Where KM resides

within PM
Aamer Shaikh
  The case is all about the Project Management firms which are
looking out for ways that will help them capture, store and reuse
About Case knowledge.
Study  The main objective of this case study is to show us that how
knowledge management integrates with project management.
  In a project management organization, learning is important as it
helps project managers deliver not just one but a succession of
successful projects.
Learning in PM  Organizational learning in the project management environment
Firms involves both intra- and interproject learning.
 Knowledge needs to be developed within a project, where it is
used and tested, before it can be transferred to other projects.
  Engineering Consulting is a multidisciplinary global engineering
consulting company operating across five different business units:
buildings and property, heavy industry, resources environmental,
and infrastructure.

Engineering  They are a global, internationally recognized leader in the

marketplace. Engineering Consulting XYZ is employee owned and
Consulting has grown organically and via strategic mergers with
organizations with similar cultures and values.
 Its mission is “to focus on valued client relationships to achieve
remarkable success for them. The firm has a commitment to
service, quality, and high standards of safety and business ethics.”
  Deliver their projects faster and effectively than he competitors.
 Gain knowledge from both (external and internal) worlds.
 Organizations need to learn ad obtain knowledge faster than the
competitors.
Challenges  Evolve and learn continuously.
 Continual improvement and innovation
 Implicit and Tacit knowledge within organization
KM in
 For long term competency, EC is investing time in knowledge
Engineering management
Consulting
  Communities of Practice
Strategies of  A human yellow pages

KM  Lessons learned
 A knowledge management system
  Initiation
Project  Planning
Management  Execution

Methodology  Controlling
 Closing
  Reuse
 Create
KM Process  Transfer
  Major cultural change
Lessons  Right Attribute and attitude of organizational culture

Learned  Dependency of KMS.

Thank You!