Collaboration means working independently toward separate goals.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Working toward shared goals
• D. Isolated effort

Answer: (B)

Collaboration is teaming up with others to achieve common objectives. The statement is false because collaboration requires coordinating with others, communicating, and aligning efforts toward a shared outcome, not working independently toward separate goals. In practice, collaboration means interdependent and complementary contributions that come together to create a joint result. For example in IT service management, collaboration among the service desk, operations, and development helps restore services quickly and implement changes with coordinated risk assessment. The description that matches collaboration is working toward shared goals. Ideas of working independently toward separate goals or isolated effort describe a lack of collaboration.