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Nyqvist, Olof. "Information Management for Cutting Tools : Information Models and Ontologies." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm : Industriell produktion, Production Engineering, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-4763.
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Saboe, Michael S. "A software technology transition entropy based engineering model." Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2002. http://edocs.nps.edu/npspubs/scholarly/dissert/2002/Mar/02Mar%5FSaboe%5FPhD.pdf.
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Dissertation (Ph.D. in Software Engineering)--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2002.Dissertation supervisor: Luqi. "March 2002." Description based on title screen as viewed on July 15, 2010. Author(s) subject terms: Software Engineering, Technology Transfer, Information Theory, Communication Theory, Statistical Mechanics, Dynamical Systems, Control Theory, Learning Curves, Entropy, Information Temperature, Temperature of Software (o Saboe), Technology Transfer Dynamics, Research Management, Diffusion of Innovation, Project Management, Physics of Software Includes bibliographical references (p. 457-489). Also available in print.
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Shelby, Kenneth R. Jr. "Systems Engineering Knowledge Asset (SEKA) Management for Higher Performing Engineering Teams| People, Process and Technology toward Effective Knowledge-Workers." Thesis, The George Washington University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3611730.
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Systems engineering teams' value-creation for enterprises is slower than possible due to inefficiencies in communication, learning, common knowledge collaboration and leadership conduct. This dissertation outlines the surrounding people, process and technology dimensions for higher performing engineering teams. It describes a true experiment investigation of opportunities to improve communication, learning and common knowledge collaboration.
The art and practice of Systems Engineering contributes business value by orchestrating large numbers of knowledge-workers as engineering teams in the achievement of complex goals. During the creation of new systems, engineering team performance modulates business efficiencies to realize those complex goals. Higher performing engineering teams share a vision providing purpose, rely on personal knowledge convolved with collaborators knowledge to unleash potential, leverage common knowledge in their team mental models, and execute synergistically. Why do non-high performing teams exist? Culture change is hard. Humans prefer the familiar. Without Leadership and systematic enablement, teams usually do not naturally find the high performing team traits.
This research investigates a unique Information Technology based Systems Engineering Knowledge Asset (SEKA) management mechanism. The selected mechanism integrates multiple techniques for improved collaboration efficacy. The research methodology was a modified true experiment with dual-posttest only, using an A and B group for comparative controls. Research findings reflect, with 99% confidence, that SEKA represented in 3-way Multiple Informational Representations Required of Referent (MIRRoR) knowledge constructs improves systems engineering teams' consumption of a common knowledge base.
Engineering teams can consume a set of information, which generates knowledge common with their collaborators, in a shorter period. More knowledge that is common facilitates increased ability to collaborate. Increased collaboration accelerates team learning, leading to shorter systems delivery schedules, lower cost to produce and earlier actionable intelligence. Shorter delivery times increase customer satisfaction; lower costs improve profit margin potential, and earlier actionable intelligence supports "left of boom" intervention.
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Hickson, Ray C. "Project managers' perceptions of the primary factors contributing to success or failure of projects| A qualitative phenomenological study." Thesis, University of Phoenix, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3708715.
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This qualitative interpretative phenomenological study increased the understanding of project managers’ perception and lived experiences of the primary issues contributing to the success or failure of projects. This study used method triangulation to analyze the experiences of 48 project managers. The study was conducted in three phases, including a pilot study, an open-ended questionnaire, and one-on-one interviews. The project managers’ lived experiences indicated that stakeholder communication; collaboration; and consensus on governance, leadership methods, definition of requirements, and success criteria during the project initiation stage are critical to achieving higher project success rates. The major themes that emerged from this study are the definition of project success, requirements and success criteria, stakeholder consensus and engagement, transparency, and project management methodologies. Additional research is suggested to determine if there is a relationship among experience, qualifications, certification, and project success or failure and to determine implementable solutions to improve project success rates.
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Malvius, Diana. "Integrated information management in complex product development." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm : Skolan för industriell teknik och management, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-11712.
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Van, Zyl Pierre. "A description of information system technologies and implementations of project information management systems for use in the South African Government." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49714.
