Knowledge management strategies aim to capture valuable knowledge, deliver it to others, and ensure information can be acted on quickly. For organizations to be successful, they must effectively translate experience into knowledge and transfer knowledge across time and space. Successful knowledge management involves knowledge creation, sharing, and technologies to support these. Benefits include fostering innovation, improving customer service, boosting revenues, enhancing employee retention, and streamlining operations. Challenges are not having business goals, gaining employee support, the dynamic nature of knowledge management, and allowing technology to dictate the process. A variety of tools are used.