Collaborative Software

Question 1

Collab: What

Answer 1

• application software designed to help people involved in a common task to achieve goals
  
  • how documents are shared to enable more effective team collaboration

Question 2

Collab: History

Answer 2

• online collaborative gaming software, multi-user games
  
  • Lotus Notes promised to help employees and teams work together
  • rise of Web 2.0 brought new levels of social interactivity

Question 3

Collab: Benefits

Answer 3

• organizational (calendars, project management)

* data sharing

Question 4

Collab: Risks

Answer 4

• teaching people to use it

* small cost

Question 5

Collab 3 categories

Answer 5

• Communication: ex. IM chat
  
  • Conferencing: real-time collaboration
  • Co-ordination: helps manage complex interdependent work towards a shared goal