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Thesis (MEng)--University of Stellenbosch, 2002.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis focuses on information systems for project management in the South African Government with special attention to the Consolidated Municipal Infrastructure Programme. Project data exchange standards and the suitability of these standards for project information management in the South African Government is reviewed. Information system technologies applicable to project management, with reference to computer programming languages, markup languages, communication technologies, Internet technologies, database technologies and document manipulation tools are discussed. Project information management forms are then discussed, followed by an overview of the flow of project information during the lifecycle of a project. The standards development organisation, ActionIt, and the project information management models developed by it are highlighted. A description of applications and a system that was implemented to illustrate the work covered in this thesis is provided with examples of the applications and the system. Hierna tesis fokus op inligting sisteme vir projekbestuur in die Suid Afrikaanse Regering met spesifieke verwysing na die Gekonsolideerde Munisipale Infrastruktuur Program. Standaarde vir die uitruil van projek inligting sowel as die toepaslikheid van hierdie standaarde vir die bestuur van projek inligting in die Suid Afrikaanse Regering word bespreek. Informasie sisteem tegnologiee wat van toepassing is op die bestuur van projek inligting word behandel en sluit in: rekenaar programerings tale, 'markup' tale, kommunikasie tegnologiee, Internet tegnologiee, databasis tegnologiee en gereedskap om dokumente te manipuleer. Verskillende projek vorms word behandel gevolg deur 'n beskrywing van die vloei van data gedurende 'n projek se leeftyd. "n Beskrywing van ActionIT, 'n organisasie vir die neerle van standaarde vir gebruik in die Suid Afrikaanse regering, sowel as die modelle wat deur ActionIT ontwikkel is vir die bestuur van projek inligting word gegee. Die toepassings en sisteem wat geimplimenteer is om die werk wat in hierdie tesis behandel is te demonstreer word gegee met voorbeelde van die toepassings en sisteem.
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Davis, Kirsten A. "Information Technology Change in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry: An Investigation of Individuals' Resistance." Diss., [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2004. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04262004-154350/unrestricted/davis_etd.pdf.
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Giammarco, Kristin. "Data centric integration and analysis of information technology architectures." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/2989.
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The premise of this thesis is that integrated architectures have increased usefulness to the users of the systems they describe when they can be interactively and dynamically updated and used in conjunction with systems engineering analyses to enable systems optimization. In order to explore this premise, three research topics are presented. The first topic discusses needs and uses for integrated architectures indicated throughout Department of Defense (DoD) policies, directives, instructions, and guides. The second topic presents a systems engineering analysis process and discusses the relevancy of integrated architectures to these analyses. Building on the previous two topics, the third discusses federation, governance, and net-centric concepts that can be used to significantly improve DoD Enterprise Architecture development, integration, and analysiswith specific recommendations for the Army Architecture Integration Process. A key recommendation is the implementation of a collaborative environment for net-centric architecture integration and analysis, to provide a rich and agile data foundation for systems engineering and System of Systems engineering analyses, which are required to optimize the DoD Enterprise Architecture as a whole. Other conclusions, recommendations, and areas for future work are also presented.
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Cherian, Mathew Sam. "A semantic data federation engine : design, implementation & applications in educational information management." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65501.
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Thesis (S.M. in Technology and Policy)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, Technology and Policy Program; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2011.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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With the advent of the World Wide Web, the amount of digital information in the world has increased exponentially. The ability to organize this deluge of data, retrieve it, and combine it with other data would bring numerous benefits to organizations that rely on the analysis of this data for their operations. The Semantic Web encompasses various technologies that support better information organization and access. This thesis proposes a data federation engine that facilitates integration of data across distributed Semantic Web data sources while maintaining appropriate access policies. After discussing existing literature in the field, the design and implementation of the system including its capabilities and limitations are thoroughly described. Moreover, a possible application of the system at the Massachusetts Department of Education is explored in detail, including an investigation of the technical and nontechnical challenges associated with its adoption at a government agency. By using the federation engine, users would be able to exploit the expressivity of the Semantic Web by querying for disparate data at a single location without having to know how it is distributed or where it is stored. Among this research's contributions to the fledgling Semantic Web are: an integrated system for executing SPARQL queries; and, an optimizer that faciliates efficient querying by exploiting statistical information about the data sources.
