Knowledge Management – An Introduction

Overview

Knowledge management (KM) comprises processes and practices in organizations that formalize the management and use of an enterprise’s intellectual assets. Effective knowledge management  requires a collaborative and integrative approach to the creation, capture, organization, access and use of information assets including the tacit, uncaptured knowledge of people.

During this course, you will learn about business analysis frameworks and strategy roadmaps relevant to the planning and execution of knowledge management initiatives in organizations. The objective of this course is to build an expansive understanding of the core principles of knowledge management, and to discuss best practices for establishing impactful knowledge management programs.

Topics

• Data, Information and Knowledge
• Typology of Knowledge
• History & Evolution of Knowledge Management (KM)
• Value proposition and business case for KM
• Knowledge Processing and KM Lifecycle
• Enabling technologies for KM
• Communities of Practice
• KM in Practice Case Studies

Audience

• Policy analysts, program managers, research specialists, systems-support personnel, and mid-level executives responsible for organizing the systems that create knowledge products within complex organizations.

Duration

12 hours

Cost

• $1095 (plus tax)

Featured Instructor

Jasmin Manseau, MBA, B.Eng is a Long Term Appointed Part-Time Professor at the Telfer School of Management in Ottawa, where he teaches strategy, entrepreneurship, knowledge management, and information systems at the undergraduate and graduate level. He is also a course lecturer in information technologies, innovation, and entrepreneurship at the Université du Québec en Outaouais and the Royal Military College in Kingston.

Before joining the University of Ottawa, he worked as a Petroleum Field Engineer for Schlumberger in Western Canada and as a Management Consultant for Deloitte. He co-founded a software development firm that offers enterprise-wide software solutions such as knowledge management systems for public and private sector organizations. He is a seasoned professional in information technologies that focuses on harnessing value for organizations by leveraging digital technologies to facilitate knowledge capture and dissemination in organizations.

He earned an MBA at the University of Ottawa and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at McGill University. He is pursuing a doctoral degree in digital technologies at Queen’s University. His research areas include the strategic and entrepreneurial uses of artificial intelligence in organizations.

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