Category Archives: Case Study KM
Managing Knowledge at Microsoft
To contextualize your understanding of knowledge management, we will end with a brief case study. In the age of e-commerce, few brands have a more commanding presence than Microsoft. For millions of people and hundreds of thousands of companies around … Continue reading
Improving Process Design
Introduction This chapter describes a knowledge management system that trou- bleshoots the manufacturing process in aluminum die-casting foundries in the U.K. Established in 1974, Wilson & Royston Ltd. has subsidiaries in the U.K., U.S., Spain, and Mexico. They combine their … Continue reading
Implementing Knowledge-Enabled CRM Strategy in a Large Company
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This case study is aimed at developing an understanding of the various aspects and issues concerning the implementation of a knowledge-enabled customer relationship management (KCRM) strategy at a telecommunications company in a developing country. The KCRM program was … Continue reading
Why Knowledge Management Fails
the KM initiative with a focus on the following four main aspects: strategic, organiza- tional, instrumental, and output. In the strategic aspect, it was considered that knowledge available and possessed at HS would fall short of the core competence necessary … Continue reading
Knowledge Management Case Study in Developing, Documenting, and Distributing Learning
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This case study reflects the work of a global organization in its knowledge management efforts to sustain and transfer learning from a global leadership development curriculum. It focuses on the Knowledge Management (KM) solution developed to support employees … Continue reading
Benchmarking Best Practice
Introduction Deloitte & Touche is one of the U.K.’s largest firms of chartered ac- countants and management consultants, with twenty-four offices and over 6,500 staff nationwide. The U.K. practice of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT) is a global leader in professional … Continue reading