Evaluating Adaptability in Frameworks That Support Morphing Collaboration Patterns

This paper emphasizes the need for systems to be adaptable due to the manner in which groups collaborate over the lifetime of a project. It is observed that humans tend to adopt patterns of behavior when collaborating and these patterns tend to morph over a project's lifecycle. We identify the factors that cause such change along with the challenges that such evolving patterns pose on existing collaborative information systems. We propose a method to assess the adaptability of systems in ensuring that they can accommodate this change. Adaptability assessment is an essential criterion in the evaluation of a collaborative system.