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Meet iKnow

PNA offers innovative software for analysing, structuring and securing knowledge capital, with the cogNIAM method as a rock-solid foundation. We help government organizations and companies to be agile, efficient, compliant and transparent. iKnow: PNA's platform for an efficient, transparent and agile organization based on knowledge. And that knowledge can be anywhere: in people's heads, in systems, in documents. That is what makes iKnow so suitable for applications like Law Analysis, because it is about knowledge that is "hidden" in laws and regulations.

Knowledge at work

Inspired by working with users of earlier versions of our tooling, and combined with our insights into knowledge modelling, PNA has developed an integrated platform of tools for quickly and effectively analysing and capturing knowledge. The tools can be used both stand-alone and connected.

Analysis takes place on source texts, and is translated - including intelligent bidirectional coupling with the underlying source texts - into knowledge models. Such a knowledge model in turn consists of interrelated data, rule and process models, including the meaning of the various model elements. All this is based on open standards including BPMN, DMN and FBM.

The value of the captured knowledge is enhanced by its integration: knowledge about processes, data, rules and semantics does not stand alone, but is fully connected in a common repository. In this way, optimum consistency, clarity and mutual understanding are achieved.

The iKnow suite

iKnow Cognitatie

With iKnow Cognitatie you manage the documents that have an impact on your organisation. For instance laws, requirements or policy documents. By making connections between those documents or parts of documents, specific knowledge can be found faster. By adding knowledge to those texts Cognitatie becomes the "Single Point of Truth": the central place for all knowledge in your organisation. And when documents are changed Cognitation shows the impact for you and your organisation.

iKnow Semantics

With iKnow Semantics you record the terms of a specific knowledge domain. For instance, the jargon applied by a department within your organisation. Or the terms used by a supervisor. By providing all terms with a definition, they become clear to everyone. After all, a simple misunderstanding can have a major negative effect.

iKnow Data

With iKnow Data you model the information of every conceivable knowledge domain. With that, iKnow Data is the place for insight into the data and the underlying structures your organisation works with. iKnow Data is the starting point if you want to fully exploit the value of that data.

iKnow Rules

With iKnow Rules it is possible to model the rules of a knowledge domain. These rules can be defined in Decision Model and Notation (DMN) or in any other rule language you use.

iKnow Processes

With iKnow Processes you record the processes of your organisation. For this we use the standard BPMN 2.0 (Business Process Model and Notation). You get access to PNA's 'best practice' for BPMN 2.0 and you can link underlying source documents, rules and data fields to the different process parts.

iKnow Screens

With iKnow Screens you bring the knowledge from the other iKnow knowledge tools to life. Based on the modelled processes, data, rules and terms, you can easily create a prototype. For instance as a blueprint for a new app to be built by your software developer. Of course, that prototype is automatically updated when changes are made in one of the other iKnow tools. This way, the impact of a proposed update can be determined easily and safely.

Tooling based on years of research and development

Research is in our genes. Back in the late 1960s, Sjir Nijssen started scientific research that forms the basis of our approach. And we are still doing that today. Contributing to knowledge standards, developing best practices and the further innovation of our products and services. We don't keep all that knowledge and experience to ourselves but make it available in the form of the iKnow Suite, among other things. So that every professional and every organization can achieve the desired efficiency, transparency and agility.

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