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The following four conditions are cited as factors that communities of practice might consider in deciding whether something should be made explicit:
- it is relatively stable
- it has longer lasting value for a larger community
- it is expected to be retreived relatively frequently
- it will be maintained and kept up to date
- A van Unnik, Shell EP LLD, Benefits of Developing Knowledge Sharing Communities, Abu Dhabi International Conference and Exhibition, 10-13 October, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2004
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One more point is the knowledge should be codifiable.
Posted by: Dick Cheuk at March 15, 2007 2:55 PM
Good point Dick. Its surprising how often tasks are created like 'write down everything we have learned about project management in this company'. Any tasks like this would also fail several of the other 'tests' listed.
Posted by: Mark at March 15, 2007 9:42 PM