The purpose of a KMS in projects A Company Case Study

Abstract

Knowledge is something that has high value for today project oriented companies and organisation. To manage knowledge and be able to maintain a sustainable mindset is key success factor for a knowledge-oriented organisation. Questions such as what knowledge management system is and what are the challenges that can occur with implementing such system are ask in this paper. To understand what is required from a knowledge management system and how it works in reality a company case study is conducted. The case study is build on an existing knowledge management system within a specific organisation, to be later compared towards the theory. The method used for the research is qualitative research method with semi structured interviews. The result of the research is outlined in the end of this paper and will give an indication on what challenges can a knowledge management system have.