CHAPTER 5

Team Learning

Knowledge Exchange and Learning in Projects

Söderlund, Vaagaasar, & Andersen (2008) argue that projects are processes of knowledge development and learning—and that the learning processes within project teams evolve through relating, reflecting, and routinizing. In this paper, we focus in particular on reflecting as a means of learning within teams.

Exchange of knowledge and experience within the project team plays a crucial role in dealing with unplanned changes in construction projects. On the basis of a sample of case studies in the UK construction industry, Senaratne and Sexton (2009) conclude that different forms of knowledge are created and shared among project members during change events in which knowledge is ...

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