Professional Empowerment in the Software Industry through Experience-Driven Shared Tacit Knowledge

Dr Hui Chen is an Associate Professor at School of Information Management, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China. She holds a PhD in Knowledge Management from Loughborough University (UK), a MSc in Information Management from University of Sheffield (UK) and a BSc in Information Management and Information Systems from Renmin University of China (RUC).  Her main research interests are: Tacit Knowledge Associated to Experience, Knowledge Sharing, Knowledge Management, Archive Management and Records Management.

• Introduction.- Knowledge Management.- Knowledge Management in the SW Industry.- Research Methods for KM.- Grounded Theory Process and Design.- Understanding the nature of Experience, Communication and Individual Development in the SW Industry.- Knowledge Sharing and Professional Attitude in the SW Industry.- Knowledge Sharing and Working in Projects in the SW Industry.- An Ontology for the Shared Knowledge Associated with Experience.- Emerging Competency and Employability Models.- Conclusions and Future Work.