{"id":5527,"date":"2024-03-28T15:20:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T15:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nimbusweb.me\/blog\/?p=5527"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:25:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T15:25:07","slug":"knowledge-management-systems-what-they-are-and-how-to-make-your-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nimbusweb.me\/blog\/knowledge-management-systems-what-they-are-and-how-to-make-your-own\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastering Knowledge Management Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
A knowledge management system or KMS is a process that helps organize your information so you can find it when you need it.\u00a0 It can be anything that works for you<\/em>, so there isn\u2019t merely one correct way to make a knowledge management system.\u00a0 An example of a KMS is a flow chart beginning with a question, with multiple paths that flow from it depending on the answer to that question.\u00a0 Each path will then lead to a new set of questions, which ultimately will help you narrow down the correct solution to whatever problem you have that led you to your knowledge management system in the first place.\u00a0 The information you need will be at the end of the flow chart.\u00a0 Here are some more knowledge management examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n These are all excellent knowledge management examples with various costs that you probably already have experience using.\u00a0 Technology for managing information has been around for decades, but long before computers, knowledge management was still being performed in written form.\u00a0 You don\u2019t necessarily need the fanciest new phone or computer (which costs a lot to keep up with) to make your own knowledge management systems in the workplace or around your home.\u00a0 A pencil and some paper can get the job done too!\u00a0 There is also the knowledge base, which allows consumers to answer questions independently without needing to contact customer service or customer support.\u00a0 A knowledge base is a less interactive version of a KMS, like the Frequently Asked Questions section of a guidebook.<\/p>\n\n\n There are some direct benefits to using a knowledge management system, as well as some indirect benefits. The direct benefits include saving future time that would have been spent trying to search for answers to issues by both you and everyone else who has access to the system, keeping track of things, improving the quality of the collective data stored within the system, enhancing how efficiently that data or issues assigned can be accessed and not needing multiple different sources of information, which slows down the process of answering questions. The indirect benefits include a general form of support, which makes it easier for your team to respond to issues and for your consumers to work with you. Thus empowering your team and consumers by giving them access to your knowledge even when you aren\u2019t available. This is particularly helpful for a customer support or customer service team, as all the answers to the questions they receive will always be at their fingertips. If you make a separate knowledge base for your consumers to work with independently, they can contact you if they have further questions or issues about the products. If the consumer has any issues that aren\u2019t addressed in your knowledge base, document how you helped solve their issues so you can add them to the knowledge base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The biggest benefit to having your own KMS in the workplace or at home is that it is easier to recall the things you need to remember, giving you support to access what you need and remember it at the ideal time without the high costs of an expensive system. If you keep all related information together, then you\u2019ll have all the context and supporting knowledge that might become relevant whenever you find the need to search through your issues in the knowledge management systems. This also makes that information available to your coworkers so that if for some reason you can\u2019t make it to a meeting, your knowledge can still contribute to that meeting while you aren\u2019t there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a workplace, the primary knowledge management system is often accessible by multiple employees simultaneously allowing them to work on issues together if needed. Some collective knowledge management examples include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Large businesses delight in enhancing user experience and might use programs or sites like these every day, so having working knowledge of them and their products can help when getting hired for a new job<\/u><\/a>. If you have multiple different businesses you work with, then making different knowledge management resources that all work the same way can help you organize different questions that might only be asked at one job and not the other. Making separate Google Doc articles with FAQs for each business will prevent your work notes from accidentally overlapping and confusing users who read them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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