Method and Tool to Assess the Vitality of Technical Communities of Practice
A system and method is provided for assessing a technical community. A plurality of characteristics that each describe an aspect of the technical community may be retrieved. An interface that displays the plurality of characteristics as queries to be answered by a member of the technical community may be generated. An input for each characteristic may be received, wherein each input comprises a quantitative input that provides a qualitative opinion of the member of the technical community for a corresponding characteristic. A score based on at least one input may be generated. The score may provide the assessment of the technical community.
1 . A method of assessing a technical community, the method comprising:
retrieving, by a processor, a plurality of characteristics that each describe an aspect of the technical community, the technical community comprising a group of members that share expertise regarding a technical subject, wherein the plurality of characteristics are collectively used to assess the technical community;
generating, by the processor, an interface that displays the plurality of characteristics as queries to be answered by a member of the technical community;
receiving, by the processor, an input for each characteristic, wherein each input comprises a quantitative input that provides a qualitative opinion of the member of the technical community for a corresponding characteristic; and
generating, by the processor, a score based on at least one input, wherein the score provides the assessment of the technical community.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the score comprises a characteristic score for each characteristic, wherein the characteristic score is based on the input associated with each characteristic.
3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
assigning a weight to each of the plurality of characteristics, wherein the characteristic score is based on the weight.
4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
assigning a numerical value to each category of a plurality of categories, the numerical value corresponding to the quantitative input;
wherein receiving the input further comprising:
receiving a selection of the numerical value associated with at least one category, wherein the characteristic score is generated based on the weight and the numerical value.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the score comprises a category score based on a collection of each of the inputs, wherein the category score indicates an overall state of the technical community.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of characteristics are grouped into one or more groups, the method further comprising:
generating a group score based on each score for characteristics in a group, wherein the group score provides an assessment of the technical community based on the group.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining whether the technical community is performing well, is satisfactory, needs repurposing or should be retired based on the score.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein generating an interface further comprising:
generating an interface that displays each characteristic in a multiple-choice answer format, each multiple choice answer representative of the quantitative input.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the interface displays a description of each multiple-choice answer, the description describing the qualitative opinion of the member.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein generating an interface further comprising:
generating a tabular representation that displays the plurality of characteristics.
11 . A system of assessing a technical community, the system comprising one or more processors configured to:
retrieve a plurality of characteristics that each describe an aspect of the technical community, the technical community comprising a group of members that share expertise regarding a technical subject, wherein the plurality of characteristics are collectively used to assess the technical community;
generate an interface that displays the plurality of characteristics as queries to be answered by a member of the technical community;
receive an input for each characteristic, wherein each input comprises a quantitative input that provides a qualitative opinion of the member of the technical community for a corresponding characteristic; and
generate a score based on at least one input, wherein the score provides the assessment of the technical community.
12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the score comprises a characteristic score for each characteristic, wherein the characteristic score is based on the input associated with each characteristic.
13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
assign a weight to each of the plurality of characteristics, wherein the characteristic score is based on the weight.
14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
assign a numerical value to each category of a plurality of categories, the numerical value corresponding to the quantitative input;
wherein the processors configured to receive the input are further configured to:
receive a selection of the numerical value associated with at least one category, wherein the characteristic score is generated based on the weight and the numerical value.
15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein score comprises a category score based on a collection of each of the inputs, wherein the category score indicates an overall state of the technical community.
16 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of characteristics are grouped into one or more groups, the one or more processors further configured to:
generate a group score based on each score for characteristics in a group, wherein the group score provides an assessment of the technical community based on the group.
17 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
determine whether the technical community is performing well, is satisfactory, needs repurposing or should be retired based on the score.
18 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors configured to generate an interface are further configured to:
generate an interface that displays each characteristic in a multiple-choice answer format, each multiple choice answer representative of the quantitative input.
19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the interface displays a description of each multiple-choice answer, the description describing the qualitative opinion of the member.
20 . A tangible computer-readable storage medium having one or more computer-readable instructions thereon which when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
retrieve a plurality of characteristics that each describe an aspect of the technical community, the technical community comprising a group of members that share expertise regarding a technical subject, wherein the plurality of characteristics are collectively used to assess the technical community;
generate an interface that displays the plurality of characteristics as queries to be answered by a member of the technical community;
receive an input for each characteristic, wherein each input comprises a quantitative input that provides a qualitative opinion of the member of the technical community for a corresponding characteristic; and
generate a score based on at least one input, wherein the score provides the assessment of the technical community.
21 . The tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 20 , wherein the score comprises a characteristic score for each characteristic, wherein the characteristic score is based on the input associated with each characteristic.
22 . The tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
assign a weight to each of the plurality of characteristics, wherein the characteristic score is based on the weight.
23 . The tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 22 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
assign a numerical value to each category of a plurality of categories, the numerical value corresponding to the quantitative input;
wherein the instructions causing the processors to receive the input further cause the one processors to:
receive a selection of the numerical value associated with at least one category, wherein the characteristic score is generated based on the weight and the numerical value.
24 . The tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 20 , wherein the score comprises a category score based on a collection of each of the inputs, wherein the category score indicates an overall state of the technical community.
25 . The tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 20 , wherein the plurality of characteristics are grouped into one or more groups, wherein the one or more instructions further cause the processors to:
generate a group score based on each score for characteristics in a group, wherein the group score provides an assessment of the technical community based on the group.