A "Collaboration platform" is a specific category of software that adds broad social networking capabilities to work processes.

There are many such software available on the market, either for free or against payment. However the choice of the software is not trivial as this tool will be an essential link between all persons involved in the project; it must therefore be user-friendly and easy to use.

The "Issue log" is a documentation element of software project management. It contains a list of ongoing and closed issues of the project. While issue logs can be viewed as a way to track errors in the project, the role it plays often extends further. Issue logs can be used to order and organize the current issues by type and severity in order to prioritize issues associated with the current milestone or iteration.

The Issue log is most useful when it is used both for the issues arising during the internal project design and management stages, and to document the issues arising from the pilot phase feedback. A template is available here. For larger projects it is recommended to use an issue tracking system such as Jira.

This phase is completed when a collaboration platform and an issue log have been made created and made available to the project team, with the appropriate levels of security access.