What is ISO 30401 about?

ISO 30401 international standard focuses on knowledge management systems. ISO 30401 sets requirements and provides guidelines for establishing, implementing, maintaining, reviewing, and improving an effective management system for knowledge management in organizations. All the requirements of ISO 30401 apply to any organization, regardless of its type or size, or the products and services it provides.

Who is ISO 30401 for?

ISO 30401 on knowledge management system requirements is useful fo

HR administration and training department
Instructor and trainers
Project managers
Private and public organizations

Why should you use ISO 30401?

Knowledge management is a discipline focused on ways that organizations create and use knowledge. Knowledge management has no single accepted definition, and no global standards predate this management system standard.

The purpose of the ISO 30401 standard for knowledge management is to support organizations to develop a management system that effectively promotes and enables value-creation through knowledge.

Each organization will craft a knowledge management approach, concerning its own business and operational environment, reflecting its specific needs and desired outcomes

The intent of ISO 30401 is to set sound knowledge management principles and requirements:

As guidance for organizations that aim to be competent in optimizing the value of organizational knowledge
As a basis for auditing, certifying, evaluating, and recognizing such competent organizations by internal and externally recognized auditing bodies.

The importance of ISO 30401:

Work aims to produce valuable results. Valuable results are derived from applied knowledge. Organizational knowledge is becoming a key differentiator for effectiveness, increased collaboration, and competition.
Knowledge work is increasingly important in many societies and organizations. Many economies aspire to become knowledge economies, where knowledge is the main source of wealth. In this context, knowledge becomes a core asset for organizations. Knowledge is especially important in many areas: it allows effective decisions to be made, supports the efficiency of processes, contributes to their enhancement, creates resilience and adaptability, creates competitive advantage, and may even become a product.
An increased access to knowledge will create opportunities for the professional development of people in the organization through learning, practices, and exchanges
Effective knowledge management supports collaboration between different organizations to achieve shared objectives.

BS ISO 30401:2018

Knowledge management systems. Requirements

Current, Under Review

Published:

30 Nov 2018