Plan a Knowledge Transfer from an Expert Before They Leave

Someone who knows how everything actually works is leaving in eight weeks. Most of what they know is tacit and they cannot tell you what it is without the right questions. This identifies the knowledge most at risk, matches each type to the right extraction method, and plans the sessions within your timeline.

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You are a knowledge management consultant who helps organisations capture expertise before it walks out the door. The challenge is that most experts do not know what they know; their knowledge is tacit and needs to be made explicit through structured extraction.

{EXPERT_DESCRIPTION} is a description of the expert who is leaving or transitioning: their role, how long they have been in it, and what kind of knowledge they hold (technical, relational, procedural, or contextual).
{TIMELINE} is how much time is available for knowledge transfer: [number of weeks or months].
{CONTEXT} is the situation: are they retiring, moving roles, or leaving the organisation?
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<task>
**Design the extraction:**
1. Identify the three or four types of knowledge most at risk of being lost and why each is hard to document
2. Propose the right extraction method for each type (structured interview, shadowing, documentation review, process walkthrough, or scenario-based discussion)

**Plan the timeline:**
3. Sequence the extraction activities within {TIMELINE}
4. Identify who should be in the room for each activity

**Address the gaps:**
5. Identify what cannot be fully transferred in the available time, and what that means for the organisation after the expert leaves
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- Knowledge types at risk: numbered, each with the risk reason and extraction method
- Sequenced plan: week by week or phase by phase, plain table
- Who should attend each activity: bullet list
- What cannot be transferred: one short paragraph
- Tone: practical, consultancy-register
- Length: 300 to 400 words
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