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Brown, Jill A. "Examining Strategic Information Technology in Relationship to the Need for Technology Modernization." TopSCHOLAR®, 2009. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/129.
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Strategic planning can be a critical business process for today’s organizations, especially for IT organizations that are facing continually changes in technology. This research was designed to investigate IT organizations’ use of strategic planning and determine if the organization uses their strategic plan to set project priorities. The second part of this research was to determine if the IT strategic plans are aligned with the overall organization’s strategic plan.
This research was conducted using a mail-type survey to IT Executives from organizations with sales/revenues under 100 million dollars, a maximum of 5000 employees, and SIC codes of 201 thru 399. The selected organizations were mailed a survey packet followed by a phone call for all non-responding organizations.
The findings that resulted from this research showed that there is statistical evidence to support that organizations do perform the business process of developing a strategic plan. This research also showed that IT organizations do develop an IT strategic plan. However, there is not a high correlation between the organization’s strategic plan and the IT strategic planning process. If the IT organization has a strategic plan, then the plan is reviewed on a regular basis, referenced for project prioritization, and the IT employees are familiar with the plan.
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Farrell, Michael M. "Expansion of the Center for Network Innovation and Experimentation (CENETIX) network to a worldwide presence." Thesis, Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/2591.
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This thesis will focus directly on the enhancement of an established Network Operations Center (NOC) and will extend the capabilities of this asset beyond its present scope. By defining the current infrastructure using present network management tools it will provide a better understanding of the present network, as well as enhance management for future field experiments. Finally, extending the CENETIX network via implementation of Virtual Private Networking (VPN) technology will allow other experimental labs who currently utilize the Defense Research Engineering Network (DREN), such as the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Biometrics Fusion Center (BFC), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTR), Office of Force Transformation (OFT), Coast Guard station (located in Alameda), various other US allied forces, Oversea Partners, etc.) access to current and future field experiments.
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Mathieson, John T. J. "Towards Polymorphic Systems Engineering." Thesis, The George Washington University, 2021. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=28257912.
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Systems engineering is widely regarded as a full life cycle discipline and provides methodologies and processes to support the design, development, verification, sustainment, and disposal of systems. While this cradle-to-grave concept is well documented throughout literature, there has been recent and ever-increasing emphasis on evolving and digitally transforming systems engineering methodologies, practices, and tools to a model-based discipline, not only for advancing system development, but perhaps more importantly for extending agility and adaptability through the later stages of system life cycles – through system operations and sustainment. This research adopts principles from the software engineering domain DevOps concept (a collaborative merger of system development and system operations) into a Systems Engineering DevOps Lemniscate life cycle model. This progression on traditional life cycle models lays a foundation for the continuum of model-based systems engineering artifacts during the life of a system and promotes the coexistence and symbiosis of variants throughout. This is done by facilitating a merger of model-based systems engineering processes, tools, and products into a surrogate and common modeling environment in which the operations and sustainment of a system is tied closely to the curation of a descriptive system model. This model-based approach using descriptive system models, traditionally leveraged for system development, is now expanded to include the operational support elements necessary to operate and sustain the system (i.e. executable procedures, command scripts, maintenance manuals, etc. modeled as part of the core system). This evolution on traditional systems engineering implementation, focused on digitally transforming and enhancing system operations and sustainment, capitalizes on the ability of model-based systems engineering to embrace change to improve agility in the later life cycle stages and emphasizes the existence of polymorphic systems engineering (performing a variety of systems engineering roles in simultaneously occurring life cycle stages to increase system agility). A model-based framework for applying the Systems Engineering DevOps life cycle model is introduced as a new Systems Modeling Language profile. A use-case leveraging this “Model-Based System Operations” framework demonstrates how merging operational support elements into a spacecraft system model improves adaptability of support elements in response to faults, failures, and evolving environments during system operations, exemplifying elements of a DevOps approach to cyber-physical system sustainment.
