Challenges in collaborative modelling: A literature review and research agenda

International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 248-263

  Renger, Michiel ^a   Kolfschoten, Gwendolyn L ^a   de Vreede, Gert Jan ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative modelling; Conceptual design; Group modelling; Modelling; Systems design; Team modelling

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MODELS;

COLLABORATIVE MODELLING; CRITICAL CHALLENGES; GROUP MODELLING; GROUP SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHARED UNDERSTANDING; SYSTEM REPRESENTATION;

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 62649131162     PISSN: 17402123     EISSN: 17402131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSPM.2008.023686     Document Type: Article

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