Knowledge Management in the Construction Industry: A Socio-Technical Perspective: A Socio-Technical PerspectiveKazi, Abdul Samad Knowledge Management in the Construction Industry: A Socio-Technical Perspective presents a portfolio of concepts, methods, models, and tools supported by real life case studies from various corners of the globe providing insights into the management of knowledge in the construction industry. Untangling the hype from the reality, practical means of implementing knowledge management in the construction industry through various mechanisms and tools are demonstrated. For the practitioner, it provides practical insights and experiences from real life cases, for the researcher and academic, it provides current and state-of-the-art undertakings in this emerging area for the construction industry. |
From inside the book
... specific to the organisation and wider environment in which the project is being executed. 2. The Project Management Knowledge Base, containing knowledge of the theory and application of project management. The Project-Specific ...
... specific project. There is thus a substantial incentive to identify, store, and communicate the key knowledge, experience, and feedback gained on each project carried out by the firm to ensure that the whole firm can obtain the maximum ...
... specific areas relevant to a discipline for which standard (non-project-specific) documents would be of benefit; it is then possible to collate the accumulated knowledge of many projects in one accessible repository. The in-house ...
... specific knowledge and experiences; • a database identifying key staff who worked on each project; and • an intranet that provides a resource for identifying areas of staff expertise and experience. This database (or several linked sub ...
... specific relevant sections of project documentation. It ensures a consistent and correct output from each specific knowledge area, and also provides a readily identifiable target for project-related feedback in their area of expertise ...
Contents
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Chapter III Managing the External Provision of Knowledge Management Services for Projects | 34 |
Smart Construction | 53 |
A SocioTechnical Perspective | 67 |
A Community of Practice Perspective | 90 |
A UK Construction Company Case Study | 112 |
Learning from Experience | 129 |
From the SocioTechnical Perspective 19621966 to Knowledge Management What Have We Learned? | 203 |
Emerging Models and Solutions | 224 |
A Holistic Strategic Approach to the Management of Knowledge | 225 |
An Exploration on the CoProduction of Project Needs and Requirements by ClientSpecialist Groups | 251 |
Chapter XV Decision Support Systems and their Application in Construction | 276 |
Chapter XVI A Knowledge Management Portal System for Construction Projects Using Knowledge Map | 299 |
Chapter XVII An Integrative Knowledge Management System for EnvironmentalConscious Construction | 322 |
A Vision for Future Project Information Technologies | 343 |
Facilitating Organisational Learning within the Construction Industry | 130 |
Chapter IX Knowledge Management in Higher Education and Professional Development in the Construction Industry | 150 |
Chapter X Empirical Investigation of Organisational Learning Ability as a Performance Driver in Construction | 166 |
Chapter XI Evaluating an Organisations Learning Culture Using Learning Histories | 185 |
About the Authors | 363 |
Index | 373 |