Choose one of the three alternatives described in Q for use by your collaborative team. To...

Choose one of the three alternatives described in Q for use by your collaborative team. To do so, answer the following questions (if possible, answer these questions with your team):

Q WHICH COLLABORATION INFORMATION SYSTEM IS RIGHT FOR YOUR TEAM?

Describe the three collaboration tool sets described and indicate how each meets the minimum requirements for collaboration. Explain the differences among them. Summarize the criteria for choosing the right set for your team. Explain the meaning of the power curve and discuss the power curve for each of the three alternatives described.

a. Using your and your teammates’ answers to question, create your team’s list of requirements.

b. Create a list of criteria for selecting collaboration tools and creating a collaboration IS. Start with the items in the first column of Figure but add, modify, or delete items depending on your answer to question a.

Figure Three Collaboration Tool Sets

c. Score the three alternatives in Q against your requirements and your criteria. If you wish, change any of the elements of those three alternatives to create a fourth alternative. Score it as well.

Q WHICH COLLABORATION INFORMATION SYSTEM IS RIGHT FOR YOUR TEAM?

Describe the three collaboration tool sets described and indicate how each meets the minimum requirements for collaboration. Explain the differences among them. Summarize the criteria for choosing the right set for your team. Explain the meaning of the power curve and discuss the power curve for each of the three alternatives described.

d. Based on your answer to question c, select a collaboration tool set. Explain your selection.

e. Given your answer to question d, how will you construct your collaboration IS? Specifically, what procedures will you need to develop and how will your team members obtain training? Will you need to have any special jobs or roles for your team members? If so, describe them.

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Based on your answers to question, revise the list in Figure so that it is appropriate for your team experience. Discuss your revised list with others and describe any changes they would make to it.

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Evaluate Q. Based on your experience as a team member, do you agree that the three requirements are mandatory for a collaborative team? Justify your answer. Modify those requirements in any way you see fit to better describe your own collaborative team experience. Do you find any of the nice-to-have requirements unnecessary? Would you add any others? Do you think any of the collaboration tool characteristics requirements are unnecessary? Would you add any?

Q WHAT ARE THE IS REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENT PROJECT COLLABORATIONS?

Summarize why you should learn about collaboration IS for today as well as later. Name the three categories of requirements discussed in this chapter extension. Name and describe the three required sets of features. Summarize the other two sets of features.

Figure Student-Project Collaboration IS Requirements Summary