Presenting an Approach for Conducting Knowledge Architecture within Large-Scale Organizations.

Touraj Varaee,Jafar Habibi,Ali Mohaghar

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0127005

Abstract

Knowledge architecture (KA) establishes the basic groundwork for the successful implementation of a short-term or long-term knowledge management (KM) program. An example of KA is the design of a prototype before a new vehicle is manufactured. Due to a transformation to large-scale organizations, the traditional architecture of organizations is undergoing fundamental changes. This paper explores the main strengths and weaknesses in the field of KA within large-scale organizations and provides a suitable methodology and supervising framework to overcome specific limitations. This objective was achieved by applying and updating the concepts from the Zachman information architectural framework and the information architectural methodology of enterprise architecture planning (EAP). The proposed solution may be beneficial for architects in knowledge-related areas to successfully accomplish KM within large-scale organizations. The research method is descriptive; its validity is confirmed by performing a case study and polling the opinions of KA experts.

Highlights

Many frameworks and methodologies have been proposed in the field of knowledge management (KM) as depicted in [1], numerous enterprises have been unable to implement their KM projects despite large monetary investments [2]
While acknowledging the principles and structures specified in the proposed framework, we present a methodology for conducting Knowledge architecture (KA) that addresses large-scale architecting and possesses a sufficient level of detail to enable a practical and executable process for KA in these settings
Because our objective is to provide a version of knowledge architecture framework (KAF), we will only concentrate on the first three lines of the framework and consider the fourth, fifth and the sixth lines to exceed the boundary of KAF

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Introduction

Many frameworks and methodologies have been proposed in the field of KM as depicted in [1], numerous enterprises have been unable to implement their KM projects despite large monetary investments [2]. Both technical factors and nontechnical factors are critical to the successful implementation of a KM project. KA, information technology infrastructure and supportive services are important factors in the successful establishment of a KM project [3, 4]. KA is required to ensure the successful implementation of a long-term or short-term KM project [7]. An example of KA is the design of a prototype before a new vehicle is manufactured

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