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Knowledge Management

NCHRP 20-24(48): Analysis and Benchmarking of State Departments of Transportation Human Resource Activities

StateDoes your HR Department have a program to retain HR knowledge?How does the lack of a knowledge management program affect the HR DepartmentAre Human Resources policies and procedures accessible to employees on-line?What types of information are retained and utilized by the HR Department?Rate the effectiveness of your knowledge retention program in meeting organizational needs?
ALYes YesHR transactions,   Personnel files,   Federal and state reportsGood
ARYes YesHR transactions,   Personnel files,   Federal and state reports,   Training materialsGood
AZNoDelays processes; diminishes trust and accountabilityYesHR transactions,   Personnel files,   Program implementation strategies and methodsPoor
CTYes YesHR transactions,   Personnel files,   Federal and state reports,   Training materialsAverage
DCNo YesHR transactions,   Personnel files,   Training materialsAverage
FLYes YesHR transactions,   Personnel files,   Federal and state reports,   Planning documents,   Training materials,   Program implementation strategies and methodsOutstanding
GAYes YesHR transactions,   Personnel files,   Federal and state reports,   Training materialsGood
HINoHit and miss would be my guess betYesHR transactions,   Personnel files,   Training materialsAverage
IANoAlways running to catch up.YesHR transactions,   Personnel files,   Federal and state reports,   Training materials,   collective bargaining agreementsPoor
IDNoSo far no impact. Though nothing is formalized, we have desk manuals and very well described procedures. We also have set up folders on a shared drive where cases and procedures are documented.YesHR transactions,   Personnel files,   Federal and state reports,   Training materials,   Program implementation strategies and methods,   turnover dataPoor
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