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Caterogrizing the Spectrum of Coordination Technology.

The article explains the Coordination Pyramid, which may be used to lessen coordination problems and handle paradigm shifts resulting from technological advances or organizational changes. The pyramid covers the coordination paradigms of basic functionality, structured processes, information discove...

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Published in:Computer (00189162) Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. 54 - 61
Main Authors: Sarma, Anita, Redmiles, David, Van der Hoek, André
Format: Article
Published: IEEE Jun2010
Subjects:
Computer software development
Organizational structure
Organizational change
Cooperation
Management
Technology
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article explains the Coordination Pyramid, which may be used to lessen coordination problems and handle paradigm shifts resulting from technological advances or organizational changes. The pyramid covers the coordination paradigms of basic functionality, structured processes, information discover, contextual information and integrated operations across three aspects which are communication, artifact management and task management. The author also provides information on available tools for the three aspects.