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Solving IT Incidents Faster!
  • Kim Orava
  • KOAN-IT Corp.
  • February 18, 2004
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Background
  • November 2003, HDI Presentation on Knowledge-centered support (KCS)
    • Provided the what and why
  • February 2004, HDI Presentation
    • Will provide the how?
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Knowledge Management
  • IDC reports FORTUNE 500 wasted $12 billion duplicating work
  • 25% of FORTUNE 500 have CKOs
  • Ford reports $914 million cost savings due to KM from 1997 - 2000
  • Chevron saves $650 million since 1991 due to KM
  • Texas Instruments saves $1 billion cumulatively since
    KM program launched in mid 1990s


  • Gartner Group reports
    • 90% of FORTUNE 500 working on KM
    • 33% of FORTUNE 1000 had begun KM programs by 1999
    • will rise to over 50% by 2003

  • World Economic Forum
    • 95% of CEOs feel that KM is critical to success
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Objectives for today
  • This presentation is designed to provide the following:
    • How to use IT knowledge bases
    • How to create knowledge
    • How to maintain knowledge


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The Benefits
  • Quantitative Benefits
    • Decrease Call Duration by spending less time searching for answers
    • Decrease Call Escalation Rates with more 1st level analysts resolving calls directly
    • Increase 1st Call Resolution Rates by getting to the right answer sooner
    • Reduce call volume through Self-Service
  • Qualitative Benefits
    • Solve The Knowledge Paradox… the answer is within these walls but how do we find it?
    • Improve End-user Satisfaction  they can find information when & where they need it
    • Better Support Analysts Satisfaction, less burn out means they have more time to work on strategic projects
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Web-centric Self-Service
Old Economic Model
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Web-centric Self-Service
New Economic Model
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The Benefits
  • Align the cost of support with the value of support
  • Readily scale support supply during peaks
  • Reduce call volume through Self-Service
  • Expand the store of explicit corporate knowledge
  • Improve End-user Satisfaction because they’ll find information when & where they need it
  • Improve Support Analysts satisfaction, less repetitive work equals time for more engaging work and projects
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2. Knowledge Creation
  • Principles of learning
  • Taxonomy of knowledge
  • Tacit vs. Explicit knowledge
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Principles of Adult Learning
  • Adults are autonomous and self-directed
  • Have accumulated a foundation of life experiences and knowledge
  • Are goal-oriented
  • Are relevancy-oriented
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About Knowledge Management Taxonomy
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About Knowledge Management Taxonomy
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Building
Tacit vs. Explicit
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Knowledge Creation
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Anatomy Solution Details
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Anatomy Solution Details
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3. Maintaining
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Stock vs. Flow
  • Bath Tub Analogy
    • Tap & Drain (knowledge flow)
    • Water level (knowledge stock)
    • Water System
      (organization learning)
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Measure your Usage
  • Adaptive ranking
    • Used most vs. used least
  • Aging cheese
    • Only good for so long

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Summary
  • Align the cost and the value of support
  • Empower your end-users
  • Provide knowledge for the target audience
  • Knowledge is ever changing.
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Thank you



  • Kim Orava
  • KOAN-IT Corp
  • email: kim.orava@koan-it.com
  • Tel: 613-591-9131 x 228