An Extended Knowledge Management Framework During the Software Development Life Cycle.
Ali Alawneh, Ezz Hattab, Walid Al-Ahmad · The International Technology Management Review · 2008
Purpose of the paper: This paper describes the role of knowledge management and its application in the context of software development.Knowledge management (KM) can be used to capture, organize, and catalo knowledge and experience generated during the software process.Methodology: Literature review Findings: The paper proposes a new way of thinking about the role of (KM) in software engineering environments by developing an extended framework that integrates five types of knowledge into the five phases of software development lifecycle and the five phases of the KM life cycle.The results found that the proposed framework for managing knowledge during software development will help individuals in identifying the critical knowledge available during software development and choosing the right phase of KM lifecycle for the right knowledge area in the right phase of software development lifecycle.Implications for practice: The application of the proposed framework will improve the success rate of software development projects, through enhancing the exchange and transfer of knowledge and experience among software development teams.This will also result in improved software development training programs, policies, project management, and practices in software development projects.Value of the paper: The paper will be of interest to researchers, academics, knowledge workers, top management, and software practitioners.