Knowledge process

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Definition

Knowledge process is Knowledge process is a process that acts on /or with knowledge, either individual knowledge or organizational knowledge.

Summary

A knowledge process is a process that acts on or with knowledge, either individual knowledge or organizational knowledge. Most business and organizational work processes are knowledge-dependent and/or knowledge-driven, and by definition they embed one or more knowledge process. In the NKM Wiki, nine main categories of knowledge processes are recognised, namely Creation, Validation, Transformation, Disposal, Learning, Combination, Finding, Maintenance, Sharing (See Fig. 1). Each knowledge process category is used to represent similar or inter-related knowledge processes. For a detailled list of knowledge processes, please refer to Knowledge process (disambiguation) article.

Description

  • In the NKM Wiki, nine main categories of Knowledge processes are recognised (See Fig. 1)
  • Knowledge processes should support business processes
  • Supportive culture is required to enable quality knowledge processes
  • A KM strategy defines the implementation of knowledge processes
  • Knowledge processes bring business benefits
  • Challenges are solved using Knowledge processes
  • KM Tools are enablers of knowledge processes
Fig 1. A categorization of major knowledge processes

The table of knowledge processes provides an extensive list of knowledge processes and their categorization.

For the structure of knowledge processes, please click the main knowledge process categories in Fig. 1, see Navigator, or click the links below:

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Knowledge process (disambiguation)

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