Adaptive Knowledge Lifecycle Management Methods

Abstract

In accordance with the embodiments described herein, methods for adaptive knowledge lifecycle management and associated services supplied to customers are described. Adaptive knowledge lifecycle management provides a means for beneficially adapting knowledge assets and their organizing structures, including workflow. The adaptive features may be based on inferences of preferences derived from user behaviors, or inferences of knowledge asset subject matter. Fees may be established and charged for performing adaptive knowledge lifecycle management services.

1 . A method of knowledge lifecycle management comprising:
 establishing a plurality of computer-implemented knowledge assets;   establishing a computer-implemented organizing structure of the knowledge assets;   implementing an adaptive knowledge lifecycle management process; and   modifying the computer-implemented organizing structure in accordance with the knowledge lifecycle process and inferred user preferences.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 performing an adaptive knowledge lifecycle management process step, the step being selected from a group consisting of knowledge acquisition, knowledge architecture, knowledge distribution, and knowledge delivery and management.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 establishing a process workflow; and   integrating the process workflow into the organizing structure of the knowledge assets.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 adapting automatically the process workflow based, at least in part, on inferences of user preferences.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 accessing usage behaviors of one or more users of the plurality of the knowledge assets;   assessing values for the plurality of knowledge assets based, at least in part, on usage behaviors associated with the plurality of knowledge assets; and   adapting automatically the organizing structure of the knowledge assets consistent with the assessed values of the knowledge assets.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 modifying the organizing structure in accordance with an inference of knowledge asset subject matter.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 establishing a fuzzy network-based organizing structure.   
     
     
         8 . A method of knowledge management services comprising:
 establishing a plurality of computer-implemented knowledge assets and a corresponding computer-implemented organizing structure;   establishing a fee based, at least in part, on automatically performing modifications to the plurality of knowledge assets and the corresponding organizing structure; and   charging the fee to a customer in return for performing the modifications to the knowledge assets and the organizing structure.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 establishing a relationship topology among knowledge assets, the relationship topology being selected from a group comprising a hierarchy, a network, and a fuzzy network.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 performing an adaptive knowledge asset lifecycle management process step.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 assessing a value for a plurality of the knowledge assets based, at least in part, on the number of the plurality of knowledge assets and the organizing structure of the knowledge assets.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 performing automatically the modifications to the plurality of knowledge assets and the corresponding organizing structure based, at least in part, on inferred preferences.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 performing automatically the modifications to the plurality of knowledge assets and the corresponding organizing structure based, at least in part, on inferences of the knowledge asset subject matter.   
     
     
         14 . A method comprising:
 establishing a plurality of computer-implemented knowledge assets;   establishing a computer-implemented organizing structure of the knowledge assets comprising workflow;   determining automatically a value for a knowledge asset; and   modifying automatically the workflow based, at least in part, on the value of the knowledge asset.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 determining the value for the knowledge asset based on inferred preferences.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 determining the value for the knowledge asset based on the inferred subject matter of the knowledge asset.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 charging a fee for modifying the workflow.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 performing an adaptive knowledge lifecycle management process step.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 establishing a fuzzy network organizing structure.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 generating an adaptive recommendation.