Mining for knowledge in a social word

Image via Wikipedia Last week I published a post titled Mining for Knowledge where I discussed some of the research that I’ve been doing in my doctorate program. One of the favorite lines from the article, and one that resonated with a few others as well. The line was: …converting tacit (i.e., internal) knowledge to explicit (i.e., [...]

Mining for Knowledge

Mining for Knowledge

In my doctoral research, I’ve been researching ways to improve knowledge capture and sharing methods, specifically within project teams but the ideas can be dissemenated around the organization. One of the biggest issues I’ve found while working as a consultant is the amount of knowledge that I walk away with after a project is complete. [...]

Doctorate degree pursuit update & announcement

Doctoral Studies Update & announcement of my new website – Distance PhD. I just realized that I hadn’t shared an update on my doctoral studies in a while. I’m 2 classes away from being completely done with coursework.  Woot!  But…I have 23 hours of dissertation credits left.  woot? I’ve completed 58 hours and have 31 hours remaining. [...]

Knowledge Management In Projects – An Overview

I’m continuing my research into Knowledge Management practices and principles within the project world.   Currently still in literature review mode and hope to have the majority of this review done by mid-year. I put together a presentation on what I’ve learned so far…hope you enjoy it. In this presentation I talk about the need for knowledge management [...]

What’s your focus?

Stay Focused

What’s your focus? Have you ever stopped to ask yourself this question? What are you focused on in your life or your job?  What’s your focus for the future? It’s a simple question but a difficult one to answer for most people.  Ask this question of 10 of your coworkers and you’ll probably get most [...]