Dynamic Collective Work [Guest editors' introduction]

The Internet's growth, and the proliferation of online collaboration tools and platforms and the federated systems that support them, have enabled ad hoc processes in which people interact in a dynamic collective way. Such activities are characterized by their flexibility and data-driven nature...

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Published inIEEE internet computing Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. 6 - 9
Main Authors Lakshmanan, G. T., Khalaf, R., Dustdar, S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.09.2013
Subjects
Collaborative work
dynamic collective work
Knowledge management
knowledge workers
online collaboration
Online services
Special issues and sections
Teamworking
Workflow management software
workflows
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Summary:The Internet's growth, and the proliferation of online collaboration tools and platforms and the federated systems that support them, have enabled ad hoc processes in which people interact in a dynamic collective way. Such activities are characterized by their flexibility and data-driven nature, which makes them more difficult to analyze and support than traditionally rigid processes. Systems that handle dynamic collective work activities must address three main challenges: finding patterns in ad hoc execution behavior, handling concurrent users and concurrently executing tasks, and providing operational support. This special issue provides a snapshot of ongoing work in this area that addresses these challenges.
ISSN:1089-7801
1941-0131
DOI:10.1109/MIC.2013.94