Establish a policy on how to edit documents.

Require document check-out.

Once an edit is complete, make sure users check the document back in.

Identify collaboration tools that suit your environment.

Wikis and discussion boards are ideal for offline collaboration.

Version control and check-out/check-in benefit real-time collaboration.

Establish a policy on how to utilize workspaces.

Decide whether there will be a separate site collection for document workspaces.

Determine who is allowed to create document workspaces.