Improve your Engineering knowledge Management

1. ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT EXPECTATIONS VS. REALITY EXPECTATIONS REALITY Organizations that are looking for a better solution to their knowledge management problems often have the expectation that a lessons learned database or an Excel sheet will do the trick when it comes to preserving senior engineer knowledge. Unfortunately, there’s no overnight solution when it comes to engineering knowledge management. However, the reality is that your organization is likely to be on a level playing field with other companies that are in similar situations Companies that have been using Excel sheets for the last 20 years might not even think about an easier way to manage their knowledge. The effort to get an organization to the point where their engineering knowledge is effectively preserved and provisioned can be easily overlooked. In the long term, attempts to standardize knowledge end up as a bandage solution that doesn’t develop dynamically along with the organization and doesn’t return the initial investment. This is where a knowledge management system comes into play. While there will still be effort involved in getting started, using solid knowledge management software can lift the burden that EKM puts on the shoulders of subject matter experts. w w w . a u r o s k s . c o m