Title:	A BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE VIRTUAL COMPETENCY COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE PROPOSAL
Author(s):	Diana Târn?veanu, Mihaela I. Muntean
ISBN:	978-972-8939-40-3
Editors:	Piet Kommers, Nik Bessis and Pedro Isaías
Year:	2011
Edition:	Single
Keywords:	Virtual communities, communities of practice, business intelligence, competency, collaboration
Type:	Reflection Paper
First Page:	249
Last Page:	252
Language:	English
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Paper Abstract:	In an economical post-crisis context, the general tendency is to migrate to stronger alliances that offer support. One of the solutions is virtual communities of practice (VCoPs). They offer an important knowledge management tool as they are based on common goals and shared interests on a large period of time, capable to develop the social capital, create new knowledge, exploit the existing tacit knowledge, stimulating innovation and disseminating the results. Only optimizing performance it can survive and remain an important competitor in a changing market, constantly taking advantage of the raising opportunities, risking and being flexible at new multiple demands. Business Intelligence (BI) represents the capability to look inside a business and the environment in which it operates, in order to fundament the most productive and profitable decisions. It can provide great opportunities if used properly. We proposed a model of business intelligence virtual competency community of practice for our University, capable of sustaining practitioners share resources – experiences, problems and solutions, tools and methodologies. Such a community facilitates the improvement of each participant’s knowledge and contributes to the development of knowledge within business intelligence domain and conducting original research with the help of participants. We believe creating a virtual space of communication, wisely built and managed, will be of great help to teachers, students and individuals interested in BI tools.
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