COLLABORATIVE DECISION – MAKING PLATFORM FOR PARTICIPATORY STRUCTURES AND GROUP DECISION – MAKING BODIES

Abstract

The first part of the paper addresses the issue of group decision making, in the context of theoretical and methodological conceptualization of the main approaches for developing and using collaborative platforms, as well as those related to deployment of GDSS (Group Decision Support Systems). The second part of the paper is focusing on a business development model and a set of IT support functions for collaborative activities, consisting both of collaborative tools (online accessibility, communication facilities in remote, interactive exchange of information synchronously − like chat, brainwriting − or asynchronously − like forums, project management -) and the automation of computer algorithms for identification and analysis of decisional alternatives, evaluating the status of decision-makers, ranking of decision alternatives and selection of optimal decision alternative.

Keywords

• group decision support system
• collaborative platforms
• participatory structures
• group decision making bodies