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Wikis in Business
By: Brandt Marine, Brandon Sohl, Andrew Doyle
Outline
• Problem Statement and Factors• Background on Wikis• Types of Wikis• Wikis vs. Email• Recommendation
Problem Statement and Factors
• The goal of this research was to evaluate if businesses can benefit from implementing wikis into their workplace.
• Factors– Productivity– Efficiency
Background on Wikis
Wikis in Business
Types of Wikis
Types of Wikis
Wiki Example
Wiki vs. Email
• Cut down on emails sent
Wikis Vs Email
Source: http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/03/26/wiki-collaboration-leads-to-happiness/
Examples of Wikis
• Luis Suarez, executive of IBM– Reduced email from 175 emails/week to 35
emails/week– Average of 5 minutes per email saved 700 minutes
per week
Business Types and Wikis
• Company Intranet• Corporate Documentation• Organize and Display:– Meeting Notes– Project Agendas– Calendars
• Cost Efficiency
Business Types and Wikis
• Formatting• Maintenance• Not a good conversational tool
Conclusion
• Background on Wikis• Types of Wikis• Wikis vs. Email
Recommendation
• Wikis over Email• Factors– Efficiency– Productivity
• Private Wiki or Gated Access Wiki
RecommendationConsider a wiki: Do not consider a wiki:
The company is looking to establish a company intranet The company needs to use complex file formats
The company is looking to publish a range of corporate
documents in a universal location
The company does not have a staff member to organize and
format the wiki
The company is looking to manage meeting notes, project
agendas, and calendars
The company is looking for a debate of opinions
The company is looking a cheap project management tool
accessible through your web browser
The company is looking a central location for large teams to put
documents
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