Managing Knowledge in Project Environments

Foreword

The importance of knowledge management

Knowledge management is a relatively new addition to the project management bodies of knowledge but nonetheless is increasingly recognised as a crucial area for the success of project work. The big challenge for many project managers is to figure out what knowledge management is, what it entails and what it can do for you.

Peter Drucker famously proclaimed that a manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge. However, in practice, knowledge is highly contextual and innately dynamic. Knowledge is deeply entwined with meaning, understanding and interpretation, making it difficult to grasp, let alone manage. As a result, some scholars even suggest that there is a fundamental ...