Analysis of a knowledge‐management‐based process of transferring project management skills

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to propose a method for the transfer of knowledge and skills in project management (PM) based on techniques in knowledge management (KM).

Design/methodology/approach

The literature contains studies on methods to extract experiential knowledge in PM, but few studies exist that focus on methods to convert extracted knowledge into practical knowledge and transfer it to learners. This research proposes a model of PM skills transfer management, which consists of a PM knowledge extraction phase, PM knowledge recognition phase, practical knowledge transfer phase, and practical knowledge evaluation phase, and examines the model's effectiveness.

Findings

Through multi‐agent simulation (MAS), expert communities for knowledge extraction can be vitalized. A PM skills transfer management maturity model (PMST3M) was proposed that is capable of evaluating PM skills transfer management.

Research limitations/implications

The present work could have considered KSM in‐depth with a view to adding value to the virtualization of community of PM experts.

Originality/value

The paper presents a detailed critique of a knowledge‐management‐based process of transferring PM skills.

Citation

Ioi, T., Ono, M., Ishii, K. and Kato, K. (2012), "Analysis of a knowledge‐management‐based process of transferring project management skills", Campus-Wide Information Systems, Vol. 29 No. 4, pp. 251-258. https://doi.org/10.1108/10650741211253840