Engineering

Knowledge management best practices for engineering and construction

“Knowledge is any organisation’s biggest asset, but in construction and engineering, the culture of knowledge management is specifically important due to the information-, regulation- and process-saturated nature of the industry.”

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Codifying, storing and disseminating knowledge enables enterprises to consistently work alongside industry standard processes, enhances assurance and drives operational efficiency through easy access methodologies.

Knowledge management (KM) is a discipline that is increasing in popularity and cultural importance as major projects and team infrastructures grow in complexity and information overload overtakes clarity. In this whitepaper, we discuss the field of knowledge management in more detail and its role in operations, project delivery and people management, so you can better achieve operational best practice.

Contents

01. The history and development of KM in construction and engineering

02. Channelling knowledge through the SECI model

03. The importance of KM in the construction and engineering industry

04. The knowledge management lifecycle

05. Common knowledge management challenges

06. The consequences of not implementing knowledge management

07. How to improve knowledge management

08. Enhancing knowledge management with Method Grid

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About the Author

Dom Moorhouse is a co-founder of Method Grid (a platform on which to design, build and share your methodologies and procedures). In his spare time, he CrossFits to stave off middle-age and paraglides temperamentally. All whilst dreaming of becoming a philosophical flâneur.

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