Knowledge management in an enterprise-wide information system

Proliferation of information technology has resulted in many different types of applications in an organization. They are standalone and unrelated information systems developed by different departments in different sites in an organization. Some of them have common components while others may require tailor-made components. Since they are developed independently, it is not uncommon for conflicts or inconsistencies to be found among them. To better manage these applications, a global knowledge management system needs to be developed so that data, information and knowledge from all applications in an enterprise can be consolidated. Towards this goal, we propose here a structured enterprise-wide information management model with a number of unique features to handle business in a large organization. We focus, in particular, on the project management aspects.