Difference between revisions of "Collaborative software"

Latest revision as of 22:10, 2 July 2019

Collaborative software or groupware is application software designed to help people involved in a common task to achieve their goals.In terms of the level of interaction it allows, collaborative software may be divided into:

Instant messaging and Communication.
Audio/Video conferencing.
Real-time collaborative editing.

Collaborative software is a broad concept that overlaps considerably with other computer-supported cooperative work.

Business Brief

Collaborative software is not a new concept and has been used for decades, harrolding back to the days of dialup modems and bulletin board systems. Today collaborative software has evolved into multi-media rich environments

Technology Brief

Industry Usage

Most major technology companies are currently utilizing collaboration software to great effect.

Canadian Government Use

The Canadian Government has been using various collaborative software platforms for quite some time. It use can be summarized by either a organizational approach, a teams approach and as pockets of like minded individuals,

Implications for Government Agencies

References

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-'''Collaborative software''' or '''groupware''' is application software designed to help people involved in a common task to achieve their goals.
+'''Collaborative software''' or '''groupware''' is application software designed to help people involved in a common task to achieve their goals.In terms of the level of interaction it allows, collaborative software may be divided into: <span class="mw-collapsible-text"></span><span class="mw-collapsible-text"></span><span class="mw-collapsible-text"></span><span class="mw-collapsible-text"></span>
-In terms of the level of interaction it allows, collaborative software may be divided into:
 * Instant messaging and Communication.
 * Audio/Video conferencing.
 * Real-time collaborative editing.
-* Version control (also known as revision control and source control) platforms.
+Collaborative software is a broad concept that overlaps considerably with other computer-supported cooperative work.<span class="mw-collapsible-text"></span><span class="mw-collapsible-text"></span><p></p>
-Collaborative software is a broad concept that overlaps considerably with computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW). The use of collaborative software in the work space creates a collaborative working environment (CWE).
+== Business Brief ==
+<span class="mw-collapsible-text"></span><span class="mw-collapsible-text"></span><span class="mw-collapsible-text"></span><span class="mw-collapsible-text"></span>Collaborative software is not a new concept and has been used for decades, harrolding back to the days of dialup modems and bulletin board systems. Today collaborative software has evolved into multi-media rich environments
+== Technology Brief ==
+== Industry Usage ==
+Most major technology companies are currently utilizing collaboration software to great effect.
+== Canadian Government Use ==
+The Canadian Government has been using various collaborative software platforms for quite some time. It use can be summarized by either a organizational approach, a teams approach and as pockets of like minded individuals,
-Finally, collaborative software relates to the notion of collaborative work systems, which are conceived as any form of human organization that emerges any time that collaboration takes place, whether it is formal or informal, intentional or unintentional. Whereas the groupware or collaborative software pertains to the technological elements of computer-supported cooperative work, collaborative work systems become a useful analytical tool to understand the behavioral and organizational variables that are associated to the broader concept of CSCW.<span class="mw-collapsible-text"></span><span class="mw-collapsible-text"></span><p><nowiki>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_software</nowiki></p>
+== Implications for Government Agencies ==
-=== Business Brief ===
+== References ==
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