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Collaboration

What is Collaboration? Definition and meaning

Collaboration derives from English and means “working together”.

Social Collaboration generally refers to people working together in a team. Often, collaboration also refers solely to the technical implementation of teamwork, e.g. a Social Collaboration Platform or collaboration tools.

Particular importance is given to tools in the field of e-collaboration. These are tools that support the cooperation of geographically distributed teams. Such collaboration tools are typically web-based and often only usable online.

Collaboration is also understood as a component of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and a solution for collaborative work within a team, also known as “groupware”. It enables efficient cross-team and cross-location collaboration. It can also be used by external service providers and customers. In this way, different information and files can be made available at the right time and in the right place.

Features

The type and degree of collaboration often vary greatly. Collaboration therefore encompasses a wide variety of different features:

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Frequently asked questions

What does collaboration mean?
Collaboration comes from English and means “working together”. It describes people cooperating within a team, and often also the technical implementation in the form of a platform or suitable tools.
What are collaboration tools?
Tools in the field of e-collaboration are particularly important, as they support the cooperation of geographically distributed teams. Such tools are typically web-based and often only usable online.
Which features does collaboration include?
Collaboration brings together many features, such as text chat, voice and video chat, a project calendar, boards, an internal forum and an internal wiki. The Collaboration suite from projectfacts bundles these tools for cross-team and cross-location working.