Social Collaboration with Jive

My answer isn't accurate given my role as a consultant. I'm unsure how to answer the question. I am likely to support a client's selection of Jive only when the strategy is aligned with their needs. I'm a fan of Jive in many instances but regularly challenge to think through not only their use cases, but their expectations for collaboration platforms.

Completely depends on the context of the question and the existence of a clear strategy and plan of attack for collaboration. I'd ask, what's the goal (why do you think you need such a platform), try to understand their goals (ie revenue, productivity, efficiency, innovation etc), and perhaps most importantly, what is their culture. Are they naturally collaborative or hierarchical with a command/control and top down management/leadership.