Designing a group support system to review and practice emergency plans in virtual teams

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2010

Abstract

In the 21st century, rapid changes in our society necessitate continuous review and practice of emergency plans. Traditional Face-to-Face (FtF) interactions in making emergency plans and training responders seem insufficient. The Virtual Team (VT), a new team form allowing a dynamic recruitment of experts from a global extent and a conduction of teamwork whenever it is needed, provides a more agile solution. This paper introduces a Group Support System (GSS) called Collaborative Scenario (Collario), aiming to facilitate effective collaboration in creating and discussing scenarios in VTs and to utilise scenarios as a vehicle in reviewing and practising emergency plans on a continuous basis. This research is still in progress. Three professionals have been involved in system demonstrations and interviews. Although it is still too early to make any conclusions, it is encouraging to know that all the three experts think that Collario is easy to use and might be useful for various Emergency Preparedness purposes. Copyright © 2010 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.

Identifier

77954000051 (Scopus)

Publication Title

International Journal of Emergency Management

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEM.2010.033653

e-ISSN

17415071

ISSN

14714825

First Page

137

Last Page

150

Issue

2

Volume

7

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