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Enabling Methods

B2

Provide enabling methods (such as tools and techniques) to support the creation, capture, access, and sharing of knowledge assets.

Improvement Planning

Practices-Outcomes-Metrics (POM)

Representative POMs are described for Enabling Methods at each level of maturity.

1Initial
  • Practice
    No practices at this level.
    Outcome
    Knowledge environment for storing and managing individual knowledge domains.
    Metric
    No metrics.
2Basic
  • Practice
    Establish collaboration at department level to design blueprints of the knowledge environment.
    Outcome
    Blueprints designed at department level.
    Metric
    % of budget allocated to design of knowledge environment blueprints. # of collaborative meetings at department level in the design of blueprints. # of elements identified as input into the design process. # of man-hours committed to the design process.
  • Practice
    Establish group leaders who can work with managers to select blueprints.
    Outcome
    Blueprints selection team is established.
    Metric
    # of group leaders in blueprints selection team. # of managers in blueprints selection team.
3Intermediate
  • Practice
    Ensure the development of the knowledge environment has approved sponsorship of senior executive role.
    Outcome
    Sponsorship of senior executive role is approved.
    Metric
    Yes/No indicators confirming sponsorship of senior executive role. % investment of sponsorship.
  • Practice
    Define checklist of agreed features for the knowledge environment.
    Outcome
    Checklist of agreed features for the knowledge environment is defined.
    Metric
    # of agreed features for the knowledge environment in the checklist.
  • Practice
    Develop a centralised knowledge environment from approved blueprints.
    Outcome
    A centralised knowledge environment is developed.
    Metric
    % of budget allocated to the development of a centralised knowledge environment. # of man hours committed to the process of developing a centralised knowledge environment. Yes/No indicators confirming development of a knowledge environment against a checklist of features.
  • Practice
    Perform pilot project of the knowledge environment.
    Outcome
    Pilot implementation of the knowledge environment is achieved.
    Metric
    # of pilot phases. # of man-hours taken to complete the pilot phases.
  • Practice
    Conduct systematic evaluation of the results of the knowledge environment pilot implementation.
    Outcome
    Systematic evaluation of the results (of the knowledge environment pilot evaluation) is achieved.
    Metric
    # of results submitted for evaluation. % of results evaluated.
4Advanced
  • Practice
    Deploy the knowledge environment in selected departments.
    Outcome
    Deployment of the knowledge environment in selected departments is achieved.
    Metric
    # of departments using the knowledge environment.
5Optimized
  • Practice
    Adopt an integrated knowledge environment across the enterprise.
    Outcome
    An integrated knowledge environment is adopted across the enterprise.
    Metric
    Yes/No indicators confirming adoption of an integrated knowledge environment. % of completeness of integration in the knowledge environment.
  • Practice
    Ensure there is senior management accountability and governance in the integrated knowledge environment.
    Outcome
    Senior management accountability and governance (in the integrated knowledge environment) is assigned.
    Metric
    Yes/No indicators confirming senior management accountability and governance (in the integrated knowledge environment) is in place.
  • Practice
    Reinforce behaviour-shaping in the integrated knowledge environment.
    Outcome
    Behaviour-shaping is reinforced.
    Metric
    Yes/No indicators confirming behaviour-shaping reinforcement is in place.
  • Practice
    Define criteria for evaluating employee experiences with the integrated knowledge environment.
    Outcome
    Criteria for evaluating employee experiences is defined.
    Metric
    # of items to evaluate employee experiences (e.g. completeness of features, functionality). # of employee experience items that forms the range of the evaluation criteria.
  • Practice
    Define value metrics that guide the continuous improvement of the integrated knowledge environment.
    Outcome
    Value metrics are defined.
    Metric
    # of relevant value metrics that are applied.
  • Practice
    Ensure there is continuous improvement of the integrated knowledge environment based on employee experiences and value metrics.
    Outcome
    The integrated knowledge environment is optimised via continuous improvement.
    Metric
    Yes/|No indicators confirming improvement of the integrated knowledge environment. Frequency of improvements (# of iterations annually). % evidence of improved features in the integrated knowledge environment.
  • Practice
    Align the integrated knowledge environment with knowledge strategy and overall business strategy.
    Outcome
    Alignment achieved.
    Metric
    Yes/|No indicators confirming alignment of the integrated knowledge environment with knowledge strategy and overall business strategy.