Wikipatterns : [a practical guide to improving productivity and collaboration in your organization] / Stewart Mader.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mader, Stewart.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wikis (Computer science).

Web sites.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Wiki patterns

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, IN : Wiley Pub., c2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book provides practical, proven advice for encouraging adoption of your wiki project and growing it into a useful collaboration tool or vibrant online community Gives wiki users a toolbox of thriving wiki patterns, which enable newcomers to avoid making common mistakes or fumbling around for the solutions to the same problems as their predecessors Explains the major stages of wiki adoption and explores patterns that apply to each stage Presents concrete, proven examples of techniques that have helped people grow vibrant collaborative communities and change the way they

Contents:

Wikipatterns; About the Author; Credits; Contents at a Glance; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Grassroots is Best; Wiki?; The Wikipedia Factor; Can Do It!; Wiki Patterns and Wikipatterns.com; References; Case Study: LeapFrog; 1. Why Did You Choose a Wiki?; 2. What Type of wiki are You Using?; 3. How Are You Using the wiki?; 4. Looking at Wikipatterns.com, What Patterns are in Use on Your wiki?; 5. What Changes Have You Seen As a Result of Using a wiki?; Chapter 2: Your Wiki Isn't (Necessarily) Wikipedia; Brief History of Wikipedia

Nature Compares Accuracy of Wikipedia and Britannica The All-Virtual Wiki Community versus Wiki that Mirrors Physical Community; Why Mischief Doesn't Happen in an Organization's Wiki; How Will Your Wiki Be Used?; References; Case Study: Johns Hopkins University; 1. Why did you choose a wiki?; 2. What type of wiki are you using?; 3. How are you using the wiki?; 4. Looking at Wikipatterns.com, what patterns are in use on your wiki?; 5. What changes have you seen as a result of using a wiki?; Chapter 3: What's Five Minutes Really Worth?; What Happened to Knowledge Management?

Something Wiki This Way Comes What Makes a Wiki a Wiki?; Back-office to Front-office; References; Case Study: Sun Microsystems; 1. Why did you choose a wiki?; 2. What type of wiki are you using?; 3. How are you using the wiki?; 4. Looking at Wikipatterns.com, what patterns are in use on your wiki?; 5. What changes have you seen as a result of using a wiki?; Chapter 4: 11 Steps to a Successful Wiki Pilot; 11 Steps to a Successful Pilot; What's My Role in Wikipatterns.com?; References; Case Study: Red Ant; 1. Why did you choose a wiki?; 2. What type of wiki are you using?

3. How are you using the wiki?4. Looking at Wikipatterns.com, what patterns are in use on your wiki?; 5. What changes have you seen as a result of using a wiki?; Case Study: A Conversation with a WikiChampion: Jude Higdon; 1. Why did you choose a wiki?; 2. What type of wiki are you using?; 3. How are you using the wiki?; 4. Looking at Wikipatterns.com, what patterns are in use on your wiki?; 5. What changes have you seen as a result of using a wiki?; Chapter 5: Drive Large-Scale Adoption; Develop a Wiki Use Policy; Work in Phases; Explain Why People Should Use the Wiki

Use Pilot Cases as Examples Offer Training and Support; Apply Patterns; ''It's on the wiki''; Case Study: JavaPolis; 1. Why did you choose a wiki?; 2. What type of wiki are you using?; 3. How are you using the wiki?; 4. Looking at Wikipatterns.com, what patterns are in use on your wiki?; 5. What changes have you seen as a result of using a wiki?; Case Study: A Conversation with a WikiChampion: Jeff Calado; 1. Why did you choose a wiki?; 2. What type of wiki are you using?; 3. How are you using the wiki?; 4. Looking at Wikipatterns.com, what patterns are in use on your wiki?

5. What changes have you seen as a result of using a wiki?

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611222468

9781281222466

1281222461

9780470280089

0470280085

OCLC:

191918589