Assignment #4

#1: "We discussed information flow within organizations and the potential for your blogging project to introduce new demands on the organization for the exercise of authority and control of information. Discuss whether and how this potential disruption materialized in the course of your project."

I didnt notice any friction. Rhonda really wanted me to get her approval before any posts started going up, so I think she was a bit nervous, but after my first couple of posts she began to not worry as much and I was able to tell her what I was going to talk about and didnt need her apporval on every detail of the blog.

#2: "How readily did the organization adjust to new channels of information flow?"

Rhonda didnt know much about blogs at first or what they could be capable of, I think if the blog site was more publically advertised on a broshure or to the clients in general, people that were clients would be watching it more closely, if we had more time, and I had more lee-way with CCRI I think that could be accomplished, but I believe this helped them get alot better idea of what and where they could take this in the future.

#3: "How did this affect your efforts to develop a blog that could operate in support of the organization?"

I dont know how many people are actaully watching the blog, I think anything new like this is going to take more time then we had to actaully get some "loyal" readers that come to the site a couple of times a week. I havent recieved comments on my blog which doesnt mean people arent seeing it, but its hard to know what people are thinking about it. Hopefully all good things.

#4: "How readily and how clearly was authority defined?"

Right away. Rhonda said she wanted to approve any and all posts before they were published. At this point in time im more free but she still needs to clear my ideas before posting takes place.


#5: "How important an issue was this for the blogging project?"

It was important because sometimes Rhonda would be very busy and it would take a little time to make sure it was ok to post. But I think if someone was designated in the company to write for the blog, things would run more smoothly. It also helped when she began to know me better as well as trusting that I wouldent write any thing that might offend someone.

#6: “What could you and the organization have done differently to facilitate resolution of these issues?”

The only thing that I can think of is, if there were someone else that could go to that wasnt as busy as Rhonda, but I still would think that she would want to be in the know on everything going on with the blog. So there isnt really a better solution.

#7: "Report on your efforts to help the organization continue the blog after your departure from the project. Does the organization wish to continue the blog? Why? What arrangements have been/need to be made to continue the project? What is the timeline for this and what role will you play in preparing the organization for continued blogging?"

I dont think that she will be continueing the blog right now, I think its something that they would be thinking about in the future, but at the current point they dont have someone with the time to up-keep it, or the extra resources required for someone to want to up-keep it. One solution could be to use one of the staff as a volunteer or maybe even a realative of a client, but finding the right person for the job would be tuff, especially since it would be volunteer work.

Time Assignment 4: 1 Hour