Understanding of knowledge management in agile software development : case study of an agile team using scrum

Abstract

Nowadays many organizations, corporations and public institution pay special attention to the approach of how to manage their organizational knowledge efficiently. Knowledge management, the process of capturing, processing, disseminating and reusing the knowledge, is also aligned to business strategy, IT support level and HR management policies of the organization. Software organizations are not excluded from making KM efforts, because performing knowledge-intensive tasks demands fostering learning and sharing expertise on computer science, engineering, IT technologies and particular application domains. Agile methods propose software development frameworks which ensure fast delivery of high-quality software products. Light-weighed approaches impose cultural changes in organization and emphasize tacit interpersonal knowledge, what reflects in the different view on KM from software development perspectives.