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A collaboration system that doesn't get broadly adopted by the intended user base really isn't a collaboration system. It's just useless software code. So what drives adoption?

Collaboration within and between organizations requires some kind of technology solution, but getting the solution up and running, especially with today's SaaS-based offerings, has far more to do with overcoming change management challenges than surmounting technical hurdles.

When considering a collaboration system, it’s essential that you don’t stop after evaluating the features that would be most attractive to your particular teams.

You’re a large enterprise and you want to collaborate, so your first impulse is to talk to some vendors about their enterprise systems -- you know, the ones that pepper their websites and marketing materials with the “collaboration” word. It makes sense. Until you realize that what you mean by collaboration is the ability to work with your partners and customers or across your entire supply chain where everyone is equal and everyone stands to gain. In this case, an enterprise solution makes no sense at all. Here’s why.

Many companies claim they are using FTP for collaboration. Yes, it's true. Some companies do claim this. But I say that whatever it is they are doing, it's not true collaboration. Here's why.

In Part 2, I look at the five most important factors to keep in mind related to the user and company experience.

In general, you should expect your collaboration tool to be fast, reliable, secure, and easy to use. And, it goes without saying, it needs to work in the way you do, with standard industry practices and processes built in. Here are some specific ways to ensure the system you adopt meets these expectations...

In this final post of my 2012 predictions, I'll touch on the impact that cloud computing is having on collaboration (and vice versa), as well as what it means for the enterprise.

In 2012, I can see a number of trends that reflect how collaboration technology is continuing to "grow up" to meet the needs of an incredibly diverse and dynamic market. Here are the first of my top collaboration trends for 2012.

Is your collaboration system a legal record or a legal risk? To put it simply, if you can just delete information, then it’s not a legal record.

What does multi-party collaboration and Switzerland have in common?

If you aren’t collaborating effectively with your business partners, then you aren’t getting the most from your processes and supply chain. And if you aren’t using the right collaboration tools, then you aren’t collaborating effectively. It’s time to get hardcore about this.