An ISO 30401 poll collected a range of useful data, and in response, this report proposes further steps that can be taken to bring about the necessary awareness concerning the knowledge management standard.
This article is part of a series of articles on the new international knowledge management (KM) standard, ISO 30401 Knowledge management systems – Requirements.
A poll in regard to ISO 30401:2018 Knowledge management systems – Requirements was conducted for two weeks straight on my LinkedIn profile, garnering 191 votes with 6300+ views. The poll revealed that 50% of respondents have never heard about ISO 30401 (Figure 1).
Another important aspect was that out of the 191 votes,
Further, the responses of the business community, including executive level to managers, can be segmented as:
The responses of KM professionals can be segmented as:
Overall responses
Responses of different audience sectors
The poll served the intent well, with a range of useful data collected. This report provides an insight into what kind of further steps can be taken to bring about the necessary awareness concerning ISO 30401:2018 Knowledge management systems – Requirements.
Following analysis, three key messages can be derived from this poll with clarity:
From inference, the following next steps are proposed: