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Author | Xiang Yao; Murray Turoff; Michael J. Chumer | ||||
Title | Designing a group support system to review and practice emergency plans in virtual teams | Type | Conference Article | ||
Year | 2009 | Publication | ISCRAM 2009 – 6th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: Boundary Spanning Initiatives and New Perspectives | Abbreviated Journal | ISCRAM 2009 |
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Keywords | Civil defense; Decision support systems; Information systems; Agile solutions; Continuous review; Emergency plans; Emergency preparedness; Face-to-face interaction; Group support systems; Scenario; Virtual team; Groupware | ||||
Abstract | In the 21st century, rapid changes of our society necessitate continuous review and practice of emergency plans. Traditional face-to-face (FtF) interactions to make emergency plans and train responders seem insufficient. The virtual team (VT), a new team form allowing dynamic recruitment of experts from global extent and conduction of teamwork whenever it is needed, provides a more agile solution. This paper introduces a group support system called Collario (Collaborative Scenario) aiming to facilitate effective collaboration in creating and discussing scenarios in VTs and to utilize scenarios as the vehicle to review and practice emergency plans on a continuous basis. This research is still in progress. Three professionals have been involved in system demonstrations and interviews. Although it is still too early to make any conclusions, it is encouraging to know that all the three experts thought Collario easy to use and might be useful for various emergency preparedness purposes. | ||||
Address | New Jersey Institute of Technology, United States | ||||
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Publisher | Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM | Place of Publication | Gothenburg | Editor | J. Landgren, S. Jul |
Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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ISSN | 2411-3387 | ISBN | 9789163347153 | Medium | |
Track | Collaboration and Social Networking | Expedition | Conference | 6th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management | |
Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | Serial | 1126 | |||
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