Design Patterns for Board-Based Collaborative Work Management Tools

2021 ◽  
pp. 177-192
Author(s):  
Joaquín Peña ◽  
Alfonso Bravo ◽  
Adela del-Río-Ortega ◽  
Manuel Resinas ◽  
Antonio Ruiz-Cortés
Keyword(s):  
Design Patterns ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Work Management

Collaborative Work Management with a Highly-Available Kanban Board

2018 ◽  
pp. 59-72
Author(s):  
Annette Bieniusa ◽  
Peter Zeller ◽  
Shraddha Barke
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Work Management

Thinklets for E-Collaboration

2011 ◽  
pp. 631-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert O. Briggs ◽  
Gert-Jan de Vreede ◽  
Gwendolyn L. Kolfschoten
Keyword(s):  
Group Process ◽  
Design Pattern ◽  
Design Patterns ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Learning Group ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Collaboration Process ◽  
Facilitation Techniques ◽  
Collaboration Process Design

A ThinkLet is a named, scripted collaborative activity that gives rise to a known pattern of collaboration among people working together toward a goal. ThinkLets are design patterns for collaborative work practices (Briggs, Kolfschoten, Vreede, & Dean, in press; Briggs & Vreede, 2001). A thinkLet is the smallest unit of intellectual capital necessary to recreate a known pattern of collaboration. ThinkLets are used by facilitators and collaboration engineers as (1) predictable building blocks for collaboration process design, (2) as transferable knowledge elements to shorten the learning curve of facilitation techniques, and (3) by researchers as parsimonious, consistent templates to compare the effects of various technology-supported collaboration practices. ThinkLets have a rigorous documentation scheme that specifies the information elements needed to adapt the solution it embodies to the problem at hand. This scheme is derived from the design pattern concept of Alexander (1979; Alexander, Ishikawa, Silverstein, Jacobson, Fiksdahl-King, & Angel, 1977). The collection of thinkLets forms a pattern language for creating, documenting, communicating, and learning group process designs. The term thinkLet was coined by David H. Tobey in 2001 when he said “They are like applets…except they are thinkLets.”

scholarly journals Have Variability Tools Fulfilled the Needs of the Software Industry?

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (10) ◽  
pp. 1282-1311
Author(s):  
Ana Allian ◽  
Edson OliveiraJr ◽  
Rafael Capilla ◽  
Elisa Nakagawa
Keyword(s):  
Code Generation ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Tool Support ◽  
Systematic Mapping Study ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

For nearly 30 years, industry and researchers have proposed many software variability tools to cope with the complexity of modeling variability in software development, followed by a number of publications on variability techniques built upon theoretical foundations. After more than 25 years of the practice of software variability, there are not many studies investigating the impact of software variability tools in the industry and the perception of practitioners. For this reason, we investigate in this research work how existing software variability tools fulfill the needs of companies demanding this kind of tool support. We conducted a survey with practitioners from companies in eight different countries in order to analyze the missing capabilities of software variability management tools and we compared the results of the survey with the scientifoc literature through a systematic mapping study (SMS) to analyze if the proposed solutions cover the needs required by practitioners. Our major findings indicate that many tools lack important qualities such as interoperability, collaborative work, code generation, scalability, impact analysis, and test; while the results from the SMS showed these such capabilities are, to some extent, found in some of the existing tools.

Generating knowledge through micro-contradictions: the case of a nursing home for the elderly

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahrane Hofaidhllaoui ◽  
Temna Satouri ◽  
Mourad Chouki ◽  
Ali Smida
Keyword(s):  
Multidisciplinary Team ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Collaborative Construction ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to coordinate the different stages involved in designing a “CSR approach” in order to visualize and analyze micro-contradictions occurring between players in a multidisciplinary team.Design/methodology/approachThis intervention research project was spread over three years and conducted within an establishment for dependent elderly people (EDE).FindingsThis research extends Engeström's work to highlight the micro-contradictions identified and their nature. These micro-contradictions are reduced and investigated through mediator artifacts incorporating new knowledge.Research limitations/implicationsThe main limitation of the research study is that the authors were unable to completely validate Engeström's model, including the notion of instrument. The actors involved all belong to the same organization and use the same tools. This study would be worth repeating with a project team featuring actors from different organizations in order to grasp the concept of instruments used by individual actors.Practical implicationsOn the managerial front, the authors draw managers' attention to the importance of collaborative construction of management tools, which can improve the governance of their organizations.Originality/valueThe originality of this paper is based on the opportunity for the long-term analysis of the relationship between potential disturbances and the generation of new knowledge during collaborative work involving a multidisciplinary team. This study is useful for this type of establishment, especially within the context of the current health crisis.

