Title :
Evaluation of interference during collaborative document development
Author :
Campbell, Jeffrey D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Syst., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
A problem with collaborative development of documents is that people can interfere with each other´s work. If unresolved, this interference can result in an incorrect document. An evaluation scenario using the development of a database design is proposed as a good context for evaluation of collaborative systems for the development of both text and diagram documents. Several metrics and measures are described for quantifying the occurrence of interference. In particular, five survey questions were added to a standard usability instrument to address interference and protection
Keywords :
database management systems; document handling; groupware; systems analysis; collaborative document development; collaborative systems evaluation; database design; diagram documents; evaluation scenario; incorrect document; interference evaluation; metrics; standard usability instrument; text documents; Collaboration; Collaborative work; Companies; Databases; Erbium; Instruments; Interference; Permission; Protection; Protocols;
Conference_Titel :
Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises, 2001. WET ICE 2001. Proceedings. Tenth IEEE International Workshops on
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1269-0
DOI :
10.1109/ENABL.2001.953398
