Difference between revisions of "Singleton reliance"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | + | [[Research and development and technical support organisations|Nuclear R&D organizations]] rely to a great extent on competent personnel who are specialists | |
| − | Nuclear R&D organizations rely to a great extent on competent personnel who are specialists | + | |
in their field. A high proportion of staff are regarded as technical experts, and many have no | in their field. A high proportion of staff are regarded as technical experts, and many have no | ||
back-up or immediate successor, i.e. they are regarded as ‘singletons’. This is a significant | back-up or immediate successor, i.e. they are regarded as ‘singletons’. This is a significant | ||
| − | issue for all types of nuclear R&D organization. The situation is often exacerbated by ageing | + | issue for all types of nuclear R&D organization. The situation is often exacerbated by [[Ageing workforce|ageing |
| − | staff, lack of funding and cost cutting strategies which often puts pressure on the recruitment | + | staff]], lack of funding and cost cutting strategies which often puts pressure on the recruitment |
and handover processes. Although succession planning processes do exist in a number of | and handover processes. Although succession planning processes do exist in a number of | ||
R&D organizations, a widespread adoption of KM techniques that can be deployed to address | R&D organizations, a widespread adoption of KM techniques that can be deployed to address | ||
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#* All types of R&D organization. | #* All types of R&D organization. | ||
# Related KM tools/techniques to consider: | # Related KM tools/techniques to consider: | ||
| − | #* Identification of critical knowledge; | + | #* Identification of [[Critical knowledge|critical knowledge]]; |
| − | #* Knowledge loss risk assessment; | + | #* [[Knowledge loss risk assessment]]; |
| − | #* Succession planning; | + | #* [[Succession planning]]; |
| − | #* Tacit knowledge capture; | + | #* [[Tacit knowledge]] [[Capture|capture]]; |
| − | #* Explicit knowledge search/find; | + | #* [[Explicit knowledge]] [[Searching|search]]/find; |
| − | #* IT tools to facilitate the techniques above. | + | #* [[IT tools]] to facilitate the techniques above. |
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'''Source:''' | '''Source:''' | ||
Revision as of 11:41, 21 August 2013
Definition
Singleton reliance is An organizational dependency on the knowledge of an individual experts with no immediate successor Source: [[]]
Summary
One paragraph summary which summarises the main ideas of the article.
Description
Nuclear R&D organizations rely to a great extent on competent personnel who are specialists in their field. A high proportion of staff are regarded as technical experts, and many have no back-up or immediate successor, i.e. they are regarded as ‘singletons’. This is a significant issue for all types of nuclear R&D organization. The situation is often exacerbated by ageing staff, lack of funding and cost cutting strategies which often puts pressure on the recruitment and handover processes. Although succession planning processes do exist in a number of R&D organizations, a widespread adoption of KM techniques that can be deployed to address the singleton issue are not widely observed. This is a key area where KM can provide benefit.
- Applicable organizational functions:
- All types of R&D organization.
- Related KM tools/techniques to consider:
- Identification of critical knowledge;
- Knowledge loss risk assessment;
- Succession planning;
- Tacit knowledge capture;
- Explicit knowledge search/find;
- IT tools to facilitate the techniques above.
Source: Knowledge Management for Nuclear Research and Development Organizations
