Support Driven Knowledge Management
Fireside Chat

Untangling the Web: Bringing Order to the Chaos of Overgrown Knowledge Bases


Allison Cloyd
Manager, Customer Support at Contentful

Marybeth Alexander
Chief Executive Owl at KnowledgeOwl

Support Driven hosted a fireside chat event for Knowledge Management - register above to check out the recording, where our speakers discussed things such as:

  • Prioritizing Cleanup Efforts:

    • How do you determine which articles in the massive KB to prioritize for cleanup?

    • What criteria or metrics can help identify articles that are most urgently in need of attention?

  • Balancing Preservation and Usability:

    • How can organizations strike a balance between preserving historical knowledge and ensuring the KB remains usable and relevant?

    • What strategies can be employed to effectively archive outdated or seldom-used content while still making it accessible for reference?

  • Implementing Cleanup Processes:

    • What are some practical steps or methodologies for systematically cleaning up a large KB with numerous outdated or duplicate articles?

    • What are some things to consider during clean-up (relevancy, consistency, style, accessibility) and how do you know what to work on first?

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