REM SOC Knowledge Base (soc.kb)

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RULE [Not Tightly Coupled?]
If [Not Tightly Coupled] = FALSE
THEN [the recommendation] = "the work is 'Tightly Coupled (Olson, et al, 2002) and may cause the collaboratory to fail"

RULE [Common Ground?]
If [Common Ground] = FALSE
THEN [the recommendation] = "there is not enough 'Common Ground' for the collaboratory to function effectively"
    RULE [Mutual Knowledge?]
    If [Mutual Knowledge] = FALSE
    THEN [Common Ground] = FALSE

RULE [Readiness to Collaborate?]
If [Readiness to Collaborate] = FALSE
THEN [the recommendation] = "there seems to be not enough 'Readiness to Collaborate' amongst the constitutent members"
    RULE [Factors determining Readiness to Collaborate]
    If [Alignment of Work] = FALSE Or
    [Social Alignment] = FALSE
    THEN [Readiness to Collaborate] = FALSE
        RULE [Social Alignment?]
        If [People like working with each other] = FALSE Or
        [Incentives for participation] = FALSE or
        [People trust each other] = FALSE or
        [Collective efficacy] = FALSE
        THEN [Social Alignment] = FALSE    

RULE [Favorable Management, Planning and Decision Making?]
If [Favorable Management, Planning and Decision Making] = FALSE
THEN [the recommendation] = "The 'Management, Planning and Decision Making' features don't seem to favor a Collaborative environment"
    RULE [Factors determining favorable management, planning and decision making]
    IF [Factors related to time are favorable] = FALSE Or
    [Factors related to management are favorable] = FALSE
    THEN [Favorable Management, Planning and Decision Making] = FALSE
        RULE [Factors related to time are favorable?]
        IF [contributors are overcommited] = TRUE Or
        [Sufficient Overlap of working timelines of each contributor] = FALSE
        THEN [Factors related to time are favorable] = FALSE
        RULE [Factors related to management are favorable?]
        IF [Roles are clearly defined] = FALSE
        THEN [Factors related to management are favorable] = FALSE

RULE [Technology Readiness?]
If [Technology Readiness] = FALSE
THEN [the recommendation] = "there is not enough 'Technology Readiness' for the collaboratory to succeed"

REM 1.	the nature of the work
REM 2.	the amount of common ground among participants, 
REM 3.	their readiness to collaborate, 
REM 4.	their management style and leadership, and 
REM 5.	technology readiness.

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REM PROMPT [no of human members] Numeric
REM "How many human members will the collaboratory have?:"
REM "1"
REM "100000000"

REM PROMPT [no of distinct organizations] Numeric
REM "How many distinct organizations will work together on this collaboratory?"
REM "1"
REM "1000"

PROMPT [Not Tightly Coupled] YesNo CF
"Is the work divided in well defined modules?:"

PROMPT [Mutual Knowledge] YesNo CF
"Do the contributors have enough knowledge of each other's domain?"

PROMPT [Alignment of Work] YesNo CF
"Is everyone working towards or in alignment of each other's goals?"

PROMPT [People like working with each other] YesNo CF
"Are the contributors enthusiastic about working with each other?"

PROMPT [Incentives for participation] YesNo CF
"Is there an incentive mechanism in place to reward and encourage participation?"

PROMPT [People trust each other] YesNo CF
"Do the contributors trust each other?"

PROMPT [Collective efficacy] YesNo CF
"Do the contributors feel empowered and positive about working together?"

PROMPT [contributors are overcommited] YesNo CF
"Will the contributors be able to devote enough time to the project?"

PROMPT [Sufficient Overlap of working timelines of each contributor] YesNo CF
"Is there sufficient overlap of the working timelines of the contributors?"

PROMPT [Roles are clearly defined] YesNo CF
"Is everyone's role clearly defined?"

PROMPT [Technology Readiness] YesNo CF
"Are there technological tools and frameworks in place to facilitate the working of the collaboratory?"

GOAL [the recommendation]

DEFAULT [the recommendation] = "Not enough seems to contribute to the success of the collaboratory. It is most likely to fail"