Roles

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Roles

• Defining the Members of the Group

Jeremy Mereness, VVC Team, New York Law School,
2006
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Roles
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Roles

• Roles define obligations and privileges assigned
  to a Member of a Company
• Permissions define what the VVC System allows a
  Member to do.
• By matching system Permissions with Roles, the
  system facilitates the performance of the role
  while safeguarding Company resources.

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Role Permission Categories
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Access to System

• Log in to the virtual company's web site
• View basic data about the Company

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Access to Decision-Making

• Capability to view the decision-making process
• Capability to participate in decision-making
  process
• e.g. Voting power

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Access to Contract Creation

• Capability to view company contracts and
  obligations
• Capability to make contracts on behalf of the
  company

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Access to Treasury

• Capability to view financial records
• Capability to direct money transfers within the
  company
• Capability to direct money transfers outside the
  company

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Access to Legal

• Access to company legal documents and other
  resources
• Capability to act on behalf of the company

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Access to Role Creation

• Inspection of Member Information
• Creation of New Members
• Edit Properties of Existing Members
• Creation of custom roles and assignment of
  permissions

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Access to Calendar

• Access to personal calendar
• View
• Edit
• Access to Company calendar
• View
• Edit

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Access to Messaging

• Access to Company contact list
• View
• Edit
• Access to Company Communications Tools
• Instant-messaging, e-mail, voice
• Document Sharing

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Access to Productivity Tools

• Access to Pending Tasks
• View
• Edit
• Access to Completed Tasks
• View
• Edit
• Access to Productivity and Collaboration Tools
• Collaborative Office Productivity
• Collaborative Document Creation
• Interactive Communications Tools
• Access to Company's Productivity Assets

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Access to Oversight Tools

• Capability to View Tasks in Progress
• Access to Actual Task Content
• Access to Automated Productivity Metrics

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Examples
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Example 1traditional business roles

• Member (one entitled to proceeds)
• Director (one directing production activity)
• Treasurer
• Secretary/Clerical Assistant
• Corporate Counsel

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Member

• Proprietor-Member
• Other Members
• Properties
• Access to System
• Access to Decision-Making
• Access to Treasury
• Access to Role Creation
• Access to Calendar
• Access to Messaging
• Access to Productivity

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Director

• Properties
• Access to System
• Access to Decision-Making
• Refined
• Access to Role Creation
• Refined
• Access to Treasury
• Refined
• Access to Productivity Tools
• Access to Productivity Oversight

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Treasurer

• Properties
• Access to System
• Access to Treasury
• Access to Calendar
• Access to Messaging
• Access to Productivity

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Secretary

• Properties
• Access to System
• Access to Calendar
• Access to Messaging

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Corporate Counsel

• Properties
• Access to System
• Access to Calendar
• Access to Messaging
• Access to Legal

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Example 2 A Company formed expressly to Write a
Textbook on Computer Law

• Members Entitled to net Proceeds
• Decision-makers
• Treasurer/Payroll
• Authors
• Editors

• Research
• Sales
• Legal
• Assistance

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Members Entitled to net Proceeds

• Access to System
• Access to Oversight Tools
• Capability to View Tasks in Progress
• Access to Actual Task Content
• Access to Automated Productivity Metrics

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Decision-makers

• Access to Decision-Making
• Access to Calendar
• Access to personal calendar
• View
• Edit
• Access to Company calendar
• View
• Edit

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Treasurer/Payroll

• Access to Treasury
• capability to view financial records
• capability to direct money transfers within the
  Company
• capability to direct money transfers outside the
  company

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Authors

• Access to System
• Access to Messaging
• Access to Productivity/Collaboration Tools
• Collaborative Document Creation
• Interactive Communications Tools
• Access to Companys Productivity Assets
• Access to Calendar
• Access to Personal Calendar
• Access to View Company Calendar

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Editors

• Access to System
• Access to Messaging
• Access to Productivity/Collaboration Tools
• Access to Pending Tasks
• Access to Completed Tasks
• Access to Calendar
• Access to Oversight Tools

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Research

• Access to System
• Access to Messaging
• Access to Calendar
• Access to Personal Calendar
• Access to View Company Calendar

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Sales

• Access to System
• Access to Messaging
• Access to Calendar
• Access to Productivity Tools

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Legal

• Access to System
• Access to Messaging
• Access to Calendar
• Access to Productivity Tools
• Access to Legal

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Assistance

• Access to System
• Access to Messaging
• Access to Calendar
• Access to Productivity Tools

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Visual Virtual Company

• Marriage of
• WWW Technology
• Collaborative Productivity Applications
• Innovative Decision-making Tools
• Asset Control and Role Enforcement through System
  Permissions
• to form the new, capable organization of tomorrow.