# Knowledge management for engineering firms and consultancies https://www.explicio.com/en/solutions/professional-and-technical-services/ Last updated: 2026-11-02 > Professional and technical services: Engineering firms, consulting, law firms — Explicio captures the knowledge that lives in people and conversations here, asks when something is missing, and makes it searchable. The page shows three typical knowledge islands, a self-check and the formats of this industry; it describes platform capabilities, not customer cases. WZ M # Knowledge management for engineering firms and consultancies ## The project is finished. The experience leaves with the project lead. Engineering firms, consulting, law firms In engineering firms, consultancies and law firms the product is knowledge — and it is tied to people. Explicio records lessons learned, client history and methodological knowledge as it arises: as dictation after the meeting, as a note, as a mailbox import. The answer names document and page. Professional and technical services: Engineering firms, consulting, law firms — Explicio captures the knowledge that lives in people and conversations here, asks when something is missing, and makes it searchable. The page shows three typical knowledge islands, a self-check and the formats of this industry; it describes platform capabilities, not customer cases. [Request trial access](https://explicio.cloud/registrieren?weg=test) [What would it cost us?](https://www.explicio.com/en/pricing/#rechner) THREE KNOWLEDGE ISLANDS ## Three knowledge islands we see in this sector. No figure, no promise — three situations that keep coming up in conversations with businesses in this sector. PROJECTS Lessons learned nobody writes down What went wrong in the project and what must be different next time is discussed on the drive back — and never noted. A dictation on that same drive is enough. CLIENTS History and agreements What was agreed with the client three years ago is in an e-mail only one person can find. Explicio imports the mailbox and links commitments to the client — at a succession in the firm, that is the difference. METHODS The knowledge of senior colleagues How an inspection is really approached, which pitfalls an expert opinion has: experienced colleagues explain it to every newcomer anew. Recorded once, with its source, it relieves everyone. APPLICABLE PILLARS ## Which pillars this page comes from. Explicio is one platform with six areas. For this sector, three of them are the entry point — every card leads to the description on the start page. [PILLAR 03IT, Engineering & Projects→Lessons learned and project handovers with the “why” behind decisions.](https://www.explicio.com/en/#bereiche) [PILLAR 04M&A & Succession→Succession and handover: client knowledge stays in the firm, not in the owner's head.](https://www.explicio.com/en/#bereiche) [PILLAR 02Onboarding & Induction→Newcomers ask the assistant instead of the senior colleagues — from day one.](https://www.explicio.com/en/#bereiche) Self-check — loads when it comes into view. SUITABLE FORMATS ## Knowledge arrives the way it arises in this sector. KNOWLEDGE IN Dictation / voice memo Plain text PDF manual (400 p.) Mailbox (.eml/.mbox) Screencast Bulk import (ZIP, folder) Dictation / voice memo Plain text PDF manual (400 p.) Mailbox (.eml/.mbox) Screencast Bulk import (ZIP, folder) Dictation / voice memo Plain text PDF manual (400 p.) Mailbox (.eml/.mbox) Screencast Bulk import (ZIP, folder) Through the channel your team already uses — around 20 channels, one assistant. The answer comes back with its source. CASE STUDIES IN THIS INDUSTRY ## Case studies by area Step 1 · Your industry by sector [WZ CManufacturing](https://www.explicio.com/en/solutions/manufacturing/) [WZ FConstruction](https://www.explicio.com/en/solutions/construction/) [WZ DEnergy supply](https://www.explicio.com/en/solutions/energy-supply/) [WZ HTransport & logistics](https://www.explicio.com/en/solutions/transport-and-logistics/) [WZ JInformation & communication](https://www.explicio.com/en/solutions/information-and-communication/) [WZ MProfessional/technical services](https://www.explicio.com/en/solutions/professional-and-technical-services/) [WZ OPublic administration](https://www.explicio.com/en/solutions/public-administration/) [WZ QHealth & social care](https://www.explicio.com/en/solutions/health-and-social-care/) [WZ GTrade & vehicle repair](https://www.explicio.com/en/solutions/trade-and-vehicle-repair/) [WZ KFinance & insurance](https://www.explicio.com/en/solutions/finance-and-insurance/) Step 2 · Your business area [WZ M · PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL SERVICESPILLAR #5 · COMPLIANCE, LEGAL & QMLosing track of current standards and liability risks in dynamic projects?Manage complex technical standards and safety regulations consistently. Provide transparent source verification and minimise liability risks.Open case study & solution path →](https://www.explicio.com/en/cases/professional-and-technical-services-compliance-qm/) [WZ M · PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL SERVICESPILLAR #3 · IT, ENGINEERING & PROJECTSWhere is the knowledge when the email flood grows?Freelancers in the IT and engineering sectors lose sight of the current state of knowledge and documentation when project and system information is stored decentralised in email inboxes.Open case study & solution path →](https://www.explicio.com/en/cases/professional-and-technical-services-it-engineering-projects/) [WZ M · PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL SERVICESPILLAR #1 · PRODUCTION & MAINTENANCEWho knows the special parameters of the plant when the foreman is on holiday?Secure special parameters and empirical data. Maintenance management without knowledge loss during succession. Documentation that connects.Open case study & solution path →](https://www.explicio.com/en/cases/professional-and-technical-services-production-maintenance/) TECHNICAL DIAGNOSIS · DEMO WITHOUT A CALL ## Contribute knowledge first. Then decide. After a short conversation we set up your trial space. Then contribute a voice message or a file from your business — and see where the first knowledge island lies. The 30 days only start after that. [Request a quote](https://explicio.cloud/registrieren?weg=angebot) [What would it cost us?](https://www.explicio.com/en/pricing/#rechner) [Guide: capture knowledge before retirement →](https://www.explicio.com/en/retirement/) - **Duration**: 30 days from the first knowledge - **Cost**: €0 - **Licence**: none — you pay for knowledge, not for seats - **Data location**: EU cloud on hardware operated by Explicio in Germany; Explicio Box in your own building on request