Collaborative Software/ Groupware

CONCEPTS

1. What is it?
   1. An Application Software
   2. Help people involved in a common task to achieve their goals
   3. Closely Related Ideas
      1. Computer-supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)
      2. Collaborative Working Environment (CWE)
      3. Collaborative Work Systems
      4. Integrated Collaboration Environment
      5. Massively Distributed Collaboration
      6. Online Consultation or Online Deliberation
      7. Organisational Memory System
      8. Worknet
      9. Cloud Collaboration
      10. Document Collaboration
2. Levels of Collaboration
   1. Communication - Unstructured interchange of information e.g. messaging
   2. Conferencing/ Collaboration Level - Interactive work towards a shared goal. e.g. brainstorming or voting
   3. Co-ordination - Complex interdependent work towards a shared goal e.g. sport team
3. Collaboration and Groupware Type of Applications
   1. Intranet
   2. Content Management System
   3. Document Management System
   4. Enterprise Content Management
   5. Event Management Software
   6. Human-based Genetic Algorithm
4. Collaborative Management Tools
   1. Calendars and Time Management Software - Schedule events and automatically notify and remind group members
   2. Project management systems — schedule, track, and chart the steps in a project as it is being completed
   3. Online proofing — share, review, approve, and reject web proofs, artwork, photos, or videos between designers, customers, and clients
   4. Workflow systems — collaborative management of tasks and documents within a knowledge-based business process
   5. Knowledge management systems — collect, organize, manage, and share various forms of information
   6. Enterprise bookmarking — collaborative bookmarking engine to tag, organize, share, and search enterprise data
   7. Prediction markets — let a group of people predict together the outcome of future events
   8. Extranet systems (sometimes also known as 'project extranets') — collect, organize, manage and share information associated with the delivery of a project (e.g.: the construction of a building)
   9. Social software systems — organize social relations of groups
   10. Online spreadsheets — collaborate and share structured data and information
   11. Client portals — interact and share with your clients in a private online environment
5. Other Related Terms
   1. Collaborative innovation network
   2. Commons-based peer production
   3. Electronic business
   4. Information technology management
   5. Management information systems
   6. Management
   7. Office of the future
   8. Operational transformation
   9. Reference

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_software

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