After having experienced working in multiple projects and each time being confronted with gathering of information and knowledge in way to complicated routes – I decided to do something about it. Learn how to successfully manage knowledge.
Imagine you are starting up a project. Normally there is a period of data and information gathering. This information can come from previous projects, other sources or people in the organization. Imagine how long the phase of the project can be if there’s no proper preserving of previous projects knowledge and results, if there’s no route to who has what information? And then imagine the opposite: How effective the data gathering phase could be if the information was easily search-able, if people’s expertise was visible. Yes, now we’re talking. Each project would be more effective. Each project would have a greater return on investment. As the intangibles of the project becomes tangible the value becomes visible. Makes sense right?
These days we (read: the world/companies/corporations) invest mucho time and money in creating new projects but we forget to invest in the managing of the projects, which should require a knowledge preserving and sharing method. There is always a logical reasoning behind the fact that we are so poor in collecting and sharing the knowledge, such as the fact that a project has a goal to deliver and that will be the focus of the leader and the members. But, it should not be an excuse. Every individual is responsible to strive for the common good of the company. If this is not embedded in the company culture then there is a long road ahead. So yes, Knowledge Management is not an easy concept as it is multifaceted and intertwining people, technology, behaviours and culture. To mention a few.
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