A manager needs to know what kind of information they need, where to get it from and how to apply it to the specific task at hand in order to successfully manage the strategic planning and use of technology efforts in their organization. In your role as Director of Innovation and Business Opportunities you are charged with developing the specifications for a knowledge-management system that will help direct your organization's future acquisitions of technology. Discuss the following:

What do you need to know to accomplish your work?

Where did you get the knowledge on how to do these things?

What information or data do you need to accomplish your work?

Where do you look for this data? How easy is it to find the information or data you need?

What would make it easier?

What information do you feel would make your work easier if you had it?