Knowledge management system for construction projects in Finland Online publication date: Tue, 20-Feb-2007
by Nan Bing Chong, Lorna Uden, Marja Naaranoja
International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies (IJKMS), Vol. 1, No. 3/4, 2007
Abstract: Construction projects are often running late, exceed the budget and, in many cases, result in failure. This is not different in Finland. The authors have been asked by the Finnish local government to investigate the causes of failure and suggest ways to improve the problems. Studies we have conducted revealed several reasons for the failures. One of the main reasons given for the failure was that there was a lack of management in construction projects. Knowledge is now perceived by most organisations in the construction industry as a vital organisational resource and the source of competitiveness. It was perceived by stakeholders (and us) that there was an urgent need to help the construction industry to deliver their projects efficiently in the face of tight budgets. We have developed an Open Application Sharing Knowledge Management System (OASKMS) to support the project design and the development and evaluation of the OASKMS system for Vaasa city construction department. This paper describes the development and principles of OASKMS.
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies (IJKMS):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:
Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.
If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com
Our Blog 
Follow us on Twitter 
Visit us on Facebook