[Mediawiki-l] [OT] wikis "sales pitch"

[Fernando Correia]

2007/1/12, Frederik Dohr <fdg001 at gmx.net>:
>  Hello everyone,
>
> Since many of you have successfully introduced wikis in the workplace, I
> wonder whether you'd prepared a "sales pitch" to convince the higher-ups
> of your company.
>
> I'm thinking of composing such a presentation myself, including a
> definition of the basic principle, a quick outline of the advantages and
> possible fields of applications etc.
> Since I'm not very good at these kinda things, it'd be nice to have
> something to check my draft against.
> (Of course I can make it available when I'm done - although it will be
> in German until I get around translating it.)
>
> Also, having such a concise (and semi-standardized) introduction to the
> "The Wiki Way" would certainly help others pushing for adoption in their
> organization...
>

In our company, we decided to use a wiki to achieve:
- Centralization of information.
- Text search.
- Interactivity (the users can contribute).