Must read whitepapers on Enterprise Social Collaboration (Microsoft)

• Enterprise Social Collaboration Progress Model (June 2013) - Microsoft and the Eller MBA program at the University of Arizona jointly developed the Social Collaboration Progression Model that outlines six stages of social collaboration and their triggers, obstacles, and impacts. The six phases identified in this model represent a progression that can be used to ascertain an organization's current state in the social collaboration paradigm. The paper identifies the prerequisites that are necessary to move to a chosen target stage, the obstacles that must be overcome, and the impacts of such a transition. The paper also addresses a high-level view of how social collaboration applies to the divisional levels within an organization.
• Social computing in the enterprise – building a social computing strategy  (December 2012) - This document describes the Microsoft vision for social computing in the enterprise and explains how to build an effective social computing strategy. It is designed to help C level executives and enterprise architects appreciate the value of enterprise social computing, understand the Microsoft vision for enterprise social computing, and grasp what’s involved in building a strategy for social computing in the enterprise.
• Explore enterprise social scenarios (June 2014) - Understand common scenarios for enterprise social that can be built with Microsoft products, including Yammer, Office 365, SharePoint Server, Lync, and Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

 

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