Research on Explicit and Tacit Knowledge Interaction in Software Process Improvement Project*

Abstract

This research develops a knowledge model for Software Process Improvement (SPI) project based on knowledge crea-tion theory and its twenty-four measurement items, and proposes two hypothesizes about the interaction of explicit knowledge and tacit knowledge in SPI. Eleven factors are extracted through statistical analysis. Three knowledge-creation practices for capturing tacit knowledge contribute greatly to SPI, which are communication among members, crossover collaboration in practical work and pair programming. Two knowledge-creation practices for capturing ex-plicit knowledge have significant positive impact on SPI, which are integrating project document and on-the-job train-ing. Ultimately, suggestions for improvement are put forward, that is, encouraging communication among staff and integrating documents in real time, and future research is also illustrated