Strategic Knowledge Management for Building Engineering and Construction

The purpose of this paper is to propose a methodology that facilitates strategic planning of knowledge management systems (KMS) for the building construction process. The proposed methodology has two major parts; `strategic fit analysis' and `disseminative fit analysis' The former analyzes the KMS areas from a macro perspective, whereas the later assesses them from a micro perspective. By combining these two analyses, effectiveness of the KMSs can be prioritized. Several different detailed techniques for evaluating the KMS areas are then developed for practical application. By applying the proposed methodology to a case-study company, the corporate/engineering/knowledge strategies was analyzed, capability of construction business functions prioritized, knowledge classified, and KMS areas evaluated. Findings from the entire research process are briefly summarized, and implications and lessons learned for further development are outlined as well.