corporate wikipedia in upstream: bimodal it case

Paper No. 181270Corporate Wikipedia in Upstream: Bimodal IT Case.

Fedor Krasnov, LLC Gazpromneft STC

Why Wikipedia is so great?

• Easy editing = self-correction• It is the Tim Berners-Lee vision

of WEB• Correction within seconds• No required topics,

no one is setting assignments• Something is not covered? Just ask

your question or request for material!

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Paper #181270 • Corporate Wikipedia in Upstream: Bimodal IT Case • Fedor Krasnov

IT in crisis

• “Shadow IT has burst out of the closet and is waltzing around the corporation”

• As IT steps up as mentor, it needs to mature as well

• The bifurcation of IT and businessis a myth

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Bimodal IT?

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Bimodal IT = Marathon Runners + SprintersDeeply different, both essential


If you want a thing done well, do it yourself

Step 1. Choosing SoftwareYour «Swiss knive» (example*):MediaWiki, PHP, LinuxStep 2. Installing SoftwareKeep it simple, 20 minutes is enoughStep 3. Making Wiki ArticlesScientist will sure help

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* — more variants at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_wiki_software


WeDidIt.

• PDF support• Multiple uploading• The Liquid Threads• The Math• Gamification

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2,286 extensions are ready to use.

Legalizing Wiki

To ensure that your wikipedia is successfully promoted in the corporate environment you should definitely move it from a semi-underground project to an open and legitimate corporate resource

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Wiki is the Part of the KMS

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Conclusions and Discussions

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Experiment with ease!


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