In this paper, we propose a novel approach to determine an appropriate sequence to develop the components of a project management plan. Some newcomers to project management become overwhelmed due to the complex relations within these components. Network theory is a widely used tool in fields with complex relations within entities, but it has not yet been applied to configure a project managemen...

background:child health improvement is one of the most important indexes in health programs among all countries. one of the eight millennium development goals for 2015 is reduction of child mortality. based on who recommendation integrated management of childhood illness (imci) is one of the most effective strategies to reduce under five mortality rates. in this study, we tried to compare knowl...

this paper aims to use a priority framework based on decision making trial and evaluation laboratory (dematel) to help organizations build awareness of the critical influential factors affecting successful implementation of km. to identify critical influential factors, the authors studied and reviewed relevant literature from numerous fields of study associated with the essential issues of km. ...

Public organisations often face knowledge problems due to the continual and pervasive movement of staff between units and department. The Pellucid project is developing a knowledge management system to assist in such situations. This paper describes the knowledge engineering and the knowledge level modelling undertaken in Pellucid. We use CommonKADS task templates as a mechanism to identify and...

Decision support systems based on computerized Clinical Protocols (CP) and Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) fall short when dealing with patient co-morbidites, as this demands the concurrent merging of multiple CP/CPG. We present an ontology-based approach for the merging of CPG and CP at two levels–i.e. knowledge modeling level and knowledge execution level. We have developed specialized ont...

introduction: the subject of knowledge, as one of the most valuable sources of every organization, has recently gained more importance in businesses and industries, especially in governmental organizations. therefore, this study aimed to explore and prioritize the most important subjects in the field of hospital management to be documented in knowledge management system of the iranian ministry ...

complicacy, variety and ever-increasing changes, assumed as outstandingly evident organizational environment features, impose a situation where inconsiderate attitude or carelessness could end in loss of competitiveness or even survival among rivals. today, organizations have come to the point that nothing, but knowledge and innovation could make them desirably successful in a competitive world...

This paper aims to use a priority framework based on Decision making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) to help organizations build awareness of the critical influential factors affecting successful implementation of KM. To identify critical influential factors, the authors studied and reviewed relevant literature from numerous fields of study associated with the essential issues of ...

the present paper deals with the role of played by knowledge management in organizations and its impact on their improved operations, including libraries. the km mission within an organization is to transform the tacit knowledge of employees into an important source for decision making as well as proactive documentation of explicit knowledge for achieving organizational goals. the closer man’s ...