A framework of critical knowledge sharing skills (CKSS) for project managers

Abstract

This paper proposes a theoretical framework of critical knowledge sharing skills (CKSS) for project managers in order to better support their knowledge sharing (KS) practices. A desktop study was conducted, on the basis of a critical literature review process and with focuses on the fields of KS, KS skills and on linking these to the context of project management and project managers. The CKSS framework, as an innovative output of this desktop study, presents six sets of KS skills that are crucial for project managers when they conduct project work. Moreover, four knowledge areas where these KS skills need to be applied, together with three groups of factors influencing the development and application of these KS skills, were also identified and presented in the framework within the context of project management.