Interested in Collaboration Software? Then Think About These Things

December 22, 2014

As 2014 comes to a close, here are ten things for organizations to think in regards to collaboration software as we head into 2015.


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Of course there are more areas such as application development, partner ecosystem and security.  Which of the items in the video to you agree or disagree with?  What's missing?

Here is a graphical summary of the video above.

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Alan Lepofsky
Alan Lepofsky
Vice President & Principal Analyst Constellation Research
Alan Lepofsky - VP and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research. With almost two decades of experience in the collaboration software industry, Lepofsky helps organizations improve the way their employees work together to get their jobs done. Lepofsky’s primary research area The Future of Work, focuses on: integrating collaboration and business processes (Purposeful Collaboration), structuring work via Social Task Management, leveraging analytics and digital assistants to work more productively, the strategic impact of mobile computing on business transformation, and measuring workforce culture based on Digital Proficiency instead of age. Twitter: @alanlepo<br>LinkedIn:&nbsp;https://ca.linkedin.com/in/alanlepo &nbsp; &nbsp; , Title:&nbsp;Big IdeasIntelligent Collaboration: The… Read more
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