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Raygan, Robert E. "Enterprise configuration management in a service-oriented architecture environment delivering IT services." Birmingham, Ala. : University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2007. https://www.mhsl.uab.edu/dt/2008r/raygan.pdf.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2007.Additional advisors: Dale W. Callahan, Laurie Joiner, Helmuth F. Orthner, Gregg Vaughn. Description based on contents viewed Oct. 6, 2008; title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references.
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Munoz, Cesar. "A REAL OPTION STRATEGIC SCORECARD DECISION FRAMEWORK FOR IT PROJECT SELECTION." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2006. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/2413.
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ABSTRACT The problem of project selection is of significant importance in management of information systems. Almost $2 trillion is spent worldwide every year on IT projects, with over $600 billion spent in the US alone. Traditionally, managers have being using the classical net present value (NPV) method in conjunction with multicriteria scoring models for ROI analysis and selection of IT project investments The multicriteria models use ad-hoc evaluation criteria to assign priority weights and then rate the alternatives against each criterion. These models have two limitations. First, the criteria and weights are based on subjective judgments, allowing the introduction of politics in the information management decision process and the generation of arbitrary results. Second, the classical approach uses deterministic estimations of the cost, benefits and the returns of the projects, without considering the impact of uncertainty and risk in the business decisions. This research proposed a better alternative for ROI analysis and selection of IT projects using a real option strategic scorecard (ROSS) approach. In contrast with traditional methodologies and previous research work, the ROSS decision framework uses a more comprehensive, axiomatic approach for systematically measuring both the business value and the strategic implications of IT project investments. The ROSS approach integrates in a unified IT project management decision framework the best elements of real option theory, strategic balanced scorecards, Monte Carlo simulations and analytical network processes to fully analyzes the effect of uncertainty and risk in the IT investment decisions. In addition, the ROSS approach complies with the critical success factors that have being identified in the literature for validation of IT decision frameworks. The main benefit of the ROSS approach is to enable managers to better compare and rank projects in the IT portfolio, optimizing the ROI analysis and selection of information system projects.Ph.D.
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Di, Virgilio Vito Edoardo. "Energy Management Information Systems: An industrial dynamics-based analysis : Energy transition through innovation and digitalization for the Industry 4.0." Thesis, KTH, Energiteknik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-284464.
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Decarbonizing the energy consumptions related to the industrial sector is extremely difficult with todays’ technologies. That is why, in industry, the priority focus is for now put on improving the energy efficiency, or the quantity of energy needed to develop a defined amount of product. Among the various tools that can improve the energy efficiency of an industrial site, a valid option is represented by software-based controlling system that manages the consumption of an industrial plant through sensors that track key performance indicators, optimize the processes from an energy standpoint and continuously follow any energy-related data, completely digitalizing the whole factory. The scope of this thesis consists in analysing this digital tool – known as Energy Management Information System (EMIS) – in the totality of the aspects that determine its value. This is why, three angles – technical, economic and operational – are being considered in this analysis. Given the recent maturity of EMIS solutions, this new technology still represents an – albeit quite mature – innovation in the field of energy efficiency in industry. Thus, industrial dynamics concepts are also applied to the investigation, since they represent a systematic methodology to assess the impact and diffusion of innovations, as well as their margin for development. The thesis could identify the main parameters that enable the success of EMIS as a valid solution to reduce energy consumption in the industrial segment, on top of proposing axes for future improvement.Att minska utsläppet från energiförbrukning inom industrisektorn är med dagens teknologi extremt svårt. Pågrund av detta, prioriterar industrierna istället fokuset på att förbättra energieffektiviteten, alternativt mängden energi som behövs för att utveckla ett definierat antal produkter. Bland de flertal olika verktyg som kan förbättra energieffektiviteten på en industrianläggning, är ett välgrundat alternativ representerat av ett mjukvarubaserat kontrollsystem som hanterar konsumtionen av en industrianläggning genom sensorer som spårar viktiga prestandaindikatorer, optimerar processerna ur energisynpunkt samt kontinuerligt följer all energirelaterad data och därmed digitaliserar hela fabriken. Avhandlingen omfattar en analysering av detta digitala verktyg - känt som “Energy Management Information System (EMIS)” - i totalaliteten av de aspekter som bestämmer dess värde. Därför övervägs tre vinklar – den tekniska, ekonomiska och operativa – i denna analys. Med tanke på EMIS-utvecklingens senaste framsteg representerar denna nya teknik fortfarande en – om än en ganska mogen – innovation inom området energieffektivitet i industrin. Därav tillämpas även industriella dynamikkoncept till utredningen, eftersom de representerar en systematisk metod för att bedöma effekterna och spridningen av innovation, liksom deras marginal för utveckling. Avhandlingen kan identifiera de viktigaste parametrarna som möjliggör framgången för EMIS som en giltig lösning för att minska energiförbrukningen i industrisegmentet, utöver föreslag för framtida förbättringar.
