tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10124852.post526436807834528418..comments2023-03-17T22:02:34.195+11:00Comments on This is the old ChiefTech blog...: Tips on collecting data for social network analysis (SNA)James Dellowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816163470369202593noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10124852.post-49509381084762073682009-01-14T13:49:00.000+11:002009-01-14T13:49:00.000+11:00Social Network Analysis (SNA) offers a powerful ac...Social Network Analysis (SNA) offers a powerful academic tool for scholars and researchers. Network analysis in general is an important discipline for business as well. <BR/><BR/>However, for business performance improvements, SNA only shows a small fraction of the picture – the network structure. Key business activities and flows, for example, are entirely left out of organizational SNA. While it is a great place to start, the business benefits of SNA are often oversold and incomplete. <BR/><BR/>A far more complete method for network analysis of business is value networks. Value networks analysis (VNA) employs the identical mathematical network analysis rigor of SNA but also creates meaning and mappings of the flow paths. VNA furnishes visualization and optimization of entire business and economic ecosystems, including social relationships, knowledge pathways and key business activities. See: <BR/><BR/>http://valuenetworks.com/public/item/222265<BR/><BR/>VNA is is a faster, more comprehensive solution for business network optimization and achieving favorable network outcomes. <BR/><BR/>-jAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10124852.post-2789757166129785222008-11-06T10:48:00.000+11:002008-11-06T10:48:00.000+11:00Hi James, We have built an online survey tool spec...Hi James, <BR/><BR/>We have built an online survey tool specifically for collecting data for SNA (when we do SNA in a business context we call is Organisational Network Analysis). <BR/><BR/>Check it out - www.onasurveys.com<BR/><BR/>It is open for anyone wanting to try out SNA in their own organsation, community or similar. <BR/><BR/>IBM is a big user of ONA Surveys and one of their staff told me recently that she had actually put together a survey in 15 min. in an airport lounge. It is that easy!<BR/><BR/>Happy for you to test it and post your findings.<BR/><BR/>Cai Kjaer<BR/>Partner, OptimiceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10124852.post-52139298578276327012008-11-03T17:15:00.000+11:002008-11-03T17:15:00.000+11:00There's some more SNA reading material in CSC's Di...There's some more SNA reading material in CSC's Digital Disruptions paper in the "Social Power" chapter.<BR/><BR/>One case study - A multinational<BR/>petrochemical company reported that a single network of 60<BR/>people contributed $5 million in savings a year by transferring<BR/>best practices effectively within the company.<BR/><BR/>http://www.csc.com/features/2008/333.shtml?=hp_thumbVivekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12307935789396141883noreply@blogger.com