KNOWLEDGE SHARING ON WIKIS

1. WIKIS IN ORGANIZATION
EXPLORED BY
MANI KIRAN KATRAGADDA
SATEESH DODDAPANENI
VENKATA SATISH ANNE
KAPIL REDDY GIRI
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2. WIKI ?
WHAT I KNOW IS
• A wiki is an online tool that allows users to
update and publish content collaboratively
in a centralised location where information
can be shared.
• A wiki is a collection of web pages
designed to enable anyone who access it
to contribute or modify content using a
simple language.
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3. ORIGIN OF WIKI
• Wiki was first created by Ward
Cunningham, in 1994 named as “WIKI
WIKIWEB” and was first installed on
March25 1995, In Honolulu International
Airport.
• There are different types of wikis:
Corporate Wiki
Media Wiki
Public Wiki ....etc
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4. CHOOSING WIKI?
• Powerful yet flexible collaborative
communication tool.
• Availability and accessibility from any
where via web.
• Used as Intranet, affordable and easier to
edit and setup.
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5. USING WIKI..!
• Knowledge Updates.
• Explore New thoughts.
• Mutual sharing of views.
• Centralised Database access.
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6. MERITS OF WIKI
• User friendly interface.
• A repository in which all the data is
accommodated and accumulated.
• Ease of navigation to other web pages
through links.
• Easy creation of new pages
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7. DEMERITS OF WIKI
• Security threat & Unstructured
• Lack of Integration & Co-ordination
• Can be a challenge for users to learn
• Quality and Filteration.
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8. ORGANIZATIONS USING WIKIS
• Base2services – Australia
• Digital District – Germany
• Delta – R – Spain
• Dell – India etc...
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9. TECHNICAL ASPECTS
• Data can be stored in centralised
repository in various formats.
• Scripts are written in different languages
like XML,HTML,DHTML etc..
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10. CONCLUSION
• Wiki is enhancing the organization’s
potential to the maximum extent.
• Wide range of communication within the
organization using wikis.
• Wiki is a prerequisite for an organization.
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