Some considerations have to be made to understand the role of the knowledge manager.
The knowledge manager captures and leverages structured knowledge, with information technology as a key enabler. The learning manager's job is more related to training and Human Resources function than to Information Systems. The Intellectual Capital manager is like an hibrid between the two preceding and aims to covert knowledge into profits and revenues. But lets focus on the Chief Knowledge Manager. The task involves workstations, networks, databases, search engines and also publishing tools.