Enterprise Social Networking Pilot Project April 14, 2010

2 Project Overview Purpose of Project – to implement a social networking tool in support of EPA’s business requirements and evaluate its usefulness. Project Goals: To improve employee’s ability to connect with one another and build professional relationships To facilitate networking across organizational and geographic boundaries Support collaboration and teamwork To provide improved visibility and transparency into activities of employees and organizations To expand EPA’s professional knowlegebase of collective intelligence

3 The Business Case It is sometimes difficult or impossible to find certain information –Is there anyone else in EPA working on social networking applications for business use? –Is there anyone in my office who speaks Chinese? –What has Jeff Levy been working on lately? –Where can I find good sources of section 508 info? –Where is the latest version of the project team document? As a result –Problems are solved inefficiently –Collaboration opportunities are missed –Professional relationships are constrained

4 Expected Benefits The new tool is expected to provide the following benefits: –Improved communication and networking across organizational and geographic boundaries –Improved team building across organizational and geographic boundaries –Improved transparency and trust across organizational and geographic boundaries –Improved ability to harnesses EPA’s knowledgebase of collective intelligence –Improved organizational efficiency –More effective, organic, bottom-up innovation

5 Timeline November January December March February May April RequirementsDevelopmentTestDesignImplementation Targeted Communities OIAA IAD Agency Wide ….. June July * * Pilot Evaluation Decision Point

6 Features Profiles – Create and maintain personal information about themselves (contact information, pictures, skills, etc.) Work Status Updates / Microblogging – Post updates to keep their network informed of the status of on-going work and follow the work status of others in their network. Communities / Projects – Create and participate in “Communities of Interest” based on common business needs. Document and File sharing – Post and share documents, pictures, videos, bookmarks, etc.) Forums – Create and participate in on-line discussions. Search and Discovery – Search profiles, communities, projects, and discussion forums based on key terms. Network Surfing – Explore network relationships by surfing based on social and organizational relationships.

7 First Version All of the features promised to WWG in November Custom Configuration, Not Custom Coding Prioritizing enhancements for 2nd version Integration Community Calendar Event Management More Robust Profiles Others Looking for Early Adopters –With a business need for the tool –Willing to work through imperfections –Willing to give feedback on fixes and enhancements

Dalroy Ward, Chief Information Services Branch Lin Darlington, Acting Associate Chief Policy and Program Management Branch Contacts:

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