Create a Wiki for every project
The popularity of Wikipedia is due to the enormous content coming from users. Wikipedia is alive today because the users post valid useful information they have expertise on. The same wiki concept could be used internally within an organization for every project that is executed. Create an intranet wiki sites for all the projects and allow the team to add anything and everything around the project. The members would add content that they are aware of, for example the project manager would add the project plan, timelines, current status, milestones and what’s coming up kind of information. Likewise every area of the project is covered and the wiki becomes a repository of information for the project. The following are few advantages of maintaining a wiki for every project that is executed in an organization.
- All the team members will have access to all the information relating to the project in one site
- Since anyone could edit it provides an opportunity to review and refine the content by anyone. And Wiki works like a version control system, it does not delete the contents when something is edited rather it makes it a new version. So any content is not lost at any point of time.
- The wiki becomes a living site to know what is happening with the project and where it stands. This is something the management would want to see and can see by themselves.
- The Wiki becomes a place for anyone coming in new to the project and wants to understand the project and start working on the project.
- There is a digital footprint of the complete project execution which could be refered to any time even after the project is completed.
- Wiki is easy to use and basic content addition/editing does not require knowledge of HTML.
The following are the popular Wiki tools available for free.
Deepa Said,
May 29, 2006 @ 8:52 am
Good thought, Ramesh!
Natalie Gulbis Said,
October 10, 2006 @ 10:45 pm
intranet wiki
Interesting post. I came across this blog by accident, but it was a good accident. I have now bookmarked your blog for future use. Best wishes. Natalie Gulbis.