Waltmansfield's Posts - Knowledge Management for Development2024-03-29T01:10:31Zwaltmansfieldhttp://www.km4dev.org/profile/waltmansfieldhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1545908437?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://www.km4dev.org/profiles/blog/feed?user=18in6b5ubjmfm&xn_auth=noMeasuring knowledge management: survey report for the KM4Dev innovation fundtag:www.km4dev.org,2013-04-24:2672907:BlogPost:674132013-04-24T19:39:02.000Zwaltmansfieldhttp://www.km4dev.org/profile/waltmansfield
<p>Earlier this year, with support from the KM4Dev Innovation Fund, we circulated a survey on <strong>The use of indicators for the monitoring and evaluation of knowledge management and knowledge brokering in international development (<a href="http://wiki.km4dev.org/The_use_of_Indicators_for_the_Monitoring_and_Evaluation_of_KM_in_International_Development" target="_blank">see project proposal</a><a title=""></a><br></br></strong></p>
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<p>Thank you to all those who took the time to respond…</p>
<p>Earlier this year, with support from the KM4Dev Innovation Fund, we circulated a survey on <strong>The use of indicators for the monitoring and evaluation of knowledge management and knowledge brokering in international development (<a href="http://wiki.km4dev.org/The_use_of_Indicators_for_the_Monitoring_and_Evaluation_of_KM_in_International_Development" target="_blank">see project proposal</a><a title=""></a><br/></strong></p>
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<p>Thank you to all those who took the time to respond to this survey and to send us materials.</p>
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<div><p>We are now presenting the survey report which explores the challenges and current practices in the monitoring and evaluation of knowledge management and knowledge brokering. It collates and presents the responses of 68 knowledge and evaluation practitioners. Please find below a link to this survey report: <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1560700717?profile=original" target="_blank">KM4dev%20indicator%20survey%20report.pdf</a></p>
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<p>This survey was produced in support of a workshop that was held at the Institute for Development Studies (IDS), Brighton, UK on 8<sup>th</sup> March 2013 (<a href="http://www.ids.ac.uk/publication/the-use-of-indicators-for-the-monitoring-and-evaluation-of-knowledge-management-and-knowledge-brokering-in-international-development" target="_blank">find the workshop report here</a>) </p>
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<p><strong>Summary of Key findings:</strong></p>
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<p>A majority of survey respondents noted both a lack of organisational support and resourcing for knowledge initiatives and a lack of tools for measuring the effectiveness of knowledge management and knowledge brokering. The majority of respondents described current methods for measuring knowledge activities as inadequate, unsuitable or inefficient.</p>
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<p>Despite the high level of interest in knowledge management and brokering and the high level of experience of respondents, only a small number of indicators were shared. The majority of respondents described the indicators used to monitor and evaluate knowledge activities as non-existent, or under developed.</p>
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<p>Responses to a question on key challenges impeding effective M&E of knowledge management fell into three main categories:</p>
<p>a) Difficulties in measuring knowledge management and knowledge brokering (lack of data, lack of suitable indicators, limited best practice guidance),</p>
<p>b) Difficulties in attribution (tracing from activities to impact, challenges of causality) and</p>
<p>c) Lack of organisational support for knowledge activities (resourcing challenges, organisational priorities).</p>
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<p>The survey asked respondents to assess the level of monitoring and evaluation of knowledge management and knowledge brokering in their organisation. Only 20% of respondents indicated that their organisation had good or strong monitoring and evaluation systems in place for knowledge management, with 67% assessing their processes as weak or non-existent. Similarly for knowledge brokering, only 19% felt their organisation had good or strong monitoring and evaluation systems in place for knowledge management, with 62% assessing their processes as weak or non-existent.</p>
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<p>While the lack of advanced measuring of the impact of knowledge activities is a challenge, there are areas of good practice, and respondents have shared examples of frameworks and resources.</p>
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<p>Further research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of those indicators already in use and to develop a greater range of appropriate indicators for the measurement of knowledge activities.</p>
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<div>If you have any comments on this report we would love to hear from you, either post a comment below, to the KM4Dev mailing list, or send us an email.</div>
