NDLI: Reverse knowledge engineering: a methodology for knowledge management

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Author	Quintas, P. Demaid, A.
Copyright Year	2000
Description	Author affiliation: Open Univ., Milton Keynes, UK (Quintas, P.)
Abstract	In this paper we discuss an experiment to recreate the evolution of a design in order to elicit the progression of knowledge during the course of a project. The project being studied featured an innovation-the creation of a combined telecommunications and sensing network by a multi-national company in cooperation with other large and small enterprises. The project took five years to complete, during which its scope expanded, the people and companies involved changed, and their numbers increased. The key technologies of the project involved purpose specific hardware and software, all of which needed to interact with an existing telecommunications network. We took it as axiomatic that knowledge was created during the course of the project and that our difficulty was to avoid post hoc rationalisation of the processes involved. To solve this problem we created an exercise in reverse knowledge engineering (RKE) focussed on a prototype-a box of electronics hardware containing embedded software and the capability of interacting intelligently with a network. A panel of engineers and researchers traced the evolution of knowledge during design changes by reverse engineering the product, essentially dismantling it and using the parts as a touchstone for building a picture of knowledge evolution. We report the benefits and pitfalls of the procedure, drawing particular attention to its ability to identify the trace elements of redundant decisions, these being the most difficult to identify by conventional interview techniques.
Starting Page	702
Ending Page	707
File Size	571583
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780366522
DOI	10.1109/ICMIT.2000.916785
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2000-11-12
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Knowledge engineering Software prototyping Intelligent networks Design engineering Engineering drawings Reverse engineering Buildings Companies Hardware Embedded software
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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