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Knowledge Management & Operating Models

FlagshipLaunched

From Manual to Operating System

Transforming a 250+ page playbook into a living knowledge ecosystem

Company
Intuit
My role
Strategy, Architecture & Implementation Lead
Status
Launched
  • Operating Models & Governance
  • Learning & Capability Transformation
01

Context

Transforming a 250+ page playbook into a living knowledge ecosystem.

At a glance

  • Company: Intuit
  • Category: Knowledge Management & Operating Models
  • Role: Strategy, Architecture & Implementation Lead
  • Status: Launched
02

The Challenge

The team's primary instructional-design reference had grown into a 250+ page Word document. Guidance was dense and difficult to navigate, related standards appeared in multiple places, structure and tone varied, and there was no reliable version-control or ownership model.

03

My Role

I owned the initiative end to end: diagnosing the usability problem, gathering user feedback, creating the future-state strategy and information architecture, designing the content model, building the Confluence framework and content, and establishing governance.

04

The Approach

Before

  • 250+ page Word document
  • Linear navigation
  • Dense mixed-content sections
  • Duplicated standards
  • Limited visual guidance
  • One experience for every role
  • No clear ownership
  • Ad hoc maintenance

After

  • Modular Confluence knowledge hub
  • Search, tags, and cross-links
  • Task-based pages
  • Single-source-of-truth standards
  • Workflows, checklists, and visual references
  • Role-based guidance
  • Defined content ownership
  • Quarterly governance and feedback
05

The Solution

The redesigned Playbook was built and launched as a live Confluence knowledge hub.

Visual evidence

Learning Design Playbook Confluence page showing the Writing & Style Rewrite Walkthrough with the structured left navigation.
From Document to Design System. The original Word-based playbook was transformed into a structured, searchable knowledge system with standards, practical guidance, examples, and reusable resources embedded into the instructional design workflow.
Learning Design Playbook Confluence page showing the Resources & References one-stop shop with structured knowledge categories.
Centralized Resource Hub. A one-stop environment brought together onboarding, development standards, tools, templates, business resources, and operational references—reducing reliance on disconnected documents and individual knowledge.
06

What Changed

The redesign moved the Playbook from a static reference document to a structured knowledge environment designed for ongoing use, maintenance, and evolution.

  1. 01

    Discoverability — Standards and resources organized around tasks and needs rather than document pages.

  2. 02

    Consistency — Shared guidance, examples, and standards consolidated into a common environment.

  3. 03

    Maintainability — Modular content could be updated without republishing and redistributing a large document.

  4. 04

    Scalability — The framework created a foundation for expanding guidance, resources, onboarding, and team knowledge over time.

A 50% improvement in information-access time was established as a design target; post-launch measurement was not completed.

07

What This Demonstrates

  • Operating Models & Governance
  • Knowledge Management
  • Learning & Capability Transformation
  • Information Architecture

“Good systems make the right information easier to find, easier to use, and easier to maintain.”

— Samta Chowdhary
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