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Kans, Mirka. "On the utilisation of information technology for the management of profitable maintenance." Doctoral thesis, Växjö : Växjö University Press, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-2016.
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Malone, Michael W. "Process subversion in Agile Scrum software development| A phenomenological approach." Thesis, Capella University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3632735.
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This qualitative study examined the ways in which process subversion, defined as any attempt, conscious or unconscious, to work around, ignore, or turn to one's own purposes an established process, occurs in Scrum software development. Scrum is a software development methodology that uses self-managing teams and a well-defined process but does not dictate developer practices. It has been shown in previous research that problems with Scrum can cause issues with productivity and software quality. This descriptive phenomenological study specifically examined the ways in which process subversion was experienced by Scrum Masters. The Scrum Master is a coach and facilitator to the development team in Scrum. The study revealed a wide variety of perceptions of the Scrum Master's role as well as sources of subversion ranging from individuals on the development team to the structure of the organization. The study also revealed the creativity used by some Scrum Master in responding to such subversion. This study is important because it fills a gap in the extant literature in dealing with the problems that occur when an organization attempts to use Scrum as its development process, and provides insights that may be helpful in either mitigating the effects of such subversion or preventing it outright.
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Lee, Jae Ho, and n/a. "Modeling Computer Integated Construction Site Management." Griffith University. School of Engineering, 2004. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20040322.132814.
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Construction is one of the most information-dependent industries compared to other sectors. Computers have been used to improve the efficiency of management in most businesses including the construction industry. Treating information efficiently is the key to maintaining an edge over competitors and for success in business. However, in order to succeed, companies must choose a management system that is most suited to their operations. The difficulty about computerization in civil engineering is that the construction industry does not have trained IT experts with Civil engineering or Management background. Although there are many computer applications for project management, almost all the applications required some form of manual modification for updating information. In a construction project, time and accurate information is vitally important in order to accomplish scheduled completion. A small change in plan costs money and time in both the traditional methods as well as current IT applications. The main reason is that there is no direct link between the head office and the regional site office and there is no quick link between site office and site engineers who are out in the field for most of the time. This study proposes the design of an information transfer system to improve construction site management. A Web-based Construction Site Management system called WCSM will be developed. WCSM incorporates some major features including: Integration of Web technology and mobile computing into construction site management and automatic project schedule updates. The performance of WCSM is evaluated through virtual simulations, and comparisons with other relevant applications are reported. These evaluations showed that WCSM required significantly less time, for initial project set up and modifications during project implementation, when compared to MS Project and Micro Planner.
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Lenkei, Zsolt. "Crowdsourced traffic information in traffic management : Evaluation of traffic information from Waze." Thesis, KTH, Transportplanering, ekonomi och teknik, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-239178.
