notational warning would be in order. YouOll find a lot of citations because of the cumulative tradition that this book follows by choice. However, do not let this distract you; all that you need to comprehend a topic being discussed is footnoted on the same page. You can safely ignore all endnotes without losing any information (unless you wanttotrace bibliographic history). When a URL is mentioned in the text, you will likely find further information on it in Appendix D. YouOll hear about the silver bullet, a term rooted in folklore of the American Civil War. It supposedly emerged from the practice of encouraging a patient who was to undergo field surgery to bite down hard on a lead bullet Oto divert the mind from pain and screamingO (American Slang, Harper & Row, New York, 1986). YouOll soon realize that youOve found the silver bullet of business competitiveness. Think of this book as a conversation between you and me. Remember to visit the companion site at www.kmtoolkit.com. I would love to hear your comments, suggestions, questions, criticisms, and reactions. Feel free to email me at atiwana@acm.org Amrit Tiwana Atlanta