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<div>Many thanks</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/infosci/staff/phdstudents/philipp-grunewald.html">Philipp Grunewald</a> and <a href="http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/infosci/staff/phdstudents/walter-mansfield.html">Walter Mansfield</a>, (Loughborough University)</div>
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<div>Walter Mansfield</div>
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<div>PHD Research Student</div>
<div><div><font size="2"><span><font size="2"><span>Department of Information Science</span></font></span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span><font size="2"><span>Loughborough University</span></font></span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span><font size="2"><span>LE11 3TU</span></font></span></font></div>
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<div>w.mansfield@loughborough.ac.uk</div>
</div>Workshop Report: The use of Indicators for the Monitoring and Evaluation of Knowledge Management and Knowledge Brokering in International Developmenttag:www.km4dev.org,2013-04-11:2672907:BlogPost:664662013-04-11T17:07:52.000Zwaltmansfieldhttp://www.km4dev.org/profile/waltmansfield
<p>Please find a link to the report for the workshop “<i><b>The use of Indicators for the Monitoring and Evaluation of Knowledge Management and Knowledge Brokering in International Development</b></i>” held at IDS on the 8<sup>th </sup>March. <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1560702330?profile=original" target="_self">Knowledge_indicators_workshop_report8thMarch2013.pdf</a></p>
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<p>This workshop brought together 30 practitioners from across the international…</p>
<p>Please find a link to the report for the workshop “<i><b>The use of Indicators for the Monitoring and Evaluation of Knowledge Management and Knowledge Brokering in International Development</b></i>” held at IDS on the 8<sup>th </sup>March. <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1560702330?profile=original" target="_self">Knowledge_indicators_workshop_report8thMarch2013.pdf</a></p>
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<p>This workshop brought together 30 practitioners from across the international development sector to share indicators in current practice, explore common issues and challenges, and collaborate to improve knowledge management and knowledge brokering indicators. The workshop, was initiated, planned and facilitated by two PhD researchers from Loughborough University, Walter Mansfield and Philipp Grunewald, in partnership with IDS Knowledge Services.</p>
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<p>During the course of the workshop, participants debated the use of indicators in current use and worked to improve the relevance and robustness of those indicators. This workshop report presents:</p>
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<li>a resource pool of 100 indicators for knowledge management and knowledge brokering</li>
<li>a summary of workshop discussions and outcomes</li>
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<p>The report is available here on KM4Dev <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1560702330?profile=original" target="_self">Knowledge_indicators_workshop_report8thMarch2013.pdf</a> and also via the Institute for Development's Site: <a href="http://www.ids.ac.uk/publication/the-use-of-indicators-for-the-monitoring-and-evaluation-of-knowledge-management-and-knowledge-brokering-in-international-development">http://www.ids.ac.uk/publication/the-use-of-indicators-for-the-monitoring-and-evaluation-of-knowledge-management-and-knowledge-brokering-in-international-development</a></p>
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<p>If you should have any problems accessing the report, please do not hesitate to contact me directly for a copy.</p>
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<p>Thanks to all participants for sharing their experiences, challenges and lessons.</p>
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<p>We will additionally shortly be publishing the results of a related survey funded under the KM4Dev Innovation Fund. For further information see: <a href="http://wiki.km4dev.org/The_use_of_Indicators_for_the_Monitoring_and_Evaluation_of_KM_in_International_Development">http://wiki.km4dev.org/The_use_of_Indicators_for_the_Monitoring_and_Evaluation_of_KM_in_International_Development</a></p>
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<p>Warm regards,</p>
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<p>Walter Mansfield and Philipp Grunewald</p>
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<div>Walter Mansfield</div>
<div>PHD Research Student</div>
<div><div><font size="2"><span><font size="2"><span>Department of Information Science</span></font></span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span><font size="2"><span>Loughborough University</span></font></span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span><font size="2"><span>LE11 3TU</span></font></span></font></div>
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<div>w.mansfield@loughborough.ac.uk</div>