Enterprise 2.0 for an Enterprise of One
by Bill Ives
I write about Enterprise 2.0 for several blogs, including this one, but I am an enterprise of one so many of the tools do not apply to me. However, there are many that do seem useful. So I decided to look at the possibilities in a more systematic way. Last week I posted a five part series on my own blog, Portals and KM, which provided the results. I am not going to repeat the series here but wanted to share this summary and links to the series at the end of this post if anyone is interested.
First, I followed my own advice and mapped out my business workflow. Then I looked at the tools I currently use for each major step before thinking about any further moves into the enterprise 2.0 space.
Since I write for multiple blogs and provide blog consulting services to businesses, my work flow in very content heavy. I decided the three main sections are one: content monitoring, two: content collecting, assembling, and creation, and three: content publishing and archiving. Step two then reaches into both step one and step three for new content.
At the suggestion of my friend, Kate Pugh, I enlisted the help of Gil Yehuda, former analyst at Forrester Research. He wrote the excellent report, Forrester TechRadar¬ For I&KM Pros: Enterprise Web 2.0 For Collaboration, that I reviewed, see – Forrester on Enterprise 2.0 for KM Professionals. Gil was generous to provide some excellent advice, as well as a sounding board for my initial ideas. The most complex step is the second one that was where we had most of our discussion. Gil also altered me to some excellent free tools for the first step. Tomorrow I start there.
I hope this series is useful to all the other one-person enterprises, as well as those in larger firms who still need to manage their own content. I welcome additions and approaches that you have found useful.
Enterprise 2.0 for an Enterprise of One – Part Two – Content Monitoring
Enterprise 2.0 for an Enterprise of One – Part Three – Content Collecting, Assembling, and Creation – Current Approach
Enterprise 2.0 for an Enterprise of One – Part Four – Content Collecting, Assembling, and Creation – Potential New Approaches
Enterprise 2.0 for an Enterprise of One – Part Five – Content Publishing and Archiving
