Definition of Knowledge Management

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Definition of Knowledge Management

There are several different, and sometimes quite confusing statements that claim to be a definition of Knowledge Management' and there are different perspectives on what Knowledge Management is. For example:

▪ KM is about systems and technologies

▪ KM is about people and learning organisations

▪ KM is about processes, methods and techniques

▪ KM is about managing knowledge assets

▪ KM is a holistic initiative across the entire organisation

▪ KM is not a discipline, as such, and should be an integral part of every knowledge workers daily responsibilities

What is most important, is for you to have your own definition of Knowledge Management; what KM is to you and your organisation. What is even more important is that you and your colleagues have a 'common shared understanding' of what KM means for you all.

To help you get started, we have included immediately below a few definitions of what KM means to some organisations. We suggest you consider them, together with any other definitions you may have, and see if there are any words or phrases that particularly 'resonate' with what you are trying to do. This will help you formulate your own definition of knowledge management.

At the end of this page, we invite you to share with us all, any definitions you have discovered and/or formulated. We can then all comment and rate the usefulness of each definition as we wish. This then provides us, at the bottom of this page, with a list of KM Definitions, listed in highest rated/ranked order, to help us even further. So please share your definitions and/or any comments or rating to definitions.

Some well known KM Definitions

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"If only HP knew what it knows it would make three times more profit tomorrow"

Lew Platt, ex CEO Hewlett Packard

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"Knowledge Management is the discipline of enabling individuals, teams and entire organisations to collectively and systematically create, share and apply knowledge, to better achieve their objectives"

Ron Young, CEO/CKO Knowledge Associates International

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"Most activities or tasks are not one-time events. Whether its drilling a well or conducting a transaction at a service station, we do the same things repeatedly. Our philosophy is fairly simple: every time we do something again, we should do it better than the last time".

Sir John Steely Browne, BP, Harvard Business Review, 1997.

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"The capabilities by which communities within an organisation capture the knowledge that is critical to them, constantly improve it and make it available in the most effective manner to those who need it, so that they can exploit it creatively to add value as a normal part of their work"

GlaxoSmithKline

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"Knowledge management will deliver outstanding collaboration and partnership working. It will ensure the region maximizes the value of its information and knowledge assets and it will help its citizens to use their creativity and skills better, leading to improved effectiveness and greater innovation".

West Midlands Regional Observatory, UK

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"We recognise that our most important asset is people and their knowledge. We understand Knowledge Management (KM) as the cultivation of an environment within which people are willing to share, learn and collaborate together leading to improvement".

Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP)

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"Knowledge Management ('KM') comprises a range of practices used by organisations to identify, create, represent, and distribute knowledge. It has been an established discipline since 1995 with a body of university courses and both professional and academic journals dedicated to it. Many large companies have resources dedicated to Knowledge Management, often as a part of 'Information Technology' or 'Human Resource Management' departments. Knowledge Management is a multi-billion dollar world wide market.

Knowledge Management programs are typically tied to organisational objectives such as improved performance, competitive advantage innovation, lessons learnt transfer (for example between projects) and the general development of collaborative practices. Knowledge Management is frequently linked to the idea of the learning organisation although neither practice encompasses the other. Knowledge Management may be distinguished from Organisational Learning by a greater focus on specific knowledge assets and the development and cultivation of the channels through which knowledge flows"

Wikipedia

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Knowledge Management is getting the right information to the right people at the right time utilizing: people, processes and technology(PPT) to help make ...

Knowledge Management 
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Wikipedia KM Definition 
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Human Enlightment Process-based KM Definition 
KM is the act of staging the human as well as the organization enlightment process by means of managing the transformation of their information content ...

Brain of management. 
To satisfy the Knowledge Management (KM), we need deeply drive an idea from the brain of management itself.

Ibrahim Ismayatim, CE Hewlett Packard

GlaxoSmithKline KM Definition 
"The capabilities by which communities within an organisation capture the knowledge that is critical to them, constantly improve it and make it available ...

Knowledge Associates International KM Definition 
"Knowledge Management is the discipline of enabling individuals, teams and entire organisations to collectively and systematically create, share and apply ...

KM Definitions from Karl Wiig 
Knowledge is the foundation of the whole enterprise

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KM definition 
Knowledge management:
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Knowledge Management is Organization Performance 
Knowledge Management is an activity of organization performance including decision making, processes and methods of organizational learning, incorporating ...

KM & Customer Centricity 
KM is a customer centric activity where all actions are diverted toward acquisition of knowledge assets, their conversion and application into meaningful ...

