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Organizing technology work in teams that meet in a larger group called a “cohort” can create a learning organization that uses time and energy effectively. Developing and maintaining World Wide Websites for information storage, dissemination, and for business transactions in a cohort is one way to reorganize work processes, but it requires learning and adaptation. An organizational cohort can allow members to learn from each other, thereby expanding the knowledge base and accomplishing tasks more quickly than working in isolation. This chapter demonstrates how a cohort is used to develop Websites and policies by profiling one case -The Center for Technology in Government’s Internet Testbed Project. Practical tools, such as stakeholder analysis, best practices research, strategic framework, prototyping, and a cost performance analysis are highlighted and explained as part of a successful cohort undertaking. A discussion of effective means of developing policy and managing a Website is also included.
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Mclnerney, C.R., Larsen, K.R.T. (2000). Web Development and Management: Using the Cohort Model. In: Shaw, M., Blanning, R., Strader, T., Whinston, A. (eds) Handbook on Electronic Commerce. International Handbooks on Information Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58327-8_11
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