University of South Florida Work Collaboration Questions

As you begin the work in teams, it’s important to come up with a definition of collaboration that encompasses the purpose, goals, and objectives of working together on a project. To help you develop an understanding of what it means to collaborate and what team actions help collaborations to be successful, read the following articles and answer the following questions as a team.

Readings:

• How Workplace Collaboration Can Change Your Company (Links to an external site.)
• Collaboration Definition, Skills, and Examples (Links to an external site.)
• The Virtual Work Skills You Need — Even If You Never Work Remotely (Links to an external site.)

Questions:

• Define workplace collaboration.
• Why collaborate? What are the benefits?
• List at least five characteristics and/or criteria for a successful collaboration? What actions do team members need to take to achieve collaborative goals?