KM Certfication

by Rustin Diehl

by:  Anthony J. Rhem, PhD., President/Principal Consultant, A.J. Rhem & Associates,
a privately held Information Systems Integration and Training firm located in Chicago, Illinois

Often when I am working with organizations to implement a knowledge management (KM) solution, the role of the business and more specifically the users of the application are discussed.

A Guest Blog Post by Sanjay Khanna, CKM
of Deloitte - Canada

In thinking about Knowledge Management and what to write, I wanted to start by providing an example. At first read, you may feel that this is outlandish and over the top or you may just chuckle because you have witnessed elements of this taking place.

Rustin Diehl discusses the reasons most innovation initiatives fail.

   by Anthony Rhem, Ph.D.

KMI Adjunct Instructor and frequent guest blogger, Howard Cohen, CKM, contributes again to this week's edition: 

From the website Domo.com - some fascinating stats on the vast amounts of data shared every minute of the day.  What is the role of KM in harnessing this data and adding meaning, findability, etc.?  Your thoughts are welcome!

Despite US Government sequestration, furloughs and other budget woes, KM Institute, the Washington, DC-based global leader in KM training and certification, this week welcomed its largest class ever (35 students) to its five-day Certified Knowledge Manager program.  In fact, the company had to establish a waiting list several weeks ahead of time, and defer some students' atte

We are often asked why a company would require KM certification of its employees or contractors. Sure, knowledge management is important but why certification?  We recently surveyed Tully Tupper, COO of InteliTrac, Inc. and Sara Scott, Human Resources and Recruiting Manager of InteliTrac on the topic of InteliTrac’s use of KM certification.

Knowledge Management (KM) is truly taking hold as an organizational necessity.  As the sea change drifts from the Information Age to the Knowledge Age, the importance and potential power of harnessing the experience and wisdom of all the individuals is a matter of survival for many organizations.