“Does Your Company Know What It Knows?” Welcome to Terry Weaver
Dec 26, 2015
“Does Your CompanyKnow What It Knows?”
Welcome to
Terry Weaver
“The World Is Flat”
Thomas L. Friedman – Best-Selling Author
Global Competition -- Textiles
US Strategy– Low-cost Labor– Low-cost Machinery
• 50 year life• Rebuilt 3-4 times
– Quality “Inspected In”
China’s Strategy– Ultra Low-cost Labor– Best Available Machinery
• Italian, German, Japanese• State-of-the-Art• Digitally Controlled• 10x Quality• 1/10 Scrap
– World-class Quality Systems– Government Funded
“If HP knew what HP knows, we would be 3 times as profitable”
Lew Platt -- CEO Hewlett Packard
Types of Information
Structured– Numerical– Financial– Operations
• Orders• Shipments• Billings/Receivables
Unstructured– Sales/Marketing
• Customer/prospect contact• Competitive intelligence• Product Data • Presentations
– Product Development & Production• Drawings (ACad, Pro-E)• Photos • Code (CAD/CAM/CIM, Source)• Manufacturing Instructions
– Policies/Procedures– Document Management– Investor Relations
Transitory– Phone– E-mail– Fax
COMPETITOR
THEFT
?
Observations
• Today’s challenge is in the collection, organization, and retrieval of UNSTRUCTURED and TRANSITORY information (Enterprise-wide Knowledge)
• Most systems investments have been focused on STRUCTURED (numerical/quantitative) information.
Unstructured Information Company’s core competencies, collective know-
how, and strategic advantage
Rarely supported by systems to manage unstructured information or to support the workflows that require it
Primary owners, contributors, and users are Knowledge Workers
Therefore,Best-in-class organizations are building Systems to collect, organize, and make available Enterprise-wide Knowledge
to those who need it most
. . to drive Revenues and Profits
Management Dimensions
Quality
CostTime
(better)
(faste
r)
(Cheaper)
Assembling an Enterprise-wide Knowledge Base
An Enterprise-Wide Knowledge BaseWhat is it?
Key Characteristics– Available to all authorized users
• Desktop• Mobile -- anytime, anyplace
– Transparent -- consistent for all users– Secure
"WYNIWYG" (What You Need Is What You Get)
Knowledge Management
Digital Asset Management
“DAM”
• An average of $8,200 per person per year is spent on file management activities which include searching, verification, organization, back-up and security
• Creative professionals spend an average of 1 out of every 10 hours of their time on file management
• Searches alone account for a full third of that time!
Digital Asset Management
for Smaller Companies
File Management Strategies– Central File Server – ALL the Company’s Digital Files
• Shared Folders & Personal Folders• Training• Inspection• Reminders
– Local (PC) File Synchronization – “Take it with you”• Built into Windows 2000 and XP• Anytime, Anyplace
• It’s free• It doesn’t require an
IT pro to do• It eradicates all the
“excuses” for saving files locally vs. centrally
“Right-now” Options
CAUTION!!• Do not abdicate this project to an IT professional!
• You’ll get far better results with a person who • Understands your administrative processes• Understands your operations workflows• Is a proficient MS-Windows user
• The technology is not the issue or the challenge
“Right-now” Options
File Management Strategies– Central File Server – ALL the Company’s Digital Files
• Shared Folders & Personal Folders• Training• Inspection• Reminders
– Local (PC) File Synchronization – “Take it with you”• Built into Windows 2000 and XP• Anytime, Anyplace
– Collaborative Workspaces• IBM Domino (Lotus Notes) – Still “best in class”• SharePoint (MS) – Comes with MS Small Business Server 2003
– Ray Ozzie (Notes, Groove)– Online collaboration– Check-in/Check out for Anytime, Anyplace
“Right-now” Options
File Management Strategies– Central File Server – ALL the Company’s Digital Files
• Shared Folders & Personal Folders• Training• Inspection• Reminders
– Local (PC) File Synchronization – “Take it with you”• Built into Windows 2000 and XP• Anytime, Anyplace
– Collaborative Workspaces• IBM Domino (Lotus Notes) – Still “best in class”• Share Point (MS) – Comes with MS Small Business Server 2003
– Ray Ozzie (Notes, Groove)– Online collaboration– Check-in/Check out for Anytime, Anyplace
• Saves the file to the SharePoint server, just like a local or network drive
• Others can see your work and add theirs
• “Rollback” option allows retrieval of past versions, if necessary
More “Right-now” Options E-mail/Calendar/Schedule + Collaboration Strategy
– IBM Domino (Lotus Notes)• Email centralization + SHARED ADDRESS BOOK• Contact Management (3rd party)• Shared Calendar/Scheduling• Collaborative Workspaces• Portals – Customer/Supplier/Employee Access• Replication – “Anytime, Anyplace” for mobile users
– Microsoft Exchange (comes with MS Small Business Server 2003) • Email centralization + SHARED ADDRESS BOOK• Contact Management (3rd party or Outlook Contact Manager)• Shared Calendar/Scheduling• SharePoint
– Collaborative Workspaces– Portals – Customer/Supplier/Employee Access
• Synchronization – weak, but workable
• Either available as a 3rd party Shared Service (Web-based)
• Both Synch with PDA’s, Blackberry, etc.
More “Right-now” Options
Fax/Phone Strategy
– Fax• Fax Server – send and receive faxes electronically• Outbound – works like Email• DID Fax – everyone has a personal fax number• Delivered by Email (Anytime, Anyplace)
– Phone• Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) • Company becomes a single phone system
– Multi-Location– Remote/Work-at-Home Employees
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PBXPBX
Router/GW Router/GW
Call ControlCluster
Toll BypassToll Bypass
Router/GW Router/GW
IP WAN
IP Telephony
VoIP Solution Sets:Toll Bypass and IP Telephony
Router/GW
IP WAN
Seamless IP TelephonySeamless IP Telephony
More “Right-now” Options
Backup Strategy – Critical to every DAM strategy– Tape
• Oldest and worst
– Storage Area Network (SAN)• Usually higher first cost• Usually lower total cost of ownership (TCO)
– 3rd-party, Web Based • Right now • Zero first cost• OFFSITE
Disaster Recovery –Also critical to every DAM strategy– Consider Fire, Water (flood or domestic), Hurricane, Tornado,
Earthquake, Chemical Spill – what WOULD you do?
Types of Information
Structured– Numerical– Financial– Operations
• Orders• Shipments• Billings/Receivables
Unstructured– Sales/Marketing
• Customer/prospect contact• Competitive intelligence• Product Data • Presentations
– Product Development & Production• Drawings (ACad, Pro-E)• Photos • Code (CAD/CAM/CIM, Source)• Manufacturing Instructions
– Policies/Procedures– Document Management– Investor Relations
Transitory– Phone– E-mail– Fax
. . to drive Revenues and Profits
Management Dimensions
Quality
(better)
Cost
(Cheaper)
Time
(faste
r)
“Does Your CompanyKnow What It Knows?”