scholarly journals Join The Board

2016 ◽  
pp. 15-31
Author(s):  
Nazareth Álvarez Rosado ◽  
Francisco J. García-Peñalvo ◽  
Sergio Bravo Martín ◽  
Susana Álvarez Rosado
Keyword(s):  
Operating System ◽  
Design Patterns ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Work Environments ◽  
Specific Role ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Family ◽  
On Line

This chapter presents an application, Join the Board (JTB), which provides shared and collaborative work environments between digital iPhone and iPad devices through a Network of Local Area (LAN) over a Wi-Fi connection. JTB allows using two connection types in the board: an off-line board (the user has a local and individualized work) and an on-line board (the user can create sessions that each one gives a collaborative board. All the devices that are interesting to work in this collaborative board must be joining to this session with a specific role system and start working on it). All the workflow in a collaborative board is through a turn management that is controller by a moderator device. JTB has only been developed for the family of iPad and iPhone version equal or higher than 5.1 operating system and behind using more than six design patterns and implementation. It has been developed three types of different and specific protocols that form the core of JTB application and it have been used for the encoding messages and managing the entire dialog between devices. This chapter shows a full case study that shows the potential of the functionalities.

Five Academic Years of Activated Third-Party and Custom-Coded Applications on an LMS Instance

2019 ◽  
pp. 15-40
Keyword(s):  
Third Party ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
State University ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Online Instructors ◽  
Integration Mechanism ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Data Portal ◽  
Kansas State University ◽  
Work Management

On Canvas's data portal, the “external_tool_activation_dim” data table showcases applications activated on the LMS instance through an LTI or other integration mechanism. The “apps” include those by third-party content providers, publishers, software makers, social media platforms, as well as in-house developers. The linked resources include e-books, simulated labs, inter-communications tools, digital content hosting services, assessment supports, proctoring services, work management tools, micro-credentialing services, and others. Understanding which third-party and customized applications are activated may shed light on the interests of the online instructors, the gaps between activated applications and available ones, local custom-coded applications, and others. This chapter captures activated app data through the full lifespan of the LMS instance at Kansas State University to the present moment and encapsulates five academic years: Fall 2013 – Summer 2014, Fall 2014 – Summer 2015, Fall 2015 – Summer 2016, Fall 2016 – Summer 2017, and Fall 2017 – Spring 2018.

Sports Concussions (TBI), Imbalance, and Dizziness

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven M. Doettl
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials ◽  
Post Injury ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Concussion Management ◽  
Post Concussion Syndrome ◽  
Behavioral Marker ◽  
Valid Assessment ◽  
Injury Assessment

It has been widely accepted that the assessment of balance after concussion plays a large role in determining deficit. Qualitative balance assessments have been an established piece of the post-injury assessment as a clinical behavioral marker of concussion for many years. Recently more specific guidelines outlining the role of balance evaluation in concussion identification and management have been developed as part of concussion management tools. As part of the ongoing development of concussions protocols, quantitative assessment of balance function following concussion has also been identified to have an important role. Frequently imbalance and dizziness reported following concussion is assumed to be associated with post-concussion syndrome (PCS). While imbalance and dizziness are common complaints in PCS, they can also be a sign of additional underlying pathology. In cases of specific dizziness symptoms or limited balance recovery beyond the initial post-concussive period, a quantitative vestibular assessment may also be needed. Electronystagmography and videonystagmography (ENG/VNG), rotary chair testing (RCT), and vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) have all been identified as valid assessment tools for vestibular dysfunction following traumatic brain injury (TBI). The assessment of balance and dizziness following sports-related concussions is an integral piece of the puzzle for removal from play, assessment of severity, and management.

A Functional Collaborative Work Unit for Analysing Hazardous Flight Approaches

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronish Joyekurun ◽  
Paola Amaldi ◽  
William Wong
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Work Unit
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