Implementing Knowledge Management in a structured manner is a major undertaking for an industry that is not geared to responding quickly to new ideas. A strategy will determine what major plans are to be undertaken and allocate resources to them (Cannon, 1968). Aaker (1984) also suggested assigning people or groups of people the responsibility for analysing
new issues, such as KM and developing responsive strategies. A strategy for implementing Knowledge Management within an organisation should set out clear goals and how these are to be achieved within a specified timeframe. For a construction organisation there are a number of considerations. For example, which part of the construction process may obtain maximum benefit, which section of the company will be able to benefit most from a KM strategy, how large a problem should be identified, what medium will be used (IT or individuals), how is the system to be evaluated etc. Other considerations include