THE ROLE PLAYED BY PMOs IN THE TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN PROJECTS: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Projects are unique, temporary structures that produce unique knowledge. For organisations to gain competitive advantage, this knowledge needs to be transferred effectively between projects. Knowledge transfer across projects is thus an important and decisive competitive factor. However, project tea...
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doaj-bff3b5af8b8e4b53b3487b24d56ccdb92020-11-25T03:42:46ZengStellenbosch UniversitySouth African Journal of Industrial Engineering1012-277X2224-78902018-08-0129212714010.7166/29-2-1966THE ROLE PLAYED BY PMOs IN THE TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN PROJECTS: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKTshuma, Brighton0Steyn, Herman1 Van Waveren, Corro2University of Pretoria, South AfricaUniversity of Pretoria, South AfricaUniversity of Pretoria, South AfricaProjects are unique, temporary structures that produce unique knowledge. For organisations to gain competitive advantage, this knowledge needs to be transferred effectively between projects. Knowledge transfer across projects is thus an important and decisive competitive factor. However, project teams typically focus on short-term project goals, and often fail to regard capturing and transferring project knowledge between projects as important for the long-term benefit of the organisation. This theoretical study argues that Project Management Offices (PMOs) play an important role by supporting and facilitating the flow of knowledge between projects. A conceptual framework depicting the role of PMOs in the transfer of knowledge between projects is presented here, while empirical results will be reported on in a sequel to this paper.http://sajie.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/1966knowledge transferproject knowledgeproject management offices |
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Tshuma, Brighton Steyn, Herman Van Waveren, Corro THE ROLE PLAYED BY PMOs IN THE TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN PROJECTS: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK South African Journal of Industrial Engineering knowledge transfer project knowledge project management offices |
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THE ROLE PLAYED BY PMOs IN THE TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN PROJECTS: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK |
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THE ROLE PLAYED BY PMOs IN THE TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN PROJECTS: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK |
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THE ROLE PLAYED BY PMOs IN THE TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN PROJECTS: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK |
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THE ROLE PLAYED BY PMOs IN THE TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN PROJECTS: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK |
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THE ROLE PLAYED BY PMOs IN THE TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN PROJECTS: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK |
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role played by pmos in the transfer of knowledge between projects: a conceptual framework |
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Stellenbosch University |
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South African Journal of Industrial Engineering |
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1012-277X 2224-7890 |
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2018-08-01 |
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Projects are unique, temporary structures that produce unique knowledge. For organisations to gain competitive advantage, this knowledge needs to be transferred effectively between projects. Knowledge transfer across projects is thus an important and decisive competitive factor. However, project teams typically focus on short-term project goals, and often fail to regard capturing and transferring project knowledge between projects as important for the long-term benefit of the organisation. This theoretical study argues that Project Management Offices (PMOs) play an important role by supporting and facilitating the flow of knowledge between projects. A conceptual framework depicting the role of PMOs in the transfer of knowledge between projects is presented here, while empirical results will be reported on in a sequel to this paper. |
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knowledge transfer project knowledge project management offices |
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