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The early observation and elimination of non-recurring incidents is a crucial task in trafficmanagement. The performance of the conventional incident detection methods (trafficcameras and other sensory technologies) is limited and there are still challenges inobtaining an accurate picture of the traffic conditions in real time. During the last decade,the technical development of mobile platforms and the growing online connectivity made itpossible to obtain traffic information from social media and applications based on spatialcrowdsourcing. Utilizing the benefits of crowdsourcing, traffic authorities can receiveinformation about a more comprehensive number of incidents and can monitor areaswhich are not covered by the conventional incident detection systems. The crowdsourcedtraffic data can provide supplementary information for incidents already reported throughother sources and it can contribute to earlier detection of incidents, which can lead tofaster response and clearance time. Furthermore, spatial crowdsourcing can help to detectincident types, which are not collected systematically yet (e.g. potholes, traffic light faults,missing road signs). However, before exploiting crowdsourced traffic data in trafficmanagement, numerous challenges need to be resolved, such as verification of the incidentreports, predicting the severity of the crowdsourced incidents and integration with trafficdata obtained from other sources.During this thesis, the possibilities and challenges of utilizing spatial crowdsourcingtechnologies to detect non-recurring incidents were examined in form of a case study.Traffic incident alerts obtained from Waze, a navigation application using the concept ofcrowdsourcing, were analyzed and compared with officially verified incident reports inStockholm. The thesis provides insight into the spatial and temporal characteristics of theWaze data. Moreover, a method to identify related Waze alerts and to determine matchingincident reports from different sources is presented. The results showed that the number ofreported incidents in Waze is 4,5 times higher than the number of registered incidents bythe Swedish authorities. Furthermore, 27,5 % of the incidents could have been detectedfaster by using the traffic alerts from Waze. In addition, the severity of Waze alerts isexamined depending on the attributes of the alerts.
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Roberts, Christopher Lee. "Information Technology Project Management of the New College of Education Facility at Western Kentucky University." TopSCHOLAR®, 2014. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1362.
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Information Technology (IT) Project Management methodologies are numerous, often varying from organization to organization, and sometimes from project to project within the same organization. Although project type and scope can be a powerful indicator of what methodologies may work best for a given project, choosing which methodology to use can be daunting for project teams. At times, even after due diligence has been practiced to identify the management options available for a given project, there may not be a perfect fit. At such times, or when a formal methodology does not exist in an organization or project management office, the best approach for a project may be to utilize a collective of “best practices,” instead of a concrete methodology. When tasked with the IT Project Management of the new Gary Ransdell Hall on WKU’s main campus, the IT Project Manager (PM) did not have a tried-and-true methodology to use for managing the project. As a result, the IT PM and project team chose to research best practices, as reflected in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), to formulate a project plan that would maximize efficiency while protecting the triple constraints. Early in this paper, the author outlines assumptions, constraints, and risks that faced the IT team throughout the project cycle. Afterwards, the resulting methods and procedures used to manage the IT scope for the project are discussed, with figures included for reference. Next, a brief project summary is included to summarize the results of the project, with performance and scope metrics and limited end-user feedback. Finally, the lessons learned section outlines changes that have been implemented since project completion, as part of a continuous improvement effort by the WKU IT Division.
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Wilson-Jones, Toni. "Influence of real-time information provided by a mobile phone on the management of rural water supply quality." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16833.
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In South Africa, access to safe drinking water is a human right that is explicitly stated in the constitution. Most metro municipalities are meeting the drinking water quality targets, but the smaller rural environments are failing to provide water of acceptable drinking water quality. Reasons contributing to the high incidence of unacceptable water quality are the rural municipalities' inadequate institutional capacity and lack of management and monitoring of drinking water services. This study investigates the possibilities of supporting rural water service institutions to manage their remote water supply schemes better by addressing the challenge of distance monitoring. Through the creation of real-time information flow between the water service authorities and the water supply caretakers in remote villages, it is to be tested if better information can be received and the status of the rural water supply quality can be monitored. The improvement of information flow is based on introducing a mobile phone application. The hypothesis is that through improving the information flow, decisions on water supply management will be improved. Case study research was conducted in rural municipalities situated in the Northern Cape Province and Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Four different municipalities were chosen to reveal the diverse municipal set-up and different challenges facing rural municipalities. Data was gathered through interviews conducted with the municipal mangers over a seven month period, as well as through field investigations. The findings reveal that the mobile reporting system has improved information flow from water supply caretakers to government service providers. The mobile application allowed for distance monitoring of rural water supply schemes. It has helped address the municipalities' institutional capacity problems by improving access to information relevant to decision making. Through the data records displayed on the mobile application, municipal mangers were able to track the supply caretakers' performance and subsequently hold them accountable. Through an increase in data availability, water quality failures were easily identified, resulting in improved confidence in the quality of rural water supply. The access to real-time information has improved the monitoring and communication of rural water quality. Early intervention and the management of non-compliance improved. The mobile technology provided the municipal managers with a tool to monitor their rural water supply schemes more regularly, but it also became apparent that the management of such schemes only improved if relevant action was taken based on the information received. Greater improvement was seen in municipalities where the tool was used consistently, where time was set aside to follow up on data warnings and protocols existed to follow up on non-compliance issues. Management of the resources did not improve in areas where management staff was severely overstretched and response strategies to problems were non-existent before the implementation of the tool.
