1. Wikis in Business By: Brandt Marine, Brandon Sohl, Andrew Doyle

2. Outline Problem Statement and Factors Background on Wikis Types of Wikis Wikis vs. Email Recommendation

3. 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

4. Background on Wikis

5. Wikis in Business

6. Types of Wikis

8. Wiki Example

9. Wiki vs. Email Cut down on emails sent

10. Wikis Vs Email Source: http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/03/26/wiki-collaboration-leads-to-happiness/

11. 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

12. Business Types and Wikis Company Intranet Corporate Documentation Organize and Display: – Meeting Notes – Project Agendas – Calendars Cost Efficiency

13. Business Types and Wikis Formatting Maintenance Not a good conversational tool

14. Conclusion Background on Wikis Types of Wikis Wikis vs. Email

15. Recommendation Wikis over Email Factors – Efficiency – Productivity Private Wiki or Gated Access Wiki

16. Recommendation Consider a wiki:Do not consider a wiki: The company is looking to establish a company intranetThe 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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