Knowledge Management Practices & Tools Workshop - Dr Peter Tobin - 20 May 2010 - Port Elizabeth
Esther Josias
Knowledge Management
Practices & Tools Workshop
Dr Peter Tobin
Summerstrand Hotel,
Port Elizabeth
20 May 2010
About the presenter:
Dr Tobin is a highly experienced and skilled educator who has over thirty years
of business experience across a number of different industries and a wide range
of roles. He has facilitated a broad spectrum of strategy-focused education and
developmental experiences for thousands of managers and corporate professionals
in organisations both large and small. He is a graduate of four universities,
and his qualifications include a first degree in Economics, an MBA and a
Doctorate in the field of Knowledge Management. He combines real world
expertise and experience with a solid grounding in global best practice and an
understanding of how to achieve world-class performance in the field of
Knowledge Management (KM). Dr Tobin has published over twenty academic
conference papers and journal articles in the KM field, has co-authored a book
on the use of storytelling as a KM tool and has spoken at numerous local and
international KM-themed conferences.
Who should attend?
You have heard of KM and may even have developed a KM strategy. Now you need to
turn your strategy into reality. You are looking for a practical easy to
implement approach, which will help you to achieve your KM objectives, with an
opportunity to learn what it takes to be world-class in the KM field.
Aim:
Delegates will learn about the essential elements of how to improve sharing,
learning and collaborating as part of an overall KM strategy. A comprehensive
set of KM practices and tools will be evaluated as part of the workshop.
Workshop contents:
• KM concepts
• KM objectives
• KM success factors
• KM models & frameworks
• KM processes & tools
• KM roles
• KM practices & tools
• KM and strategy
• Relationship between KM strategy and business strategy
• Approaches to KM strategy
• Selecting a KM strategy
• Contents of a KM strategy
• KM strategy implementation
Outcome:
At the end of this workshop, delegates will:
• know the essential elements of what makes for a sound KM strategy
• understand which KM practices & tools exist
• know how to assess which are the best practices & tools for their
organisation
• know how to measure the success of their KM initiatives
• gain insights into how to develop their own implementation plan
Cost:
Payments
by 16 April: R6 475 pp
Payments from 17 April: R7 575 pp
Register 4 or more people and get a 10% discount.
How to register:
The workshop is part of KARM 2010:
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Fourth Annual
KNOWLEDGE, ARCHIVES & RECORDS MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE (KARM 2010)
Summerstrand Hotel, Port Elizabeth
19-20 May 2010
Theme: A Decade of 21st Century Knowledge, Archives and Records Management
Web: http://www.pdesa.co.za/pde-events.htm
PAPER HIGHLIGHTS:
Keynote address: Managing
knowledge, archives and records in a changing environment - Prof Patrick Ngulube, UNISA and Chair of SASA
(South African Society of Archivists)
A decade of knowledge, archives and records management as reflected in SA journals and magazines
- Dr Adriaan Swanepoel, Tshwane University of Technology
The arrangement and description of archives – Dr Charles Stofberg, Telkom
Managing university records for competitive advantage in the 21st century - Mr Ashabai Chinyemba, UWC
The implications of records management legislation on the management of records in the early stages of the life cycle - Mr Ashabai Chinyemba, UWC
Harvesting knowledge to promote community development: a case study – Mr Hein Spingies, Independent Development Trust
Showcasing an integrated approach to Enterprise Search - Mr Piet Dempsey, Knowledge Focus
Implementing a successful knowledge management initiative: a case study of the National Department of Human Settlement - Mr Oseaus Dube, Department of Human Settlement
What constitutes information integrity? - Prof Stephen Flowerday, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
TRAINING WORKSHOPS (Delegates must choose ONE workshop)
- Records Auditing – Prof Ngulube, UNISA
- Supreme integrated record and archive management (SIRAM) – Mr M
Joubert, Eskom Archives
- KM practices and tools workshop – Dr Tobin, Peter Tobin Consultancy
- Presentation skills – Vetta Communication (Services Seta REC271)
SOCIAL EVENT: PE City & Township Tour and Traditional African Dinner
at Jeya's
FULL DETAILS: www.pdesa.co.za
QUERIES: Orion: E-mail: or...@pdesa.co.za Tel: 021 906 6041 Fax: 086 617
7832
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Don’t miss our 2010 conferences:
Second Annual
COASTAL SECRETARIES CONFERENCE (CSC 2010)
Summerstrand Hotel, Port Elizabeth
14-15 April 2010
Theme: The 21st Century South African Office Professional: A Decade On
Second Annual
Management Empowerment & Excellence Conference (mEE 2010)
Cape Town
October 2010
Theme: The Intelligent Manager: 2010 and beyond
For more conference information visit: http://www.pdesa.co.za/pde-events.htm
Should you have any queries or require us to email or fax you the conference information sheets, please contact:
Orion: E-mail: or...@pdesa.co.za Tel: 021 906 6041 Fax: 086 617 7832