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Collaboration software | Qatalog

Teams that collaborate effectively will share ideas, communicate consistently, and trust one another to get the job done well&mdash;and on time. Team members look for ways to help each other reach common goals and improve each other&rsquo;s productivity. When things don&rsquo;t go to plan, collaborative teams are accountable and learn from mistakes or missteps. And they help each other improve as a result.
The hallmarks of effective collaboration are documented processes for knowledge sharing, transparent decision-making, high levels of trust between team members, and individual accountability. A commitment to personal and professional development, happy employees, and open recognition of a job well done are also key attributes of effective collaboration.

What does effective collaboration look like? 

Communication is the foundation of effective collaboration. Company charters that provide <a href="https://qatalog.com/blog/post/building-blocks-of-remote-teamwork/">guidelines on which discussions are kept visible (and how)</a> are a great first step. Along with documenting processes for communication to keep everyone on the same page, other team procedures should be as streamlined as possible. Overcomplicated procedures sap team motivation and reduce productivity. Streamlining them reduces errors and increases clarity.
Adopting useful collaboration tools that help people to keep track of their work as well as the work of others increases accountability. When people see how their work impacts the big picture and/or fits with a colleague&rsquo;s work, a feeling of shared ownership gets created. This supports collaboration naturally, and also builds a sense of purpose for individuals because they can see why their work matters.

What are strategies for effective collaboration? 

Define Project objectives, set clear timelines, and assign roles and tasks accordingly. Unclear expectations are hard to work towards while designating responsibilities at the start of a project provides a sense of ownership, which drives results. Introduce a culture of documentation such as progress reports and updates that keep everyone on the same page and the project on track.

What are key strategies for effective collaboration? 

If projects are spread across multiple tools, work can be siloed and difficult to access leaving cross-team collaboration impossible. Sometimes people prefer to be self-reliant and complete the work on their own if they don't know how or who to ask for help or if it takes too long to get that person up to speed.&nbsp;

Why does collaboration not work? 

In-person collaboration allows for real-time communication that flows, and participants can bounce ideas off each other easily. But remote teams need more flexibility to collaborate effectively.&nbsp;
Digital collaborations usually connect a much broader network of people, often across time zones and varied working rhythms. Because of this, tools that facilitate asynchronous communication are vital. These digital tools need to enable asynchronous communication to respect the time and working cadence differences. One extra advantage of this is that these asynchronous collaborations are often better-documented and easier to replicate than in-person collaborations.
Through shared digital workspaces, people can stay on the same page, be able to access key information, and participate in discussions where information is being shared intermittently.

How is digital collaboration different from in-person collaboration?

Trello, Asana, Jira, Shortcut, and Monday.com all assist with different parts of team collaboration. They, and many more, can be integrated into Qatalog so your org has a single source of truth, rather than leaving work scattered or siloed across multiple platforms.

What are examples of collaboration tools? 

Online collaboration tools are supposed to help teams manage workloads and communicate effectively&mdash;and they often do this successfully. However, when it comes to teams collaborating with other teams, cracks start to appear. Different departments will often use different online collaboration tools. This makes it difficult to find and share information and locate important documents, and conversations get lost in DM threads. This results in decision-making that isn't transparent.
For organizations to be effective, information needs to flow freely from top-to-bottom and side to side. When different online collaboration tools are being used, this becomes increasingly difficult to achieve. Without a single source of truth or transparency in decision-making, online collaboration tools can end up driving a wedge between departments, eroding company culture and trust, and creating unnecessary busywork.&nbsp;&nbsp;

What are the current problems with online collaboration tools?

Smooth, seamless, and open communication between team members propels projects forward while creating healthy work relationships and trust between colleagues.

What is the role of communication in collaboration? 

It&rsquo;s just four simple steps to get started. Create an account, add your profile information, optionally connect your other tools, and send a secure invite link to your coworkers. <a href="https://qatalog.com/signup/" rel="follow">Start here!</a>

How do I set up Qatalog? 

Find the context you need with rich people and team profiles. See who's who, what they&rsquo;re working on, and what Goals they're driving towards.

Projects

Get insight onto what each team&rsquo;s current priorities are, their progress, and how they support higher business objectives.

Goals

Easily find work happening across Qatalog and your connected work tools like Google Drive, Jira, Asana, and many more using a unified workplace search.

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By centralizing teams, and their Projects and Goals in a central, structured place siloes are broken down, and information becomes easier to share, retrieve and scale.
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<h4>Visibility</h4>
Create a single source of truth for what&rsquo;s happening in your organization. Get visibility into work happening across teams, allowing for more opportunities to collaborate and create.
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<h4>Efficiency</h4>
Information flows freely in a shared Work Hub, providing a radically simpler way of working together. Context is always just one click away and time wasted in meetings is drastically reduced.

Collaboration
In One Work Hub

Break down silos, work better together

Are these challenges familiar?

62%

of workers aren't sure what others are working on

Teams don’t understand each other

Half

of workers believe their updates get lost in the noise

Work is spread across too many tools

⅔

report missing opportunities to collaborate

Information doesn't flow, communication is siloed

A framework for team collaboration

Structure

Visibility

Efficiency

An integrated Work Hub

A command center for teams

FAQs

Connect your apps to easily search, attach, and share

Get started with your
single source of truth for work

The 4 building blocks of remote teamwork

The definitive guide to asynchronous communication

How to determine the best collaboration software for distributed teams

Collaboration In One Work Hub

Break down silos, work better together

Are these challenges familiar?

62%

of workers aren't sure what others are working on

Teams don’t understand each other

Half

of workers believe their updates get lost in the noise

Work is spread across too many tools

⅔

report missing opportunities to collaborate

Information doesn't flow, communication is siloed

A framework for team collaboration

Structure

Visibility

Efficiency

An integrated Work Hub

A command center for teams

FAQs

Connect your apps to easily search, attach, and share

Get started with yoursingle source of truth for work

The 4 building blocks of remote teamwork

The definitive guide to asynchronous communication

How to determine the best collaboration software for distributed teams

Collaboration
In One Work Hub

Get started with your
single source of truth for work