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Knowledge Management Institute

About The Institute

Beyond all of the technology-driven hype of the past two decades lies the greatest untapped resource of your organization - Knowledge. This institute provides you with the definitive education on Knowledge Management. Learn how to leverage Knowledge Management to establish a new level of competitive advantage in an era marked by increased global competition, increased product commoditization, free agents, high turnover and heightened communication.

This three-day institute will explore the cultural infrastructures, procedural rules, business models, technology tools, and techniques that leading-edge companies are using to create adaptive, knowledge-based organizations.

Who Should Attend

  • IS or business professionals tasked with leading a knowledge management initiative
  • Managers and executives who need to understand the competitive advantages offered by Knowledge Management
  • Software evaluation team members who must understand Knowledge Management technologies and commercially available products
  • Executives developing strategic plans for their organization's Knowledge Management infrastructure

Who Has Attended

The Knowledge Management Onsite Seminar attracts attendees from a wide range of vertical industries including manufacturing, insurance, consulting, pharmaceuticals, engineering, education, IT hardware, software, federal, provincial and local government, and services companies. It draws attendees with such diverse titles as Technical Architect, Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer, Knowledge Manager, Senior Vice President, Accounting Manager, Director of Intellectual Capital, Customer Service Specialist, and Business Analyst.

What You Will Learn

Course Outline – Part 1

Key Concepts and Frameworks for Knowledge Management
Differentiating Knowledge from Information
Explicit vs. Tacit Knowledge
Differentiating Knowledge Management from Information Management
The Knowledge Chain
The Effect of Knowledge Management on Competion
The End of Reengineering
The Role of Corporate Memory and Corporate Instinct
Core-Competencies and Core Rigidities
The Infocratic Economy
The Cultural and Organizational Aspects of Knowledge Management
Human Behavior Challenges
Building Communities of Practice
Knowledge Leadership
The Role of the Chief Knowledge Officer
Best Practices in Knowledge Management
Case Studies
Killer Apps
The Technology of Knowledge Management
Four Categories for Evaluating
The Knowledge Infrastructure
Building Knowledge Bases
The Role of Search Engines
Visualization
Knowledge Profiling
Knowledge Directories
Natural Language Front-ends
Knowledge Management Solutions
Intermediation
Externalization
Internalization
Cognition
Traits of Knowledge Support Systems
Demonstrations of Leading Products
Market Analysis
Market Growth
The Players
User Attitudes and Demand
Buying Trends
Justifying Knowledge Management
Specific Costs Benefits
Return on Innovation
Return on Time
The Knowledge-based Response to Global Competition
Building Middle-office Apps
Implementing Knowledge Management
Conducting a Knowledge Audit
Justifying Knowledge Management
Opportunities and Obstacles
Future Directions in Knowledge Management

Course Outline – Part 2

Defining Corporate Portals
The Evolution of Portals
Portals vs. Corporate Portals
Creating process assets
The personalization of IT
Creating a single point of access: the one-to-one view
The Next Generation of Desktop Computing
Why browsers and windows are not enough
Why intranets are not enough
Web latency
Intranet chaos
Receivership-driven intranets
The Business Case/Justification
How to calculate ROI on Corporate Portals
Perceived benefits and limitations of Corporate Portals
Key Corporate Portal Concepts
The Middle Office
The Knowledge Chain
Bridging Knowledge Discontinuity
A comprehensive framework for understanding the entire Portal marketplace
The Four Application Categories
Webcasting, Narrowcasting,
Broadcasting, Corcasting
The Technology of Corporate Portals
Understanding the Corporate Portal metaphor
Types of portals
Commercial, Publishing,
Personal, Corporate
The five layers of Corporate Portals architecture
Components of Corporate Portals
Object paradigms for Corporate
Portals
Standards and Architectures for Corporate Portals
WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning)
XML (eXtensible Markup Language)
DOM (Distributed Object Model)
Future Directions

Course Outline – Part 3

The Role of Documents, Workflow and Document Management
What are documents?
Why use document management?
Why use workflow management?
Key Concepts of Document Management
Document Management Defined
Real-world DM Issues
DM on the Web
Integrated Document Management
Document Retrieval and Agents
Document Imaging
Key Concepts of Workflow Management
Workflow Components
Processes and Subprocesses
Roles
Routing
Tasks
Queues
Databases
Workflow Metaphors
What Designers See
What Users See
Cultural Aspects of Workflow Management
Workflow Product Frameworks
Workflow Positioning/Categorization
Workflow and eBusiness
Role of Related Technology and Standards
API's and Other Languages
EDMS Standards
EDMS Market Analysis
Market Drivers
Market Players
Market Growth
Market Drivers
Market Players
Future Directions in EDMS

 

If you have questions about our products or services,
Call a Delphi Group Representative at +1 (617) 274-8444

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