Implementation of an Army General Officer Knowledge Management System
Abstract
Knowledge is a key enabler which provides organizations and individuals information dominance. This in turn allows the organization and individuals to become relevant and ready through the use of knowledge. However converting tacit to explicit knowledge and utilizing this knowledge throughout the spectrum of an organization has become a challenge for commercial and government entities. General officers within the United States Army possess a plethora of tacit knowledge at the strategic operational and tactical level. However the majority of this knowledge is not captured within a system where present and future general officers can benefit from its existence. In order to rectify this problem the Army must develop and implement a general officer knowledge management system. This system must allow general officers the ability to share search and disseminate explicit knowledge via the Internet. Additionally the architecture associated with this knowledge management system must be a seamless part of day-to-day operations for general officers whose operational tempo is twenty four hours a day seven days a week. Establishing this system will provide United States Army general officers the ability to transform themselves into true knowledge based individuals that will have a great impact on the Army as an organization.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 19, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA425728
Entities
People
- Robert M. Sheppard
Organizations
- United States Army War College