The evolution of knowledge and knowledge-based issues are significant for effective management of knowledge. The effective management of knowledge has been characterized as a prerequisite for organizations looking for sustenance in this competitive era. This case focuses on the sphere of knowledge management to throw the light on the importance of knowledge management in an IT company. The case will manifest the fact that knowledge management is indispensable for organizational performance. The case also focuses on giving attention to three key components—people, processes, and technology—that will help to manage knowledge in an effective way. The main objective is to prioritize the processes of acquisition, integration, and usage of knowledge, which is what knowledge management (KM) is all about. KM is a process that through creating, accumulating, organizing, and utilizing knowledge helps attain the objectives and improve the organizational performance. The major benefit of introducing KM practices in organizations is its undeniable impact on organizational performance.
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Knowledge management has been widely used in many product-based and service-based companies. But, there are an only few studies and research has happened to explain the scenario in the service industry but service sector is constantly growing. Thus, it is necessary to understand the situation and how the service sector develops knowledge management strategy. Knowledge management can play a very significant role in the productivity of a company. This chapter is an attempt to explain why knowledge management is necessary for service companies and show how the service companies use knowledge management to gain competitive advantage. In service industry, knowledge is the key asset. With the needs of the customers become more and more complex, the services must be marked up to resolve these needs. This means that knowledge must also be captured, disbursed and stored in an efficient manner. There are various industry recognized tools available to manage the knowledge content.
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These demand introduction of automated tools (such as Arago) with artificial intelligence. However, making these tools ready to meet these service demands itself need very robust knowledge assets, patterns and trends, which will help these tools behave in proficient manner. Tools like ServiceNow, Confluence, Altier, Remedy and the like act as linked repositories where these Knowledge assets can be structured in a way to be accessible. Although the software industry is so young if we compare it with other industries, but it has turned out to be a heart of almost all industries in today’s era. This results into the demands of software products which are of better quality that can accomplish goals like market competitiveness as well as the satisfaction of client. To fulfil these requirements, software organizations have tried to make optimum utilization of their resources. Knowledge is one of its most imperative resources for any software industry. In the past, this knowledge has been stored on the paper or in the mind of people but paper has a limitation of accessibility and it is tough to update it. Knowledge in the mind of people is lost when they leave the organizations. Moreover, in big organizations, it can be challenging to capture knowledge of individual employees in specific issues, knowledge is something which has to be collected systematically, stored in a corporate reminiscence, and is shared across the organization. For the purpose of knowledge sharing, the organizations should capture knowledge from their members and solemnise it to make it accessible on an organizational level. In this viewpoint, knowledge management systems (KMS) can be very advantageous. Knowledge management system comprises of “human resource, enterprise organization and culture, as well as the information technology, methods and tools that support and enable it”. Knowledge Management System enables formation, access and reuse of knowledge, and its foremost objective is to stimulate growth of knowledge, communication, conservancy and sharing. Knowledge Management can also be used to capture the knowledge and experience engendered throughout the process of software development. Though each and every software development project is distinctive, similar experiences can benefit developers to accomplish their activities. Reprocessing knowledge can thwart the reiteration of past failures and guide the solution of persistent problems. So, to be effective, a knowledge management system should be integrated to the software process. Knowledge management has shown its significance in almost every field, that is the reason why most organizations agree that knowledge is an essential asset for success and survival in an increasingly competitive and global market.