10: THE KM TEAM

Major Categories of KM Roles

Senior Management Roles

Chief Knowledge Officer/Chief Learning Officer

RESPONSIBILITY

Formulating knowledge management strategy

Influencing change in the organization

Managing knowledge management staff

Handling knowledge management operations

CKO GOALS

Maximize the returns on KM investment in knowledge—people,processes, and intellectual capital.

Exploit intangible assets

Repeat successes and share best practices

Improve innovation and the commercialization of ideas.

Avoid knowledge loss and leakage after organizational restructuring

CLO INITIATIVES

. Cultural Transformation

Culture Maintenance

Contemporary Initiatives

The KM Profession

an emerging profession

practiced in an ethical fashion

KM Code of
Ethics should be formulated

shared with key stakeholders for all KM
projects

KM Roles and Responsibilities within Organizations

Designing information systems

Managing information systems

Managing information resources

Subtopic

Training

Serving as information agencies

Providing competitive intelligence

Maintaining customer relations for information systems/technology

Designing and producing information services and products

Serving as knowledge journalists

Acting as organizational information and KM policy analysts

Functioning as government KM policy analysts