Justifying the need for distributed authoring: a compelling reason

The current trends in distributed authoring are examined not from a technical or World Wide Web point of view, but from that of an organization that will deploy and use these tools in the pursuit of business or other organizational imperatives. I believe that there are forces in organizations that militate against immediate successful adoption of the principles of distributed authoring and versioning. While there will be specific instances where this technology can be applied immediately, large-scale acceptance of the principles will have to await the creation and implementation of a new type and style of organization. But as with all complex systems, there are no clear answers, and, probably even more confusing, no clear questions. well-known sentiment in business circles regarding reengineering derives from the following statement: