Collaborative information management

A method is provided for implementing collaborative information management. Information collaboration entities are authorized to allow entity members thereof access to a collaborative information data structure. Each information collaboration entity is a different business entity than each other information collaboration entity. An entity member of each one of the information collaboration entities is authorized to maintain business process information associated therewith within the collaborative information data structure. The business process information of each one of the information collaboration entities is generated through a business process thereof. The business process information of each one of the information collaboration entities is useful as quality control information for a manufactured product of a particular one of the information collaboration entities. An entity member of a first information collaboration entity is authorized to access business process information of a second information collaboration entity that is maintained within the collaborative information data structure.