Using Tasks and Semi-structured Messages to Support Decision Follow Up

Carla Valle; Wolfgang Prinz; Matthias Jarke

2nd International ICST Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing

Research Article

Using Tasks and Semi-structured Messages to Support Decision Follow Up

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/COLCOM.2006.361866,
    author={Carla Valle and Wolfgang Prinz and Matthias Jarke},
    title={Using Tasks and Semi-structured Messages to Support Decision Follow Up},
    proceedings={2nd International ICST Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={COLLABORATECOM},
    year={2007},
    month={5},
    keywords={Collaborative software Collaborative work Feedback Process design Project management Proposals Prototypes Quality management Technology management Uninterruptible power systems},
    doi={10.1109/COLCOM.2006.361866}
}

Carla Valle
Wolfgang Prinz
Matthias Jarke
Year: 2007
Using Tasks and Semi-structured Messages to Support Decision Follow Up
COLLABORATECOM
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/COLCOM.2006.361866

Carla Valle¹^,*, Wolfgang Prinz^2,1^,*, Matthias Jarke^2,1^,*

1: RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
2: Fraunhofer FIT, Sankt Augustin

*Contact email: carla.valle@pobox.com, wolfgang.prinz@fit.fraunhofer.de, matthias.jarke@fit.fraunhofer.de

Abstract

This paper describes the design and implementation of a coordination mechanism to support follow up of decisions made in meetings, using task management and semi-structured messages in an integrated way. Two questions lead our research: i) can a set of group support mechanisms, enabling the link between pre-meeting, meeting and post-meeting activities, allow for better coordination of decisions being implemented?; ii) can electronic elements, which belong to daily project scenarios, provide awareness of decision implementation's problems? Our evaluations and conclusions indicate that such elements (ie. tasks and emails) provide means for coordination of decision follow up.

Keywords: Collaborative software Collaborative work Feedback Process design Project management Proposals Prototypes Quality management Technology management Uninterruptible power systems

Published: 2007-05-21
Publisher: IEEE

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/COLCOM.2006.361866