Knowledge Management Initiatives at TCS
	
 
 
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Case Code : ITSY053 
Case Length : 20 Pages 
Period : 1998-2005 
Pub Date : 2005 
Teaching Note :Not Available Organization : Tata Consultancy Services 
Industry : Information Technology and Related Services 
Countries : India 
 
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Driven by Knowledge Contd...
					
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 TCS was in the forefront in tapping intellectual capital from 
across the world.  
 
According to R. Siddharthan, Regional Manager of TCS America, Atlanta Office, 
“Every software professional in India is either working for TCS, or wants to; 
such allure and respect comes because the company values its intellectual 
capital in the form of its employees.”3 
 
TCS firmly believed that learning was a continuous process that did not stop 
with formal education. In order to make the company a learning organization, 6% 
of its turnover was invested in training and development. 
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				The company also had a world class training 
				center in place. FC Kohli (Kohli), former CEO, commented, “To 
				build people, we should equip them with knowledge and skills and 
				attitudes before they can execute responsibilities.”4 
	
					
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						 (Refer to Exhibit I for a list of 
						Asia's leading knowledge driven companies and Exhibit II 
						for the Key Knowledge Performance Dimensions). 
						 
						In 2005, a MAKE report said, “TCS has engineered some of 
						the world's most complex applications and 
						next-generation IT infrastructures. This is accomplished 
						by combining the firm's knowledge of business domains 
						with its expertise across various technologies.”5 TCS was 
						“recognized for developing and delivering 
						knowledge-based products and services, maximizing the 
						value of the company's intellectual capital and 
						delivering enterprise value based on customer 
						knowledge.”6...  | 
					 
				 
			
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