What is a knowledge audit and how should we scope one?
"Knowledge Audits" can mean many different things to different people, ranging from inventories of knowledge resources, to assessment of KM enablers and/or activities, to a compliance audit against the ISO 30401 standard. In this session, Patrick will explain the different possible dimensions of a knowledge audit, and explain a framework for scoping and planning knowledge audits. He will also describe how to achieve an evidence-based approach as distinct from an opinion-based approach. This session is based on the research for Patrick's latest book (still in draft) on Knowledge Auditing and Knowledge Mapping.
About the Speaker
A globally recognised knowledge management practitioner, Patrick was originally trained in Information and Library Science. He arrived in KM via a second career in training and development, and has been based in Singapore for three decades. Patrick is the author of Organising Knowledge: Taxonomies, Knowledge and Organisation Effectiveness (Oxford: Chandos 2007), and co-author with Nick Milton of The Knowledge Manager's Handbook 2nd ed. (London: Kogan Page 2019), which won CILIP UK's Knowledge and Information Management Award 2019 - Information Resources Print Category. Patrick is currently working on a major book on Knowledge Auditing and Knowledge Mapping. Patrick is Visiting Professor in the KIM PhD programme at Bangkok University, former President of the International Society for Knowledge Organization Singapore Chapter and a member of the editorial advisory board of the Journal of Knowledge Management, Knowledge Management For Development Journal, and Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation. His 2011 paper on the history of knowledge management "The Unacknowledged Parentage of Knowledge Management" won a Highly Commended Award in the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2012. |
Date/Time
Venue Type of Event Who should attend Fee |
Friday 5 February, 4.00pm-5.30pm
This session was facilitated via Zoom. Case Discussion | Networking | Panel | Site Visit | Talk & Discussion | Workshop * Knowledge and information managers, intranet teams, IT teams, strategic planning and information governance teams. This session was free to all participants. |
event materials
Here are the slides used in Patrick's presentation, with additional resources listed at the end. Download here.
This is an edited version of the chat transcript with comments and suggestions made during the session. Download here.
The video recording is in two parts. The first part of the session is focused on defining knowledge audits. The second part of the session is focused on considerations for scoping knowledge audits.
This is an edited version of the chat transcript with comments and suggestions made during the session. Download here.
The video recording is in two parts. The first part of the session is focused on defining knowledge audits. The second part of the session is focused on considerations for scoping knowledge audits.
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