Tools for Supporting Team Collaboration

Cheryl A. Bolstad, Mica R. Endsley
2003 Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting  
Collaboration plays an important role in team tasks. Teams are also functioning more often in a distributed fashion. If individuals are to work efficiently in a distributed fashion they will need collaborative tools and systems to exchange information and most importantly Situation Awareness (SA). Little guidance exists as to which tools are appropriate for collaborative tasks or situations. The present paper presents a taxonomy of collaboration and, based on this taxonomy, information is
more » ... ed on which classes of collaborative tools and techniques are most useful for different types of tasks and situations.
doi:10.1177/154193120304700326 fatcat:dero2tchwrd3to2xhvonperkuu