SKS’s Mike Prevou spent last week consulting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to teach their Knowledge Management practitioners how to align KM activities with organizational objectives, change management practices, and strategic communication to develop an effective new Community of Practice.
SKS has been working closely with the USACE since 2014 to help develop a […]
Dr. Holly Baxter recently presented her paper, “Specialized Knowledge Transfer: Accelerating the Expertise Development Cycle” at the 2015 International Conference on Applied Human Factors & Ergonomics (AHFE) in Las Vegas. Her paper is now available on the Elsevier Science Direct Portal in the AHFE 2015 Proceedings (Volume 3), pages 1465–1472.
You can link to the full […]
SKS recently wrapped up the Combat Studies Institute (CSI) Staff Ride contract, where SKS Historians conducted both virtual and live staff rides around the world.
In June, SKS Historian, Florian Waitl, traveled to Europe to participate in a Battlefield Study conducted by the British Army. This study focused on several World War I operations of 1917 […]
SKS co-founders, Dr. Mike Prevou and Dr. Holly Baxter, recently gave well attended presentations at the International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE) in Las Vegas, July 26-30. Dr. Prevou spoke about “Creating high performing teams of leaders,” and Dr. Baxter presented “Specialized knowledge transfer: Accelerating the expertise development cycle.”
Dr. Baxter’s paper is […]
SKS is well versed in helping clients build high-performing teams. In our effort with the Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN), SKS used its Teams of Leaders approach to accelerate understanding of a common vision and the use cases that will bring that vision to reality. By facilitating meetings from the Board of Directors level down to the analysts and action officers, SKS helped bring together people from over 20 different organizations to build stronger teams at each level and improve the way they communicate, internally and externally, about potential improvements in Michigan’s health care system.
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What is the Army doing in Knowledge Management (KM) these days?
This past quarter, SKS conducted an organizational assessment to reveal KM programs and authorities across the Department of the Army. What we found were big changes in the way the Army is resourcing and approaching KM…and not all changes were for the better. Our report examined 12 specific areas ranging from KM strategy, to implementation of KM initiatives, to KM training. Through a series of surveys and one-on-one interviews, SKS was able to piece together who is doing what regarding KM, and where the best practices reside in such a large and diverse organization. This report will be the highlight of a joint presentation at the annual KMWorld Conference in November by Mike Prevou and a representative from the Corps of Engineers.
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SKS’s work is featured in the new book “Critical Knowledge Transfer: Tools for Managing Your Company’s Deep Smarts” by Dorothy Leonard, Walter Swap, and Gavin Barton. This book, from Harvard Business Review Press, discusses how to transfer a company’s important knowledge before it walks out the door.
For a review of the book, including an excerpt […]
SKS has been chosen as one of the 100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management by KMWorld for 2015. This annual list highlights companies that offer tools and services to analyze, augment, and extend knowledge and information to maximize an organization’s potential. We’re excited to be named to this year’s list and recognized for our innovative approaches to knowledge management, expertise development, and organizational learning. Read more about the 100 Companies that Matter in KM in the March issue of KMWorld, or see the list here.
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SKS enters into its third year on the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) at Fort Benning, Georgia, with longtime partner RLM Communications, Inc. The MCoE IDIQ contract value is $458 million, and SKS to proud to have assisted in work at MCoE that has helped with the implementation of the Army Learning Model, created knowledge management solutions and communities of practice, and conducted research to improve learning outcomes.
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Mike Prevou (left) and Mike Hower attended the Leavenworth-Lansing, Kansas, Chamber of Commerce banquet on January 29, 2015. SKS was instrumental in improving how the Chamber connects and collaborates with local businesses and residents. SKS was also recognized as a key member of the team that developed a new Chamber website and mobile presence to connect businesses and consumers with local businesses.
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