Hewlett Packard KM Definition 
"If only HP knew what it knows it would make three times more profit tomorrow"

Lew Platt, ex CEO Hewlett Packard

knowledge management 
Knowledge management is the process where the people in the organisation share their experiences of work,what they have learned during the time at school ...

Profoundedness  Not rated yet
If only I knew then, what I know now!

Following strategic decision about which elements of intellectual capital to invest in  Not rated yet
Knowledge management process involves following strategic decision about which elements of intellectual capital to invest in. These elements are human ...

glossary / jargon  Not rated yet
let's make sure that one person says is what others hear... terms and slag and TLAs are perliferating faster than websters can keep up... every profession ...

Knowledge Management  Not rated yet
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knowledge management  Not rated yet
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Knowledge Management  Not rated yet
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Heineken KM Definition  Not rated yet
Creating an environment that allows and stimulates people to acquire and share knowledge as part of normal working behavior, in order to add value to the ...

by geeta  Not rated yet
Knowledge management is the management in which we read that how to use our knowiedge among any individual ,any firm ,any organisation.

Externalizing, sharing and reusing work-centric knowledge  Not rated yet
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KM attempt to help organizations achieve their goals  Not rated yet
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Knowledge Management  Not rated yet
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KM empowerment  Not rated yet
Knowledge Management is the concept of empowering individuals, teams and entire organisations to better achieve the organisation's vision, through team/...

ORIGINAL  Not rated yet
KM COMPRISES A RANGE OF PRACTICES USED IN AN ORGANISATION TO IDENTIFY,CREATE,REPRESENT,DISTRIBUTE & ENABLE ADOPTION OF INSIGHTS & EXPERIENCES.

knowledge is creativity  Not rated yet
km is something what organigasation should comply.knowledge should be spread each corner of the organigation.nobody knows their best.organisation should ...

knowledge management  Not rated yet
is about systems and technologies people learning organisation about processes methods and techniques about managing knowledge assets.

Big Opportunity  Not rated yet
It means Big Opportunity; it is about ensuring that your human brain is being exploited to greatest effect, cross training inside the organization to make ...

Asian Productivity Organisation KM Definition  Not rated yet
Knowledge Management is an integrated approach for creating, sharing and applying knowledge to enhance organizational productivity, profitability and growth....

management of understanding of patterns and context  Not rated yet
The complete understanding of patterns and management of data, information and knowledge in context ; and pass this understanding to another person/group/...

Knowledge Management  Not rated yet
The state of managing organizational human personnel (staff members), resources and information systematically in an effort to harness the success of an ...

RIP, MIX, BURN, THANKS  Not rated yet
Well, that's it. (Thanks to Apple)

I dont think we need exhaustive definitions of KM, but evocative, inspiring ones.
My definition is surely not the ...

Knowledge Management  Not rated yet
is the systematic collection, retention, and utilization of processed information that is considered substantial to an organization.

Practical Definition of Knowledge Management  Not rated yet
Transforming knowledge into profit

Power of know how  Not rated yet
Knowledge management is that accumulative values of each part in the organization (People, process, strategies…etc) that makes it works thru the years....

managing your self   Not rated yet
what is knowledge.it is a transitory position during our managed journey.we live in persistent ignorance,knowledge accrues during organised activity.managing ...

KM in three parallel steps  Not rated yet
The Management of knowledge is divided into three parts:

A
KM is an organizational theory and practice of bringing in individual knowing and knowldege ...

Knowledge management is the art of using resources in a rational way with a good sense and reason to result a positive effect to society.  Not rated yet
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Knowledge Management System  Not rated yet
A system that provides the user with the explicit information required, in exactly the form required, at precisely the time the user needs it.

Care Services Improvement Partnership KM Definition  Not rated yet
"We recognise that our most important asset is people and their knowledge. We understand Knowledge Management (KM) as the cultivation of an environment ...

West Midlands Regional Observatory KM Definition  Not rated yet
"Knowledge management will deliver outstanding collaboration and partnership working. It will ensure the region maximizes the value of its information ...

KM as bridge building  Not rated yet
KM is finding avenues of collaboration and building on it (not "them", the noun, but "it", the verb).

Knowledge Management  Not rated yet
Knowledge Management is a managing process to improve idea from sharing body and a way to improve your quality of materials which will fully satisfy the ...

BP KM Definition  Not rated yet
"Most activities or tasks are not one-time events. Whether its drilling a well or conducting a transaction at a service station, we do the same things ...