Mission Collaboration - Enterprise Social Computing At Raytheon

This paper presents a case study on Raytheon's collaboration and knowledge sharing fabric called the Marketplace, where web2.0 capabilities are integrated with existing information technologies to capture and share knowledge, content expertise, and ideas, and make it all social.  In addition, discuss the cultural, org change, training, and other issues related to implementation.  

David Mastronardi is a Product Manager & Implementation Architect at Raytheon Company.  He is the PM for Network Centric System's collaboration & E2.0 platform: The Marketplace.  Roles include:  Product Manager, Implementation Architect, Analyst, Community Organizer, Evangalizer, Whipping Boy.  Dave and his team are introducing technologies that will have significant impact on the way knowledge workers at Raytheon get their jobs done. Dave received his BA in Economics from Providence College in 1999 and Masters of Science in Information Systems and MBA from Boston University in 2005.

Raytheon Company, with 2008 sales of $23.2 billion, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 87 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 73,000 people worldwide.

T.J. Theodore is a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer at Raytheon Company. He is the Knowledge Management Architect for Network Centric Systems Information Solutions. His duties include systems engineering and architecture for key knowledge management and collaboration projects in NCS.  His special interests include computer-based collaboration, information modeling, and team dynamics.  He co-chairs the Raytheon Collaboration and Reuse TIG.  T.J. received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Ohio Northern University in 1984, his Masters in Systems Engineering from Texas Tech in 2003, and plans to finish his PhD in Transdisciplinary Design, Process, and Systems at Texas Tech in 2010.

Raytheon Company, with 2008 sales of $23.2 billion, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 87 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 73,000 people worldwide.