Knowledge Management
Knowledge
Management
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UNDERSTANDING Knowledge Management
"The capabilities by which communities within an organisation
capture the knowledge that is critical to them, constantly improve it
and make it available in the most effective manner to those who
need it, so that they can exploit it creatively to add value as a
normal part of their work"
GlaxoSmithKline
-------------------------------------"Knowledge Management is the discipline of enabling individuals,
teams and entire organisations to collectively and systematically
create, share and apply knowledge, to better achieve their
objectives"
Ron Young, CEO/CKO Knowledge Associates International
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Knowledge Management POLICY OF IFAD
“IFAD recognizes that knowledge management is the collection
of systems, processes and procedures designed to acquire and
share the intellectual and knowledge based assets of the
organization and its stakeholders.
This means sharing lessons learned from our own experiences,
by capturing and using the insights and knowledge of others and
by constantly reinventing ourselves in the light of evolving
circumstances.
IFAD recognizes the need for credible, authoritative and
convincing evidence to underpin our programme and policy
initiatives; the existence of extensive knowledge on rural
poverty; and the need to develop our capacity and culture to
absorb and contribute to knowledge” (IFAD 2007)
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Knowledge management leads to:
Access to the right (relevant) information and the right time to
project stakeholders and project implementers
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Use of information/ knowledge for enhanced project
implementation and project management
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Enhanced capacity of project staff to assimilate, document and
share information and knowledge
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Knowledge Management can support advocacy for better policy
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Importance of KM in IFAD projects
Knowledge plays a central role in operationalising the
project strategy to achieve the project objectives.
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KM also contributes significantly to Programme
Management towards achieving project goals
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KM for Advocacy and Policy dialogue
KM leads to providing timely information and knowledge to
empower people in meeting their aspirations through the
project
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Knowledge management components
Knowledge Management (KM) envisages capturing, creating,
sharing and managing knowledge. KM comprises of three
components :
(i) People - who create, share and use knowledge as part of their
daily work and help shape a knowledge sharing organizational
culture
(ii) Processes - which include methods to acquire, create,
organize, share and transfer knowledge to fit different situations
and
(iii) Technology - including the mechanisms to store and provide
access to data, information, and knowledge that must be integrated
with work to address their needs.
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HOW KM is done in IFAD/ projects? /
IMPLEMENTATION OF KM components
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Strengthening learning processes and knowledge-sharing
Equipping IFAD / projects with learning infrastructure
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Fostering partnerships for enhanced learning and knowledgesharing
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Promoting a supportive knowledge-sharing and learning
culture within the organisation
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LEARNING PROCESS includes:
Generation - of new information and knowledge from external
sources on project components
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Collection - of quantitative and qualitative data, experiences and
learnings from the field as a result of project implementation.
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Analysis and Systematic documentation of processes, success,
learnings, impacts and challenges
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Sharing knowledge – with various stakeholders in different forums
by using different KS tools and methods
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Dissemination of IFAD’s field knowledge with a larger audience.
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