the path from solutions
back to needs
integrating web2.0 in the enterprise successfully
[a ‘twitterized’ presentation]
Scott Liewehr
Gilbane Conference San Francisco | June 3, 2009

show of hands:
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how many of you have
implemented web2.0 tools on
your site(s) already?
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…are implementing web2.0
tools right now?
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…are planning to implement
web2.0 tools in the not-too-
distant future?
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…feel >90% confident the new
tools are going be
embraced by your users?
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this is our greatest challenge
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>80% of wikis fail
(nevermind mashups, abandoned blogs, etc.)
Source: CIO Magazine, Feb 28, 2008
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what works on the web
doesn’t necessarily work
inside our organizations
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why?
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…because we found a solution
before identifying our problem
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…because we focused on how
and when instead of on
whether and why
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…because we don’t know (or
listen to) our audience
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…because we don’t
understand the tools and the
needs they satisfy
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“I yam what I yam”
-Popeye
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the presence of technology
won’t change human nature
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…it will only amplify it
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great, so now what?
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3 options:
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1. plow ahead
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2. stop
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3. pause
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the path forward:
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1. learn more about your
audience
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2. learn more about the tools
and the “-ations” they serve
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communication | collaboration
estimation | metadata creation
aggregation | socialization
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3. find a specific
problem, project, product, gro
up, scenario…
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…where there is a clear
purpose and a common
interest…
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…and where the tool can be
integrated as a part of the
users’ normal activities
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the key is to start small, but
keep the larger picture in mind
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resist the urge, and the peer
pressure
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just because these are “grass-
roots” applications does not
mean that planning isn’t
required
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avoid the SharePoint pitfall
(hang on microsoft platinum sponsor guy in the
back, I’ll explain)
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great tool, but often
implemented with minimal
planning
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good luck harvesting
information out of 10 gazillion
SharePoint teamsites
after-the-fact…
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and if you can harvest it, good
luck managing it
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web 2.0 is great, but let’s not
throw caution to the wind
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find a balance:
avoid analysis paralysis, but
proceed with caution…
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and be armed with a clear
purpose, a grounded
understanding, and a sound
plan
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scott liewehr, onesta
scott.liewehr@onestagroup.com
www.onestagroup.com
twitter: sliewehr