Communities of Practice: A Guide for Your Journey to Knowledge Management Best Practices

  • 54m
  • American Productivity & Quality Center
  • APQC
  • 2002

As one of the titles in APQC’s Passport to Success series, this book provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of what it takes to establish successful communities of practice. Based on years of research of leading-edge organizations—and supported by examples of best practices and tips from actual practitioners—this book will guide readers in their own efforts to build, support, and sustain communities of practice.

In this Book

  • Why Cultivate Communities of Practice?
  • A Communities of Practice Strategy
  • Types of Communities of Practice
  • Starting and Sustaining Communities of Practice
  • Support Structures
  • Funding Models for Communities
  • Information Technology and Content Management
  • Measuring the Impact of Communities
  • An Approach to Develop Communities of Practices