CLIAMS:We claim:
1. A method for calculating a total knowledge exploitation score for a knowledge artifact in a knowledge management system, the method comprising:
determining, at the knowledge management data server device, a strategic positioning index for a knowledge artifact based on at least one of a market attractiveness index or a competitive position index for the knowledge artifact;
determining, at the knowledge management data server device, a financial positioning index for the knowledge artifact based on a conversational economic potential score for the knowledge artifact;
determining, at the knowledge management data server device, a resource usage index for the knowledge artifact based on at least one of an internal usage score or an external usage score; and
determining, at the knowledge management data server device, a total knowledge exploitation score for the knowledge artifact based on at least the calculated strategic positioning index, the determined financial positioning index and the determined resource usage index for the knowledge artifact in the knowledge management system.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:
retrieving, at the knowledge management data server device, knowledge artifact attractiveness data related to the knowledge artifact; and
determining, at the knowledge management data server device, the market attractiveness index and competitive position index of the knowledge artifact based on the retrieved knowledge artifact attractiveness data.

3. The method as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:
retrieving, at the knowledge management data server device, inefficiency conversation data, synergy conversation data and strategy conversation data for the knowledge artifact; and
generating, at the knowledge management data server device, the conversational economic potential score for the knowledge artifact based on at least the retrieved inefficiency conversation data, synergy conversation data and strategy conversation data.

4. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the internal usage score is determined based on at least one of a number of internal human resources interacting with the knowledge artifact or a number of conversations conducted on the knowledge artifact by the internal human resources or a conversation effectiveness score rated by the internal human resources.

5. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the external usage score is determined based on at least one of a number of external human resources interacting with the knowledge artifact or a number of conversations conducted on the knowledge artifact by the external human resources or a conversation effectiveness score rated by the external human resources.

6. The method as set forth in claim 2 wherein the knowledge artifact attractiveness data is based on at least one of a standard attractiveness index or a standard survey index or the number of conversations conducted on the knowledge artifact or knowledge artifact competitiveness.

7. 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:
determining a strategic positioning index for a knowledge artifact in the knowledge management system, based on at least one of a market attractiveness index or a competitive position index for the knowledge artifact;
determining a financial positioning index for the knowledge artifact in the knowledge management system, based on a conversational economic potential score for the knowledge artifact;
determining a resource usage index for the knowledge artifact in the knowledge management system based on at least an internal usage score and an external usage score; and

determining a total knowledge exploitation score for the knowledge artifact in the knowledge management system based on the calculated strategic positioning index, the determined financial positioning index and the determined resource usage index for the knowledge artifact in the knowledge management system.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory for the calculating, further comprises:
retrieving knowledge artifact attractiveness data related to the knowledge artifact in the knowledge management system;
and
determining the market attractiveness index and competitive position index of the knowledge artifact based on the retrieved knowledge artifact attractiveness data.

9. The device of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory for the determining, further comprises:
retrieving inefficiency conversation data, synergy conversation data and strategy conversation data for the knowledge artifact in the knowledge management system; and
generating the conversational economic potential score for the knowledge artifact, based on at least the retrieved inefficiency conversation data, synergy conversation data and strategy conversation data.

10. The device of claim 7, wherein the internal usage score is determined based on at least one of a number of internal human resources interacting with the knowledge artifact or a number of conversations conducted on the knowledge artifact by the internal human resources or a conversation effectiveness score rated by the internal human resources.

11. The device of claim 7, wherein the external usage score is determined based on at least one of a number of external human resources interacting with the knowledge artifact or a number of conversations conducted on the knowledge artifact by the external human resources or a conversation effectiveness score rated by the external human resources.

12. The device of claim 8, wherein the knowledge artifact attractiveness data is based on at least one of a standard attractiveness index or a standard survey index or the number of conversations conducted on the knowledge artifact or knowledge artifact competitiveness.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for calculating a total knowledge exploitation score for a knowledge artifact in a knowledge management system, comprising machine executable code which when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform steps comprising:
determining a strategic positioning index for a knowledge artifact based on at least one of a market attractiveness index or a competitive position index for the knowledge artifact;
determining a financial positioning index for the knowledge artifact based on a conversational economic potential score for the knowledge artifact;
determining a resource usage index for the knowledge artifact based on at least an internal usage score and an external usage score; and
determining a total knowledge exploitation score for the knowledge artifact based on at least the calculated strategic positioning index, the determined financial positioning index and the determined resource usage index for the knowledge artifact in the knowledge management system.

Dated this 22nd day of September, 2014
SHWETHA A CHIMALGI
OF K & S PARTNERS
AGENT FOR THE APPLICANT

,TagSPECI:FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This disclosure generally relates to methods and devices for assessing the efficacy and maturity of a knowledge artifact in a knowledge management system and, more specifically, to a method for calculating a total knowledge exploitation score for a knowledge artifact in a knowledge management system and devices thereof.