Feature Articles

Integrating Outlook 2003 with Microsoft SharePoint Technologies
I'm often asked about the integration between Microsoft Outlook and SharePoint (SharePoint Portal Server and Windows SharePoint Services).  Given SharePoint's native capabilities to manage contact lists, task lists, and calendars, it is a natural assumption that users can share data across these products.  This article will highlight key integration features between Outlook and SharePoint as well as illustrate some best practices for enhanced collaboration.

Do Your Senior Managers Need Real-Time Information?
Most senior managers could run their organizations more effectively if they had real-time access to a few key pieces of information. Ken McGee of the Gartner Group interviewed dozens of senior executives at Fortune 1000 companies and found that nearly all of them could list one to three pieces of information that, if available in real-time, would help them run their company far better. McGee documented his findings in Heads Up: How to Anticipate Business Surprises and Seize Opportunities First , Harvard Business School Press, 2004.

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How to Make Knowledge Workers More Productive
In the Summer 2004 issue of the Sloan Management Review, three top management thinkers—Michael Hammer, Dorothy Leonard and Tom Davenport—addressed the issue of how organizations can make their knowledge workers more productive. This article provides a high-level summary of their insights.

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Knowledge Management Associates applies its deep expertise in Microsoft technologies and tools to building custom, innovative business applications for clients in the areas of knowledge management, business intelligence, data and presentation solutions and emerging technologies. During the past ten years, we've helped companies achieve significant improvements in business performance through:

    • faster response time to customers
    • enhanced productivity (by minimizing ‘reinventing the wheel’)
    • improved sales and operational forecasting through better analysis tools
    • heightened employee morale through easy-to-use systems

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