An alternative strategy to going with a completely new platform for post-publication collaboration is to work with your current ECM vendor. For example, assume that you have an Open Text ECM platform at your place of work. Open Text has been around for a long time (16 years), […]
This is Part 4 of the Chaos in Collaboration series. Now that we have talked about the concept of collaboration and the changing locus of collaboration, let’s address how to integrate collaboration tools into your current environment. There are two broad approaches: You can start with something new, […]
This is Part 3 of the Chaos in Collaboration series. Collaborating during the creation phase of the content lifecycle means working together to create great content. It is an explicit activity. You know that you are working together with others because you can either see them directly (they […]
The Technology Trends of Enterprise Collaboration and Virtual Teams Macquarie University is getting cold feet on using Gmail as its email infrastructure for staff, due to unbudgeted data transmission costs. The IT services director is wondering whether an onsite solution would be more cost effective. Daptiv announced a […]
The A-Z of Virtual Teams: A … B … Backgrounds C … Coordinate the Work D … Desired Outcome E … Execute on Expectations F … Facilitation G … H … Handling Disagreements I … J … K … Keep the Sponsors Informed L … M … N […]
Virtual team members need to agree how they are going to work toward the shared outcome that they have identified, particularly if they are going to be intensely collaborating on shared artifacts. Because everyone not in the same room is invisible, a shared mental picture / shared cognitive […]
Yesterday it was that day again. I was 36 … wow, I remember when my mother turned 36 … and now that’s my age. Where did those 20 or so years go … On Sunday night we had my Mum, Dad, Sister and Aunt come for dinner, along […]
The People Part of Enterprise Collaboration and Virtual Teams To build better virtual team performance, focus on and talk about the similarities between people. “This model tells us that the leader of a virtual team who wants to build team spirit, cohesion and trust should consistently cue team […]
Here’s the underlying thinking for my talk at BrightStar’s 6th Annual Information Management Summit in Wellington on April 14-15, 2008. My talk was on the subject The Key to Collaboration without Chaos, at 11am on Tuesday 15th. 1. Introduction 2. The Concept of Collaboration 3. The Changing Locus […]
This is Part 2 of the Chaos in Collaboration series. “Collaboration” is a term with a wide degree of applicability, although I have traditionally viewed it narrowly within a project team situation, whereby multiple people are working together to achieve a joint outcome. The team is assembled for […]
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