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In 2023, APQC recognized eight organizations for their level of maturity in Knowledge Management (KM). This recognition was based on evaluating their KM programs using APQC’s…
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Investing in effective enterprise content management processes is crucial for organizations. APQC's research on successful content management programs shows how to formulate…
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Given rapidly changing technologies, strategies, and employee demographics, KM teams must continually improve the ways in which they support the knowledge needs of the…
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Knowledge graphs allow organizations to create webs of knowledge representing relevant domains. As a result, they can seamlessly break down data silos so that information…
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Communities of Practice at Mercer
Communities of practice are designated networks of people who share knowledge face-to-face, virtually, or both. Each community is held together by a common purpose, which…
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Knowledge Transfer at Arup
Many KM teams struggle to enable knowledge transfer and ensure the collective IP and expertise of an organization can be applied to new projects and problems. In this…
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On an APQC webinar, APQC Senior Advisor Darcy Lemons facilitated a panel on communities featuring leaders from KM programs recognized by APQC’s Excellence in Knowledge…
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Achieving Benchmarking Excellence at Boeing
Benchmarking is one of the most effective steps toward process and performance improvement, but can be an incredibly challenging endeavor in an organization as complex as The…
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An Interactive Conversation with 2020 Excellence in KM Recipients
In this two-hour web event, APQC’s Cindy Hubert, Darcy Lemons, and Lauren Trees facilitated three interactive conversations with leaders from high-achieving KM teams…
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Benchmarking: Two Tales of Success
Benchmarking is perhaps the most effective process and performance improvement tool—but it only works if you use it. In this session, Boeing and EY will share how they worked…
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KM for a More Virtual Workforce
With COVID-19 prompting a sudden and massive shift to virtual work, knowledge management (KM) professionals are looking at what elements of collaboration have changed, how to…
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Driving and sustaining community engagement is a challenge for many organizations, but Microsoft has found an effective way to keep energy and enthusiasm high. As part of…
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Use Culture Accelerators to Super Charge Communities
Microsoft conducts culture accelerators workshops to guide community leads and members through fun, highly productive community activities that result in tangible community…
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Exploring Excellence in Knowledge Management
In 2019, APQC launched its Excellence in Knowledge Management award to recognize organizations with mature KM capabilities in the areas of strategy, people, process, and…
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Strike Team: A Case Study in Conscious Leadership
Government entities are known to be hierarchical, conservative, and characterized by silos. As such, it’s hard for government organizations to change. At APQC’s 2019 Process …