THE QUIZ _ INDIVIDUAL PRACTICES

Information/Knowledge Management Quiz - How does your department rate?

The statements below describe typical information related conditions. Indicate how accurately you feel each statement reflects your situation. Use the "NA" option if a statement does not apply at all.

In my organization or department . . .

1. Aside from any document management system, employees manage their own information in personal files.

2. The entity is small enough that everyone knows "who to go to" for information about a topic.

3. There is a directory or similar tool for tracking who is in charge of, or knows about, what topics or projects.

4. There are formal mechanisms for knowledge sharing (such as project reports at staff meetings).

5. There is a defined procedure for handover of information from one employee to a successor.