Wuerzburg University
600 years
of academic tradition
Unit 8: Knowledge Management
Converting the outlined potential of an integration of organization and information (IOI) takes place in complex, interdisciplinary project teams, in which the selection, preparation and management of project-relevant information is one of the key factors for success. Such projects intervene not only in process planning, but also in company management, workplace planning and company culture and, because of this, meet with strong resistance from many of the workers affected.

The necessity and the solution to this conflict are a systematic and continuing transfer of information and knowledge, and active documentation of knowledge. In the learning organization of the future, an employee needs to be able to work with methods, tools and sources, to acquire information independently.

Furthermore, company knowledge bases need to be structured and maintained. Finally, employee knowledge needs to be opened up and channeled as source of creativity and improvement.

The goal of this course is to teach participants modern procedures for information searches, along with techniques and tools for managing project information.