Using this page
A short guide to finding your way around the AIA Academy Knowledge Hub — how search, browsing, filters, Compare and Contribute work, and what the badges and scores on a methodology page actually mean.
Search the Hub
Click “Search the Hub” in the top bar, or press “/” (or Cmd/Ctrl+K) from anywhere on the site, to open the search overlay. It matches across titles, synonyms, tags, functional area, primary use case, description and related templates — weighted in that order, so a title match ranks above a passing mention. Results update as you type; press Escape or click outside the panel to close it. The hero search box and the “What are you trying to solve?” chips on the homepage open the same overlay pre-filled with a starting query.
Browse by Knowledge Domain
All methodologies are filed under one of AIA's five Knowledge Domains (Strategy and Finance, Organisation and Operations, Innovation & Growth, Programme/Project Development, Governance Risk & Compliance), each split into Functional Areas. From the homepage, click a domain card — or “Knowledge Domains” in the nav — to open that domain, then use the pill tabs along the top to narrow to a single Functional Area. The count in parentheses on each tab is how many methodologies currently sit there.
Filter within a domain
Inside a domain or functional area, the filter bar lets you narrow the list further by Document Type (e.g. Standard Methodology vs. Taxonomy placeholder), Tag, Sensitivity/Access level, or a free-text search scoped to that domain. Filters combine — set several at once — and are reflected in the URL, so a filtered view can be bookmarked or shared. “Clear all filters” resets the list without leaving the page.
Reading a methodology page
Every methodology page follows the same shape: what it is, the problem it solves, when to use it (and when not to), key questions, required inputs, a numbered step-by-step method, the original AIA source visual where one exists, outputs, worked client examples, common mistakes, and related methodologies. The right-hand panel holds the metadata — owner, custodian, version, sensitivity, and a metadata-completeness score showing how much of the standard AIA template is filled in for that record. Where a source diagram exists, click it (or “View original AIA slide”) to open it full-size with its source-slide citation; “Print / Export PDF” produces a clean, navigation-free printout of the page.
Compare methodologies side by side
Click “Add to Compare” on any methodology page, or use the checkbox in its metadata panel, to add it to a side-by-side comparison (up to three at a time). Open “Compare” in the nav to see purpose, problem solved, when to use, inputs, outputs, customisation level, related methodologies and source citation lined up in one table — useful when two methodologies look similar and you need to pick the right one. Your selection is remembered in this browser between visits; remove an item or “Clear all” to start over.
Contribute a methodology
“Contribute” opens AIA's standard metadata template as a form. It's a static page — nothing is submitted to a server — so once the required fields are complete, use “Validate & Export as JSON” to download a submission file, or “Copy to clipboard”, and send it to the Academy custodian (Corporate Support) for review. “Save draft” keeps your in-progress answers in this browser only, so you can come back to a long submission later.
The Knowledge Dashboard
“Knowledge Dashboard” gives a repository-wide view: coverage by Knowledge Domain and Functional Area, the mix of document types, which standard metadata fields are best- and worst-populated across all methodologies, the list of taxonomy gaps, and the open Review Queue. Bars are clickable — clicking a domain or functional-area bar jumps straight to that filtered list.
Governance, badges and what they mean
A green “Current” badge means the record has dedicated, source-grounded content. An orange “Review required” badge means the item is named in AIA's taxonomy but has no dedicated methodology content yet beyond the index reference — these are shown deliberately rather than hidden, so gaps stay visible. A blue “Tool” badge marks a supporting tool or template rather than a full methodology. “Governance” in the nav explains the ownership model (Custodian / Admin / Contributors), version-control conventions, and lists every open Review Queue item and documented taxonomy gap with a recommendation for each.
Keyboard shortcuts & deep links
Press “/” or Cmd/Ctrl+K to open search from anywhere. Every page has its own shareable URL (e.g. #/methodology/corporate-strategy-development, #/domain/sf/strategy-development) — the browser back button and hard refresh both work as expected. Cards, tabs and modal dialogs are fully keyboard-operable: Tab to move between them, Enter or Space to activate, Escape to close a modal or the search overlay.