techniquehave

Techniquehave is a conceptual framework for organizing and reusing technical techniques within organizations. It describes a structured approach to capturing techniques, their contexts, outcomes, and conditions of applicability, enabling practitioners to search, compare, and apply methods efficiently.

Core elements include a technique repository, a formal taxonomy or ontology of techniques, metadata schemas, and governance processes. The repository stores technique records with fields such as purpose, prerequisites, steps, metrics, risks, and example scenarios. A taxonomy organizes techniques by domain, applicability, and maturity level. Metadata supports search, filtering, and provenance.

In practice, techniques are contributed, reviewed, validated, and versioned. Users can associate techniques with projects, tasks, or roles, and track outcomes to support learning feedback. Proponents emphasize practice-based evidence over trend-based claims.

Applications span software development, manufacturing, product design, education, and professional training, where techniquehave aims to accelerate onboarding, standardize processes, and improve transfer of tacit knowledge into explicit documentation.

Benefits include reduced duplication, improved consistency, faster skill acquisition, and better knowledge retention. Challenges include the overhead of maintaining the repository, integration with existing tools, governance burden, and the risk of stifling creativity if overstandardized.

History and reception: the term emerged in discussions within knowledge-management and learning communities in the late 2010s as a means to codify techniques. Adoption has been mixed, with pilot programs reporting value in large organizations, while critics warn against excessive rigidity and maintenance costs.

See also: knowledge management, technique taxonomy, pattern language, competency framework.