Overview

ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA

The Knowledge Management Group (KMG) was formed to address the needs of area organizations in managing knowledge assets. Knowledge assets include intellectual capital (e.g., what employees know, patents), procedural knowledge contained in documents and administrative structures, and knowledge embedded in information systems.

 

 

Goals of the KMG

Knowledge management includes activities related to the creation, capture, organization, maintenance, retrieval, and use of organizational knowledge to promote improved decision-making and performance. KMG's goal is to promote the sharing of KM best practices, to provide a forum for group problem solving on KM problems, and to encourage networking and professional collaboration in the area of KM.

 

 

History and Structure of KMG

• The KMG was originally started by the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce in April 1999
• Meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month except July and August
• Meetings take one of two forms:
  • Virtual, between 11:00am and 12:00pm
  • Hosted by area organizations between 7:45am and 9:45am
• The group consists of membership and an Executive Committee

 

Who Should be Involved?

Members of companies, non-profit organizations, and government agencies whether their organization currently has a knowledge management strategy or not. Current members represent:

• Rohm and Haas
• AstraZeneca
• DuPont
• Unisys
• Quaker Chemical
• Penn State University
• Springhouse Education & Consulting Services

...and many other organizations