CLIAMS:We claim:

1. A method for calculating customer satisfaction score for a knowledge management system, the method
comprising:
calculating, at the knowledge management data server device, a knowledge artifact score for a plurality of knowledge artifacts obtained from an overall set of knowledge artifacts, based on at least one of a newness value or a utility value for each of the plurality of the knowledge artifacts;
determining, at the knowledge management data server device, a customer satisfaction index for the plurality of knowledge artifacts obtained from the overall set of knowledge artifacts, based on at least a knowledge artifact quality and a customer artifact experience;
determining, at the knowledge management data server device, a customer feedback score for the knowledge management system based on at least a knowledge management system performance score and a customer system experience score; and
determining, at the knowledge management data server device, a total customer satisfaction score for the knowledge management system based on the calculated knowledge artifact score for the plurality of knowledge artifacts, the determined customer satisfaction index for the plurality of knowledge artifacts and the determined customer feedback score for the knowledge management system.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:
retrieving, at a knowledge management data server device, knowledge artifact data related to the plurality of knowledge artifacts; and
calculating, at the knowledge management data server device, the newness value and utility value of each of plurality of the knowledge artifacts based on the retrieved knowledge artifact data.

3. The method as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:
retrieving, at the knowledge management data server device, customer experience feedback data, knowledge artifact activity feedback data and knowledge artifact customer action feedback data for the plurality of knowledge artifacts; and
generating, at the knowledge management data server device, the knowledge artifact quality and the customer artifact experience for the plurality of knowledge artifacts, based on at least the retrieved customer experience feedback data, knowledge artifact activity feedback data and knowledge artifact customer action feedback data .

4. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the knowledge management system performance score is further calculated based on at least one of a quality of administrative process, a convenience of service provided, a quality of service provided, a number of customizations of the knowledge artifact requested or a reliability of the knowledge artifact.

5. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the customer system experience score is further calculated based on at least one of a customer loyalty value or a customer re-visit possibility value.

6. The method as set forth in claim 5 wherein the customer re-visit possibility value is based on at least one of a number of tradable knowledge artifacts or a utility value of tradable knowledge artifacts.

7. The method as set forth in claim 2 wherein the knowledge artifact data comprises at least one of a country of knowledge artifact creation, a language of knowledge artifact creation, a user type, one or more tags or a hierarchical group of categories defining one of the plurality of the knowledge artifacts.
8. A knowledge management computing device, comprising:
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory, comprising:
calculating a knowledge artifact score for a plurality of knowledge artifacts obtained from an overall set of knowledge artifacts, based on at least one of a newness value or a utility value for each of the plurality of the knowledge artifacts;
determining a customer satisfaction index for the plurality of knowledge artifacts obtained from the overall set of knowledge artifacts, based on at least a knowledge artifact quality and a customer artifact experience;
determining a customer feedback score for the knowledge management system based on at least a knowledge management system performance score and a customer system experience score; and
determining a total customer satisfaction score for the knowledge management system based on the calculated knowledge artifact score for the plurality of knowledge artifacts, the determined customer satisfaction index for the plurality of knowledge artifacts and the determined customer feedback score for the knowledge management system.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory for the calculating, further comprises:
retrieving knowledge artifact data related to the plurality of knowledge artifacts; and
calculating the newness value and utility value of each of the plurality of the knowledge artifacts based on the retrieved knowledge artifact data.

10. The device of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory for the determining, further comprises:
retrieving customer experience feedback data, knowledge artifact activity feedback data and knowledge artifact customer action feedback data for the plurality of knowledge artifacts; and
generating the knowledge artifact quality and the customer artifact experience for the plurality of knowledge artifacts, based on at least the retrieved customer experience feedback data, knowledge artifact activity feedback data and knowledge artifact customer action feedback data .

11. The device of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory for the determining, wherein the knowledge management system performance score is further calculated based on at least one of a quality of administrative process, a convenience of service provided, a quality of service provided, a number of customizations of the knowledge artifact requested or a reliability of the knowledge artifact.

12. The device of claim 8, wherein the customer system experience score is further calculated based on at least one of a customer loyalty value or a customer re-visit possibility value.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the customer re-visit possibility value is based on at least one of a number of tradable knowledge artifacts or a utility value of tradable knowledge artifacts.

14. The device of claim 9, wherein the knowledge artifact data comprises at least one of a country of knowledge artifact creation, a language of knowledge artifact creation, a user type, one or more tags or a hierarchical group of categories defining one of the plurality of the knowledge artifacts.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for calculating customer satisfaction score for a knowledge management system, comprising machine executable code which when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform steps comprising:
calculating a knowledge artifact score for a plurality of knowledge artifacts obtained from an overall set of knowledge artifacts, based on at least one of a newness value or a utility value for each of the plurality of the knowledge artifacts;
determining a customer satisfaction index for the plurality of knowledge artifacts obtained from the overall set of knowledge artifacts, based on at least a knowledge artifact quality and a customer artifact experience;
determining a customer feedback score for the knowledge management system based on at least a knowledge management system performance score and a customer system experience score; and
determining a total customer satisfaction score for the knowledge management system based on the calculated knowledge artifact score for the plurality of knowledge artifacts, the determined customer satisfaction index for the plurality of knowledge artifacts and the determined customer feedback score for the knowledge management system.

Dated this 07th day of July, 2014

Swetha S.N
Of K&S Partners
Agent for the Applicant
,TagSPECI:TECHNICAL FIELD
This disclosure generally relates to methods and devices for assessing the efficacy and maturity of a knowledge management system and, more specifically, to a method for calculating a customer satisfaction score for a knowledge management system and devices thereof.