Knowledge Management Flashcards

1
Q

Every organization is the sum total of its _____, _____, _____, and ________ _____. 

A

people (tacit knowledge), process, tools, organizational culture

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2
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Knowledge has meaning only in what?

A

Human context

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3
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The five steps knowledge management process aligns people, processes, and tools in the organization and culture to create_________.

A

Shared understanding

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4
Q

Shares and preserves knowledge

A

Knowledge management

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5
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Transferring knowledge with non digital tools through

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Manual, visual, or tactical means

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6
Q

Digital tools include

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Information systems
Collaboration systems
Expertise location systems
Data analysis tools
Search-and-discover tools
Expertise development tools

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7
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A matrix where people, processes, and tools function to Integrate individual and organizational knowledge and learning strategies.

A

An organization

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8
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Individual knowledge includes

A

Acquired ideas
Beliefs
Values
Knowledge

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9
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The culture of an organization provides

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The perspective by which information, goals, and motivations are viewed.

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10
Q

Knowledge management enables the mission command warfighting function by:

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a. Supporting the commanders decision making throughout operations.
b. facilitating dialogue and interaction required for successful mission command through collaborative tools and processes.
c. facilitating the capture and transfer of tacit knowledge shared in the organization
d. Facilitating the transfer of explicit knowledge shared in the organization.
e. Helping the staff provide timely and relevant information and knowledge.
f. Enabling adaptive, learning organizations.
g. supporting mission command warfighting function tasks

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11
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The ease of movement of knowledge in organizations.

A

Knowledge flow

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12
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The determination of the progress towards accomplishing a task, creating a condition, or achieving an objective (JP 3–0)

A

Assessment

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13
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Identifying and tailoring human centric-solutions to close and mitigate the gaps or problems identified during assessment.

A

Design

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14
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Builds the solutions, derived from the assessment and design steps

A

Develop

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15
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Why does the knowledge management officer communicate regularly with the chief of staff?

A

To verify if the solutions as designed are on the right track to fill the knowledge and performance gaps

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16
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What are the enhanced organizational performances? (ADDPI)

A

Assess
Design
Develop
Pilot
Implement

17
Q

The performance of a small-scale preliminary test to evaluate and validate the feasibility, time, cost, and effects of a designed knowledge management solution.

A

Pilot

18
Q

When are pilot test performed?

A

Before full-scale implementation and are often an incremental test of a modification to an existing process and/or procedure.

19
Q

What enhanced organizational performance uses the walk before you run method?

A

Pilot

20
Q

Requires both user involvement and management support.

A

Implement

21
Q

How long does it take to complete a deliberate assessment?

A

10 to 14 months

22
Q

Identifies of people, process, and tools and places them in their contacts for entire organization

A

A deliberate assessment

23
Q

When is a rapid knowledge management assessment done?

A

When a performance gap has been identified, to determine if a knowledge base solution will improve performance

24
Q

A knowledge maturity model defines

A

Stages of maturity that an organization can expect to pass through in it’s road to improve its overall knowledge-centric practices and processes and ultimately operational performance.

25
Q

Knowledge management is the process of improving

A

Operational effectiveness by refining knowledge flow to aid effective decision making

26
Q

What does the knowledge management a line and integrate?

A

People processes, tools and organizational culture to increase operational performance, and enhance mission command

27
Q

What does knowledge assessment aid decision makers to do?

A

Close knowledge and performance gaps and mature organizational knowledge