NKM strategy

Definition

NKM strategy is A high-level plan to achieve organisational goals with a knowledge management system in a nuclear organization

Source: Knowledge management for radioactive waste management organisations

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Description

The following approaches may be considered to develop NKM strategy:

Top-down: The overall strategic direction of the country/organization is used to identify the focus of the KM initiative. This is reflected in a series of activities designed to meet this broad goal.
Bottom-up: Research is conducted into the activities of staff involved in key processes. The findings of this research highlights key staff needs and issues, which are then tackled through a range of KM initiatives.

Each of these approaches has its strengths, and in practice, a successful NKM programme must encompass both. The following model focuses strongly on the needs analysis activities with staff, to drive a primarily bottom-up strategy:

Identify the key staff groups within the country/organization. The groups selected should be involved in the most important activities that deliver the greatest value.
Conduct comprehensive and holistic needs analysis with selected groups, to identify key needs and issues.
Supplement this research with input from senior management and organizational strategy documents, to determine an overall strategic focus.
Develop recommendations based on these findings for addressing the issues and needs identified.
Implement a series of strategic and tactical initiatives, based on the recommendations. This should result in suitable KM techniques and approaches.

Source: National approaches and strategies for Nuclear Knowledge Management