Taxonomy Expertise

Centralpoint provides you with a centralized robust taxonomy library for all of your organizations data. This easy to use and organic approach to content classification makes it easier to govern your information, while making it easier to find for your site visitors. Oxcyon considers your taxonomy to be the central nervous system of your organization's web-based applications. The better the taxonomy, the easier it is to manage your site, letting users find what they are looking for easier. Most organizations have just recently begun considering a taxonomy for the very first time. Oxcyon will work with your team to help define and develop an organization specific taxonomy in which to centrally govern your data the way that it was meant to...in an organized way. Ultimately, taxonomy plays a crucial role within Centralpoint as well as your organization. A structured taxonomy can change the way your employees think and manage information. A well defined taxonomy helps everyone...those that drive the content, and those in search of it...all in one fell swoop. More importantly, Oxcyon provides you the tools to manage it yourself...once developed. This is the key ingredient to a flexible, re-usable and scalable web architecture. Our services to your organization may include:

An example of the taxonomy fields found in each module.
These taxonomies can be customized for each module (news, physician directory, etc.)
but can also consider crosswalks between disparate data.

Why Taxonomy?

What is Taxonomy and why should organizations adopt it? What are the consequences of non-adoption? What benefits does taxonomy bring to your knowledge management initiatives? How have we saved organizations time and money through intelligent, centralized taxonomy?

Defining Your Taxonomy/ECM Strategy

How do you align taxonomy with business strategy?

Building a Taxonomy for a Knowledge Portal

How do you build a taxonomy for a knowledge portal through an information audit and social network analysis?

Introduction to Knowledge Mapping using Taxonomy Network Analysis

Where and with whom does knowledge reside in your organization? How do you identify key knowledge agents and leverage their networks?

Identifying Communities of Practice

What are communities of practice and how are they useful to your organizations? How do you identify potential communities of practice and give them the resources to grow?

Conducting a Knowledge Audit

When would a knowledge audit be necessary and how do you go about conducting it?

Technology Review for Knowledge Management

What are the technology offerings for KM and how do you assess them?

Understanding Standards in Knowledge Management

What are the standards in KM and how do they affect your organization's adoption?

Conducting a Culture Scan for Knowledge Management

What kind of culture is amenable to KM? How do you conduct a culture scan for your organization and identify potential leverage points for KM adoption?

Change Management Issues in Taxonomy

What are the potential compliance requirements in taxonomy adoption and how do you manage the transition to adoption?

An example of records serving by order of their taxonomy or classification.

Centralpoint provides up to five tiers of taxonomy for each and every content type. Centralpoint can also relate 'disparate' taxonomies together to suggest relevant items to your site users.