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It Takes A Community
David Wirick, Gretchen Bond (March 30, 2006)

Building up project management knowledge in an organization is challenging; maintaining it as people come and go is even tougher. The establishment of communities of practice can help sustain knowledge gains and spread a culture of project management learning.

This article is an exclusive excerpt from the recently published book The Project Management Imperative: Mastering the Key Survival Skill for the 21st Century Organization (Babbage Simmel & Associates, Inc.; November 2005).

It’s one thing to bring solid project management knowledge to an organization. It’s quite another to disseminate that knowledge, put it to use, and maintain that level of competence through the twists and turns of organizational life. People come and go; the organization shifts its resources, and the knowledge necessary for effective management of the organization’s projects changes.

Whether your organization is in the manufacturing or services industries, knowledge is the most important organizational resource in this information age.

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