This document discusses the ongoing research into collaboration tools at IBBT. It provides an overview of the current use of MyBBT, including survey results and analytics data. MyBBT is compared to other tools for specific collaboration tasks like communication, sharing information, and co-writing. Some quotes from users provide feedback, such as requests for more social features in profiles, keeping the platform simple, and providing more information about available features. Questions are also posed about focus on social networking, keeping the platform simple, and software literacy. The document is authored by Peter Mechant from MICT at Ghent University.

1. Collaboration tools & IBBT:
an ongoing research process
Peter Mechant, MICT/IBBT/UGent

4. Structure
• Sketch ‘the beginning’ and the activities leading
up to MyBBT.
• Explore the current use of MyBBT.
• Latest MyBBT-survey
• Google Analytics data
• Compare MyBBT with the preferences for other
tools for specific tasks
• Food for thought: some provoking statements

12. Overall satisfaction with MyBBT

13. Overall satisfaction with MyBBT features

14. Knowledge & use of MyBBT features

15. Comparing tools for specific tasks

16. Communication one-on-one

17. Communication one-to-many

18. Sharing information and resources

19. Co-writing on a document or paper

23. Some quotes …
In the overview of project colleagues on the right, it would be good to add
the research group/company and WPs they are working in. Specifically for
new projects, you don't know everyone and then it is nice to have some
additional information. Also a clear overview of WP leaders might be a nice
add-on (Female, 26-30 years, Senior Researcher).
What we really need to run a project are mail groups and a fileserver, that's
it. IBBT should go back to mail groups in which mails behave exactly as
ordinary mails […]. It should turn MyBBT into a much simpler, much more
user friendly fileserver (Male, 36-40 years, Professor).
It seems that there are many features on MyBBT that I don’t know about,
so more information about the features would be good (Female, 20-25
years, Administrative or support function).

24. Some questions …
In the overview of project colleagues on the right, it would be good to add
the research group/company and WPs they are working in. Specifically for
new projects, you don't know everyone and then it is nice to have some
additional information. Also a clear overview of WP leaders might be a nice
add-on (Female, 26-30 years, Senior Researcher).
 More focus on social networking features ??
What we really need to run a project are mail groups and a fileserver, that's
it. IBBT should go back to mail groups in which mails behave exactly as
ordinary mails […]. It should turn MyBBT into a much simpler, much more
user friendly fileserver (Male, 36-40 years, Professor).
 Keep it simple ??
It seems that there are many features on MyBBT that I don’t know about,
so more information about the features would be good (Female, 20-25
years, Administrative or support function).
 What about media or software literacy ??

25. Peter Mechant
MICT, Ghent University