KMA Knowledge Management Associates GmbH

KMA Knowledge Management Associates GmbH (commonly branded KM-A) is an Austrian knowledge management consulting and training company headquartered in Vienna. It describes itself as offering the "AAA of Knowledge Management": Education through the KM Academy, Consulting through KM Associates, and Innovation through KM Austria. The firm advises companies, NGOs and public bodies on implementing knowledge management and improving its performance, applying an integrated approach that combines strategy, organization, people and technology. KM-A's education arm, the KM Academy, is presented as Europe's most experienced and recognized private training institution in knowledge management, delivering online and in-person trainings in German and English. Its flagship offering is the KM Certification Course, a comprehensive education and immersion in knowledge management. The consulting arm, KM Associates, provides a portfolio of consulting services to organizations aiming to reach the next level of knowledge management. The innovation arm, KM Austria, is a practice-oriented research and innovation center cooperating with companies and public administration. The company works across Europe, Asia and Africa and supports knowledge partnerships and business collaboration for sustainable development. It advises a wide range of organizations, from international companies and organizations to highly specialized small and medium enterprises and NGOs. KM-A also emphasizes community building, connecting practitioners and researchers in the knowledge management field. KM-A is led by founder and CEO Dr. Andreas Brandner, who is also Scientific Director of the KM Academy and initiator of the Knowledge for Development Partnership. The team includes partners and advisers such as Christian Erlinger, Prof. Günter Koch, Dr. Jebamalai Vinanchiarachi and programme manager Daniel Dobriy. The company is private and headquartered at Gersthofer Straße 162, 1180 Vienna, Austria.

KMA Knowledge Management Associates GmbH, commonly branded KM-A, is an Austrian knowledge management consulting and training company based in Vienna. It was founded by Dr. Andreas Brandner, who serves as Managing Director and CEO and is also Scientific Director of the KM Academy. The company's own communications reference a 25-year history, with anniversary celebrations and a Knowledge Workouts series presented as a birthday gift, indicating that KM-A traces its origins back roughly a quarter-century. KM-A organizes its activities around what it calls the "triple AAA of Knowledge Management": Education, Consulting and Innovation. The education arm, the KM Academy, has trained generations of knowledge managers in German and English and is described as Europe's most experienced and recognized private training institution in knowledge management. Its flagship is the KM Certification Course, a comprehensive education and immersion in knowledge management, complemented by online and in-house trainings for organizations that already have a basic understanding of the field. The consulting arm, KM Associates, provides a comprehensive portfolio of consulting services to companies, NGOs and public bodies aiming to achieve the next level of knowledge management. KM-A applies an integrated KM approach in which strategy, organization, people and technology must complement each other. The firm advises a wide range of organizations, including international companies and organizations as well as highly specialized small and medium enterprises and NGOs, and works in Europe, Asia and Africa, supporting knowledge partnerships and business collaboration for sustainable development. The innovation arm, KM Austria, is a practice-oriented research and innovation center cooperating with companies and public administration to create new or better solutions for key challenges in knowledge management. The nonprofit organization Knowledge Management Austria / Institute of Knowledge Management provides a scientific basis and innovative services for the successful management of knowledge in business and society, and offers networking services connecting practitioners and researchers. KM-A also builds community through events and recognition. It runs Knowledge Workouts open to everyone active in knowledge work, and it hosts a conference with national and international guests and speakers that concludes with a festive Knowledge Management Awards Ceremony. The company operates from Gersthofer Straße 162, 1180 Vienna, Austria, and maintains a multilingual web presence in English, German and Spanish.

• KM-A founded by Dr. Andreas Brandner (approximate, based on 25-year anniversary communications)

• KM Academy established as a private training institution in knowledge management

• KM Certification Course offered in German and English

• KM Austria research and innovation center active

• Knowledge Management Awards Ceremony held as part of anniversary conference

• 25th anniversary celebrations and Knowledge Workouts series

The "AAA of Knowledge Management" — education, consulting and innovation — positioning itself as Europe's most experienced and recognized private training institution in knowledge management.

• KM Certification Course

  Comprehensive education and immersion in knowledge management, offered online in English and German.

• KM Academy trainings

  Online and in-house trainings for companies building on a basic understanding of knowledge management.

• KM Associates consulting

  Consulting services to companies, NGOs and public bodies aiming to achieve the next level of knowledge management.

• KM Austria research and innovation

  Practice-oriented research and innovation cooperating with companies and public administration.

• Knowledge Workouts

  Open sessions for everyone active in knowledge work, covering topics such as knowledge organization and capturing experiential knowledge.

1. 1KM-A Knowledge Management Associates homepagekm-a.net
2. 2About KM-Akm-a.net
3. 3KM-A Teamkm-a.net
4. 4Wikidata Q127134010wikidata.org