Many different approaches and techniques have been proposed to
perform a KA exercise (Liebowitz et al. 2000, Burnet et al. 2004,
Perez-Soltero et al. 2007). Most of these approaches have
common goals, i.e. they aim to identify knowledge uses, gaps,
flows, carriers, sources, and link the analysis to business
strategies and processes. They are most often comprehensive and
all inclusive, i.e. study everything regardless of its significance
and often lack to propose ways to set priorities. The methods also
require an extensive amount of effort to collect and analyze data,
and are therefore better suited for smaller organizations or
business units.