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Kathy Valderrama Jim Lee Cap Gemini Ernst & Young

Kathy Valderrama Jim Lee Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. Building Successful Communities of Practice InfoToday 2002. Objectives. Creating Communities of Practice Sustaining Communities of Practice Success Stories. Creating Communities. Activities. Deliverables. Examples. Obtain sponsorship

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Kathy Valderrama Jim Lee Cap Gemini Ernst & Young

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  1. Kathy ValderramaJim LeeCap Gemini Ernst & Young Building Successful Communities of Practice InfoToday 2002

  2. Objectives • Creating Communities of Practice • Sustaining Communities of Practice • Success Stories

  3. Creating Communities Activities Deliverables Examples • Obtain sponsorship • Conduct visioning session • Long term perspective • Set goals and priorities • Community/business goals • Knowledge management goals (KM Plan, Metrics) • Develop value proposition • Identify the players

  4. Creating Communities - Deliverables Activities Deliverables Examples • Vision document • Knowledge management plan • Value proposition • List of players in the community

  5. Creating Communities - Examples Activities Deliverables Examples • Vision document – list long term description of the group: where do we see this group in 5 years? • Knowledge management plan – list of goals and priorities of the business and community – specific, trackable and measurable • Value proposition – how will this community help the business become more successful and increase productivity overall? • List of players – Member Directory

  6. Sustaining Communities Activities Deliverables Examples • Conduct periodic review of KM plan • Involve sponsor • Revise and adapt plan as the business changes • Give rewards and recognition • Recognize innovation as key to business success • Solicit feedback • Surveys, focus groups

  7. Sustaining Communities - Deliverables Activities Deliverables Examples • Revised Knowledge management plan • Survey • Metrics/scorecards • Rewards/recognition – memos, performance review

  8. Sustaining Communities - Examples Activities Deliverables Examples • Thank you message to those who contributed to the community’s knowledgebase • Survey mailed to all community members asking for their feedback • Quarterly review of knowledge plan with sponsor • Identify improvement opportunities using metrics on community usage of knowledge bases

  9. Symptoms of Low Performing Communities • Low level of communication and collaboration • Low business results • Not a team based activity • Content is not consistently managed

  10. Community Success Stories • Business Value Achieved • Faster response time to clients • Lessons learned for use throughout the organization • Faster implementation time for projects • Lower costs • Content ready-to-go for re-use by others • Shorter time to market • Improved quality in work and deliverables

  11. Questions?

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