This workshop exposes participants to different ways of designing and utilising a taxonomy to enhance their job efficiency, as well as to impart key folder structure design principles for a usable, maintainable and effective taxonomy. Participants can also learn the approach to taxonomy development that takes into account the needs of different stakeholders to ensure maximum adoption and the importance of taxonomy as a living system with the support of an active governance and evaluation process.

1. This workshop exposes participants to different ways of designing and utilising a taxonomy
to enhance their job efficiency, as well as to impart key folder structure design principles for
a usable, maintainable and effective taxonomy. Participants can also learn the approach to
taxonomy development that takes into account the needs of different stakeholders to ensure
maximum adoption and the importance of taxonomy as a living system with the support of
an active governance and evaluation process.
• Researchers
• Business Consultants
• Project Officers
• Document and Information Managers
• Academics, Teachers and Students
• Training and Development Consultants
• Knowledge Champions
• Information and Knowledge Management
Professionals
In an earlier study, International Data Corporation (IDC) research has stated that worker
spent an average of 9.5 hrs every week looking for information in in the workplace. Why do
people take such a long time to locate the necessary information? It is probably due to the
lack of a structured taxonomy – a scheme for proper classification of information. A good
taxonomy scheme reflects real life usage of an information and classification system.
Taxonomy also involves the identification of meta-data, i.e. descriptors for stored
data/information which is commonly understood by people in the workplace. A well-
structured taxonomy can facilitate people to search for the necessary information and
minimize the chance of mis-placing information, hence improving job efficiency in the
workplace.
• Definition of taxonomy and identification of different taxonomy forms
• Taxonomy design principles
• Taxonomy building process
• Design Game : understanding the factors to be considered when developing taxonomies
• Taxonomy testing techniques
• Taxonomy maintenance and governance model
2:30pm – 5:30pm, 23 June 2014
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

2. Ms Nicole Sy works as a Knowledge Management Specialist. She provides
knowledge management related consultancy services to clients such as CLP
Power Ltd., Dragon Air, Leo Paper Ltd., Child Assessment Services of Health
Department of the HKSAR Government, Housing Department of the HKSAR
Government. In addition, she has been involved in various knowledge
management projects and corporate knowledge management training in
many prestigious companies in Hong Kong. Ms Sy is also the Program
Leader for the Certified Knowledge Professional (CKP). Her knowledge
management specializations are: information and knowledge audits,
methods to manage and measure knowledge management performance,
developing and implementing knowledge management
strategies/knowledge management system, knowledge management
process development and the design/implementation of knowledge
management tools. Ms Sy has obtained the Bachelor (Hons) in Commerce
and MSc in Information System qualifications. Prior to joining the KMIRC,
she worked as Marketing Manager in various industrial sectors, covering
retailing (Li & Fung Retail Group), manufacturing (Universe Holdings Ltd)
and telecommunications (PCCW Ltd).
Ms Nicole Sy,
Knowledge Management Specialist,
Knowledge Management and Innovation Research Centre
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Enquiries: Miss Autumn Lin
(Tel: 3400 3158, Email: qiu.lin@polyu.edu.hk)
Please register online on KMIRC website
http://kmirc.ise.polyu.edu.hk/events.htm and send a crossed cheque
made payable to “The Hong Kong Polytechnic University” in HK dollar to:
Miss Autumn Lin
Knowledge Management and Innovation Research Centre,
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering ,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon
Regular Fee: HK$700 KMIRC member: HK$560
*Registration fee covers handout and refreshment
**Medium of Instruction: Cantonese