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The Core
KCS Principles and Core Concepts – The foundation of KCS.
KCS v6 Practices Guide – Released 21 April 2016, this is the latest and most complete collection of information about how to do KCS. This description of the KCS practices and techniques is based on the collective experience of the Consortium members.
KCS v6 Adoption Guide – Released 11 January 2018, this guide offers a step-by-step approach for planning a KCS adoption, and is meant to complement the KCS v6 Practices Guide and the Measurement Matters paper.
Helpful Tools
Frequently Asked Questions about KCS – including the history and ownership of the methodology.
KCS: Ask an Expert – a place to ask your burning questions about KCS and have them answered by the community that develops and maintains the KCS methodology.
- KCS v6 Update Summary (Changes from previous versions of KCS)
- Glossary of KCS Terms
- Metrics Matrix (A list of possible measures and some of their attributes. Tailor for your environment. .xls format here)
- KCS Roles and Competencies (A description of competencies for the KCS roles: Candidate, Contributor, Publisher, Coach, Knowledge Domain Expert/KDE)
- Article Quality Quick Reference Guide (Sample KCS Article content and style guide. Tailor for your environment.)
- KCS FAQs (Sample list of FAQs for your communications plan. Tailor for your environment.)
Case Studies
- Quest
- Extreme Networks
- HP Enterprise
- salesforce.com
- MathWorks
- PTC
- Schneider Electric
- Avaya
- Avaya, Part Two
- Omgeo
- Mentor Graphics
- Verisign Security Services
- Progress KCS
- HP NonStop Customer Support
- Legato Support Services
Deep Dive
Stakeholder Engagement Matrix – Formerly the “Sustaining KCS Matrix.” Maintaining engagement through the phases of KCS adoption, described by stakeholder.
Measurement Matters – The benefits and organizational measures of the phases of KCS adoption.
The KCS Continuum – The evolution of KCS in a given environment.
KCS Introduction [.pptx]
Thoughts on taxonomy, classification and structure.
New vs. Known Methodology – A write up on how to conduct the New vs. Known study
- Sample spreadsheet for the New vs. Known study
How Good is Good Enough? [.ppt] – Content quality survey
Benefits Calculator [.xls]
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