Question

Jacob and Margot are meeting again to discuss Jacob’s report on the current state of NewSky Services’ collaborative and networking practices, and his preliminary suggestions for action. Margot: ‘Firstly, thanks for all your hard work on this report, Jacob! I’ve taken it to our overseeing committee, who are very impressed with your suggestions.’ Jacob: ‘Great. I think we have a lot of room to expand our services and become more efficient through increased networking and participation. Where would you like me to go from here?’ Margot: ‘Based on your excellent work here, I’d like to put you in charge of our networking and collaborative practices as a project manager. What do you think we should do?’ Jacob: ‘Thanks very much! I’ll do my best. Taking this as a cohesive project is a good start, I think. I’d like to start by researching established networks and investigating potential collaborators.’ Margot: ‘I agree. Can you identify a number of established networks that could help us increase our services? There may also be collaborators locally that we could partner with.’ Jacob: ‘Absolutely. I’m excited to see where a commitment to networking and collaboration can take us.’

4. Would both formal and informal networks be useful for NewSky services? Give one example of each and how each may provide collaborative opportunities. (Approx. 30 words).

Answer 1

Both formal and informal networks will be useful for NewSky services to provide collaborative opportunities

Formal network

The use of virtual private network in the work place can provide an opportunity to collaborate withing the Newsky services by improving communication within the organization

Informal network

Local area network or Wide Area Network is an informal network which improves the opportunity of collaboration of the internal staffs to the external network services through internet .This may lack security reasons as this can be viewed by public when exchanged through public platforms .