In the agile organization knowledge management is first about learning, second about application, third about purpose, and there is no fourth. These are ordered as prerequisites - it is of no use to have purpose if it cannot be enacted, and it is of no use to be action capable if people cannot understand the purpose and the means. Conversely, prerequisite skills can and do provide benefit even without or before the development of successor skills. In Table 2 purpose is represented by Requires and Identification , and learning is represented by Acquisition , Diffusion , and Renewal . Application is not represented in that table as it is about change proficiency, which is a separate but co-dependant competency that has been discussed here previously at length.
Portfolio puts strategic emphasis on the dynamics of knowledge value.
Requires is a key word. It assumes a timely evaluation of what knowledge is needed when and by whom to meet operational needs and strategic objectives. Renewal recognizes that knowledge value degrades with time and can become toxically negative. Diffusion recognizes that knowledge is understanding, that this occurs in peoples heads, and that it involves learning. Acquisition recognizes that knowledge may be captured from internal resources, obtained from outside resources, or created by the organization.