A Subject Matter Expert (SME) is a person who is an expert in a particular area. Invariably, the term is used when there are professionals with technical project knowledge but without expertise in the field of application. Sometimes the acronym is voiced ("smee") and other times spelled ("S-M-E")
An individual with a wealth of knowledge in a certain field who can guide others in learning that field
Persons that posses great amounts of knowledge or expertise in specific areas, such as business unit representatives
Staff member who brings knowledge of a specific area or function and provides input to the project Including Subject Matter Experts throughout stages of the vision, process redesign and implementation ensures the representation of that area or function is appropriately considered
An employee identified by both management and co-workers who demonstrates "Best Work Practices" This employee is used to teach new employees core work processes
an individual with expertise in a certain subject area; within the context of KM, this person may be seen as an authority and act as the gatekeeper of knowledge for their particular subject area View records related to this term
An employee at LLNL that is a recognized authority in a particular field This might include a person from the Hazards Control Department, the Environmental Protection Department, Engineering, Plant Engineering, Chemistry & Materials Science, Computations, etc
the role that is played by a person who acts as an expert in a given subject matter Synonym for domain expert
A person who can perform a job or a selected group of tasks to standards Her experience and knowledge of the job designates her as a technical expert She must know what is critical to the performance of the task and what is nice-to-know She must have recent job experience, otherwise, her knowledge of the task may be outdated by new procedures or equipment Back to top Target Population The total collection of a population that is scheduled to enter a given instructional program
A person who has had extensive training or experience in a particular area and performs tasks which require a high degree of problem solving, data analysis, and synthesis A professional, a specialist in a specific area (Bennett and Clasper)
The member of a project team who is most knowledgeable about the content being instructed upon Frequently, the SME is an expert contracted or assigned by an organization to consult on the training being created
A person from a specific department who is an expert in the procedure - a process owner