Workgroups

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Workgroups
Workgroups are collaborative communities, often within an organization that complete efforts

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Workgroup is the term we use to describe a group that works together to achieve shared goals. This is the basic social unit of our social-ecological map of the bioregion. Workgroups vary from Federal and State agencies, to the local governments of Counties and Municipalities to small NGOs organizations and loose communities. Workgroup pages might list activities , but for project details it may be useful to develop an effort page. The most influential workgroups in Puget Sound ecosystem management are the myriad State, Provincial and Federal agencies because of their influence over the flow of resources, their steady base funding, and their legal and policing powers. In our region Tribal Governments have rebuilt a unique power by asserting Treaty Rights and organizing their resources. Many important decisions are delegated to Regions, Counties and Municipalities. Private entities dominate economic activities. Between all this NGOs attempt to cultivate Public Goods and improve Common Pool Resource Management. Both state and private institutions are involved in formal Academic studies, however many learning processes occur throughout these groups. Coordination groups play a unique role in bridging among institutions.

What Goes Into A Workgroup Page

Check out our Style Guide for more precise suggestions. Each workgroups page should have a blurb that provides basic information about workgroup identity and their relationship to other groups and Places. A notes section might include: information about sources of funding or legal authorities; some reckoning about how many people are in the group, how they are organized and what do they do; details about the geographic areas they work in, or how the group is distributed geographically; and some understanding of the purposes toward which the group works. One might develop a chronology section, to record the history and pivotal moments in the life of a workgroup. You might use Dynamic Page Lists to describe Efforts or Products of a workgroup.

Workgroup Categories

Being able to sort and list workgroups depends on good Categorization. Consider the following categories when creating workgroups:

Workgroup Type - Workgroup type describes the kind of institution in terms of its legal status, and is our primary way of identifying workgroups
Effort Type - Effort categories define purposes, and is can be useful to list workgroups by the kinds of activities that they conduct.
Places of Operation - Some workgroups work within a particular geography. If you include place categories, a workgroup can be identified by place.
Governmental Units - Similar to places, some workgroups operate only within certain governmental jurisdictions.