This book addresses the identification and classification of knowledge acquired through experience that results from engaging in professional activities within the software industry. As a result of this study, the book presents an ontology of such professional activities that require and enable the acquisition of experience and that, in turn, are the basis for tacit knowledge creation. The rationale behind the creation of such an ontology was based on the need to externalize this tacit knowledge and then record such externalizations so that these can be shared and disseminated within and across organizations.

Dr Hui Chen is an Associate Professor at School of Information Management, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China. She holds a PhD in Knowledge Management from Loughborough University (UK), a MSc in Information Management from University of Sheffield (UK) and a BSc in Information Management and Information Systems from Renmin University of China (RUC). Her main research interests are: Tacit Knowledge Associated to Experience, Knowledge Sharing, Knowledge Management, Archive Management and Records Management.