Knowledge Storage Management
Manage policies and procedures for storage media maintenance.
Improvement Planning
Practices-Outcomes-Metrics (POM)
Representative POMs are described for Knowledge Storage Management at each level of maturity.
- 1Initial
- Practice
- Ad hoc practices for storage of some captured knowledge assets in individual systems.
- Outcome
- The need for storage methods is understood
- Metric
- No metric
- 2Basic
- Practice
- Ensure that a formal process is in place to identify methods of storage and storage capacity needs at department level.
- Outcome
- Formal process is defined.
- Metric
- Yes/No indicators confirming a formal process is in place to identify methods of storage and storage capacity needs at department level.
- Practice
- Establish methods of storage and storage capacity needs at department level.
- Outcome
- Methods of storage and storage capacity needs are defined.
- Metric
- # of relevant storage methods defined and agreed at department level. # of department level storage capacity needs to be addressed. % of total expandable storage capacity required per department.
- 3Intermediate
- Practice
- Evaluate storage methods and storage capacity for specified needs.
- Outcome
- Storage methods and storage capacities are evaluated.
- Metric
- Frequency of storage evaluation (# of methods and capacity validation inspections per quarter).
- Practice
- Ensure that storage capacity meets specified needs for the content of the knowledge asset repository.
- Outcome
- Storage capacity meets specified needs.
- Metric
- # of specified storage needs % of storage capacity for the content of knowledge assets that meets specified needs.
- Practice
- Assign IT managers to work with department teams.
- Outcome
- IT managers are assigned to work with department teams.
- Metric
- # of IT managers assigned to department teams.
- Practice
- Review and establish guidelines for the preservation of available knowledge assets.
- Outcome
- Guidelines (for the preservation of available knowledge assets) are reviewed and established.
- Metric
- Yes/No indicators confirming review of guidelines. Yes/No indicators confirming guidelines are established for the preservation of available knowledge assets.
- 4Advanced
- Practice
- Align storage methods with new levels of service required to meet the future business needs (such as access by multiple users and retrieval from different enterprise locations).
- Outcome
- Alignment of storage methods with new levels of service needs is achieved.
- Metric
- # of new levels of service defined. Yes/No indicators confirming alignment of storage methods with new levels of service needs.
- 5Optimized
- Practice
- Continuously improved storage methods and storage capacities.
- Outcome
- Optimised storage methods and storage capacities.
- Metric
- Frequency of improvements (# of revision iterations per year). # of editions which show the evolution of repository storage methods with improvements.
- Practice
- Ensure that storage methods and storage capacities are aligned with evolving business needs across the enterprise.
- Outcome
- Alignment is achieved.
- Metric
- # of evolving business needs defined. Yes/No indicators confirming alignment of storage methods and storage capacities with a defined checklist of business needs.
- Practice
- Ensure that improved storage methods facilitate better retention of knowledge assets.
- Outcome
- Standardised classification schemes are in place.
- Metric
- Yes/No indicators confirming improvement to storage methods. % of improved retention of knowledge assets.
- Practice
- Align improved storage methods with maintenance of knowledge assets.
- Outcome
- Alignment is achieved.
- Metric
- Yes/No indicators confirming alignment of improved storage methods with maintenance of knowledge assets.