The effectiveness of knowledge sharing on projects: How companies prosper by what they know

The topic focuses specifically on knowledge sharing on project team, specifically around project teams in the Information Systems (IS) sector. The paper review show knowledge sharing can be effective on IS projects, up to the point where the software is used by the business. A survey was conducted with participants who were actively involved in project teams. The focus was on key role-players, such as Project Managers, Business Analysts and Developers. The study established the knowledge sharing approaches on project teams and re-emphasised the importance of having a knowledge-sharing environment. Furthermore, the study proposed questions to understand the knowledge sharing approaches used on projects, how team members shared knowledge amongst each other, the systems they used to create a knowledge hub, the work environment which also including cultural aspects and also the types of rewards and recognitions that are in place at the workplaces. Despite the  low volume of respondents some answers can be explored in further research,  however serves as a platform for future studies to understand and assess knowledge sharing approaches.   Key words: Knowledge, Knowledge sharing (KS), Knowledge transfer (KT), Knowledge management (KM).