Knowledge Management: How critical is information to the success of an organization? Although many individuals say that people are an organization’s most valuable asset, it is really knowledgeable people who are your most important asset. An organization has an enormous amount of data and a wealth of information. The real question is has the organization created “corporate knowledge” and more importantly is that knowledge being shared and converted to wisdom by the people within the organization? Knowledge Management (KM) is achieved when people, processes and technology are brought together in a synergistic manner so that productivity can be increased 10 fold, 100 fold, or even 1,000 fold. A lesson learned by one person can become a lesson learned by all. Information can move throughout the organization in a manner that allows individuals to spend more time analyzing information or producing work products and less time searching for the information they need. KM in the knowledge age is as much of a force multiplier as the airplane was to warfare. Much like in the early days of the airplane, many people still do not truly understand just how powerful a knowledgeable worker can be. Too many organizational leaders are not able to get out of the industrial age paradigm and appreciate the new knowledge age paradigm. The organization that understands the shift of the paradigm and creates a knowledge based organization will succeed. Those organizations that don’t change will become too ineffective and inefficient to compete and become irrelevant.

Zimmerman Consulting has a broad depth of experience in KM programs. Let us help you improve the flow of information within your organization and eventually within all of your communities of interest (COI), ultimately leading to improved communications, processes and results. We can help you create a knowledge management program or educate your team on how to best implement a KM program.