The Relationship Between Knowledge Transfer, Team Learning, and Project Success in the Information Technology Field

About the Book

Project management is a growing field, and is expanding to more industries; however, it still faces the same challenges it did decades ago. There is a lack of understanding and recognition of how knowledge is shared and how knowledge sharing can help project teams accomplish successful outcomes. Without knowledge transfer and sharing, organizations fail to continue practices that worked well and fail to discontinue those that resulted in errors or rework. The research presented in this book builds on the theories of organizational learning, knowledge management, and dynamic capabilities. Data was obtained through a quantitative survey from project professionals working on information technology (IT) projects in the United States. The goal of this study was to gain an understanding of the influence of knowledge transfer in IT projects that contributes to project success. Results and conclusions should be of benefit to project managers in all industries.

About the Author

Dixie O’Connell Overton Ph.D. has extensive project management experience in the Information Technology field. She has lead technical projects that are large and complex. Since the concepts of project management can be widely applied, Dixie earned her doctorate degree to be able to contribute to teaching and researching in this field. She is also available for speaking engagements. Dixie can be contacted via her website at DrDixieOverton.com.