Collaboration-enabled enterprise
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1. A method of enabling an enterprise for collaboration, comprising:
- evaluating the enterprise for collaborative potential;
selecting a first process of the enterprise using a first result of the evaluation of the enterprise;
generating a first Collaboration-Enabled Process (CEP) using the first process if the first process satisfies a first criteria;
generating a first Virtual Collaborative Community (VCC) using a first plurality of employees of the enterprise; and
executing the first CEP using the VCC, wherein a first member and a second member of the first plurality of employees collaborate in executing the first CEP by communicating via a first virtual hub.
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A method of enabling an enterprise for collaboration includes evaluating the enterprise for collaborative potential, selecting a first process of the enterprise using a first result of the evaluation of the enterprise, generating a first Collaboration-Enabled Process (CEP) using the first process if the first process satisfies a first criteria, generating a first Virtual Collaborative Community (VCC) using a first plurality of employees of the enterprise, and executing the first CEP using the VCC, wherein a first member and a second member of the first plurality of employees collaborate in executing the first CEP by communicating via a first virtual hub.
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1. A method of enabling an enterprise for collaboration, comprising:
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evaluating the enterprise for collaborative potential;
selecting a first process of the enterprise using a first result of the evaluation of the enterprise;
generating a first Collaboration-Enabled Process (CEP) using the first process if the first process satisfies a first criteria;
generating a first Virtual Collaborative Community (VCC) using a first plurality of employees of the enterprise; and
executing the first CEP using the VCC, wherein a first member and a second member of the first plurality of employees collaborate in executing the first CEP by communicating via a first virtual hub. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of enabling an enterprise for collaboration, comprising:
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evaluating the enterprise for collaborative potential;
selecting a first process of the enterprise using a first result of the evaluation of the enterprise;
generating a first Collaboration-Enabled Process (CEP) using the first process if the first process satisfies a first criteria;
generating a first Virtual Collaborative Community (VCC) using a first plurality of employees of the enterprise;
executing the first CEP using the VCC, wherein a first member and a second member of the first plurality of employees collaborate in executing the first CEP by communicating via a first virtual hub;
obtaining content for the first VCC using a second result of the evaluation;
organizing the content and making the content available to entities outside the first VCC via a technology framework and the first virtual hub;
selecting a second process of the enterprise using a second result of the evaluation;
generating a second CEP using the second process if the second process satisfies a second criteria;
generating a second VCC using a second plurality of employees of the enterprise;
executing the second CEP using the second plurality of employees, wherein a third member and a fourth member of the second plurality of employees collaborate in executing the second CEP by communicating via a second virtual hub;
obtaining knowledge learned from the execution of the first CEP;
adding the knowledge to the content and using the knowledge to modify the first CEP;
obtaining the content by the third member of the second plurality of employees via the technology framework and the first virtual hub;
using the content to modify the second CEP; and
generating a reward system, wherein the reward system rewards a member of the first plurality of employees for collaborative behavior.
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13. A Collaboration-Enabled Enterprise (CEE), comprising:
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a first Collaboration-Enabled Process (CEP), supporting an output of the CEE, collaboratively executed by a plurality of members of a first Virtual Collaborative Community (VCC) via a virtual hub;
a Synergy people framework supporting the virtual hub, configured to facilitate collaboration between the plurality of members of the first VCC; and
a second VCC, configured to obtain content of the first VCC via a Synergy technology framework and the virtual hub and modify a second CEP using the content. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of converting a process to a Collaboration-Enabled Process (CEP) using a Collaborative-Process Development Process (C-PDP), comprising:
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conducting a first analysis of the workflow of the process;
conducting a second analysis of available resources for executing the process;
selecting a collaborative enhancement for the process; and
generating a modified workflow of the process by adding collaboration instructions to the workflow. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A method of converting a process to a Collaboration-Enabled Process (CEP) using a Collaborative-Process Development Process (C-PDP), comprising:
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conducting a first analysis of the workflow of the process;
conducting a second analysis of available resources for executing the process;
selecting a collaborative enhancement for the process;
generating a modified workflow of the process by adding collaboration instructions to the workflow; and
storing the modified workflow according to a usage environment of the CEP.
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32. A apparatus for enabling an enterprise for collaboration, comprising:
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means for evaluating the enterprise for collaborative potential;
means for selecting a first process of the enterprise using a first result of the evaluation of the enterprise;
means for generating a first Collaboration-Enabled Process (CEP) using the first process if the first process satisfies a first criteria;
means for generating a first Virtual Collaborative Community (VCC) using a first plurality of employees of the enterprise; and
means for executing the first CEP using the VCC, wherein a first member and a second member of the first plurality of employees collaborate in executing the first CEP by communicating via a first virtual hub.
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33. An apparatus for converting a process to a Collaboration-Enabled Process (CEP) means for using a Collaborative-Process Development Process (C-PDP), comprising:
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means for conducting a first analysis of the workflow of the process;
means for conducting a second analysis of available resources for executing the process;
means for selecting a collaborative enhancement for the process; and
means for generating a modified workflow of the process by adding collaboration instructions to the workflow.
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