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Smith, Diane M. "Experimentation in a collaborative planning environment." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/2822.
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Nattanmai, Ganesh Babu Goushik. "Assembly flow design and process data digitalization for Process Industries : Flow and Line balancing with Simulation for Paper and Pulp Instruments with digital Information management." Thesis, KTH, Industriell produktion, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-286008.
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The ABB Lorentzen and Wettre in Kista produces Paper and Pulp Testing Instruments for Paper Mills worldwide. The unit has product range of over 140 instruments. In the production there is significantly longer throughput times compared to the demand takt in the assembly of instruments since they are working in a Fixed position layout. The problem with order control and production planning strategies have been focused on the company. The Project focuses on the assembly design with line and flow balancing of the Paper and pulp Instruments. It has been performed for 4 Instruments with various types of Assembly methodologies, layouts and determine feasible work content balancing. The second objective is the Lead Time analysis and Throughput time optimization for the above-mentioned Products and recommendation for reduction. And further aligning with the challenges within sourcing and net-working capital for the instruments. The third objective is in the Shop floor Information data analysis. The fourth objective is the digitalization of process information through work Instructions of process data used by Assembly and integrating vertically with the ERP system. Several assembly design strategies were evaluated as traditional U-shaped line, Mixed product lines, Two-sided assembly as well as the Rabbit chasing cell layout using simulation with input regarding assembly precedence, order flow and resource routing were studied. The strategies were evaluated based on the operator utilization, throughput, and lead times for the Instruments with the Line balancing. Furthermore, validating in flow simulation for the dynamic scenario of the product routing, scheduling, and resource allocation in the Assembly. This means that the assembly design was chosen as the strategy with the shortest lead time, throughput time for the products. The process data digitalization has been performed for one of the instruments as a pilot project and vertical integration has been proposed as an information model. The results from the assembly balancing shows that the proposed assembly strategies have influence in the assembly in terms of the operator utilization and the Product routing in ABBs manual assembly. The process data digitalization has been aligned closely with assembly design since the transformation from the fixed position layout to the Assembly cells or lines have significant influence in the product knowledge across the resources in the assembly. The Lead times can be reduced by 32% in average from 12 weeks to 8 weeks by implementing the proposals of the instruments that are evaluated in the production system. The conclusion of the research shows that it will be more beneficial to implement the methodologies and deploy them across the other instruments for a more effective and smarter production process.ABB Lorentzen and Wettre i Kista tillverkar pappers- och massatestningsinstrument för pappersindustrin världen över. Enheten har ett produktsortiment med över 140 instrument. På grund av att monteringen av instrument utförs i en fixed position layout förekommer i nuläget lång genomloppstid jämförelse med den efterfrågade takten. Problemet med strategier för orderkontroll och produktionsplanering har fokuserats på företaget. Projektet fokuserar på monteringsupplägg med linje- och flödesbalansering för pappers- och massainstrumenten. Det ska utföras på fyra olika instrument med monteringsmetoder, layouter och sedan bestämma möjlig balansering av arbetsinnehåll. Det andra målet är analys av ledtider och Optimering av genomloppstid för ovannämnda produkter och rekommendation för reduktion, samt ytterligare anpassning till utmaningarna inom inköp och nettokapital för instrumenten. Det tredje målet innefattar informations- och dataflödesanalys för produktionen. Det fjärde målet är digitalisering av processinformation genom arbetsinstruktioner för data som används av montering och integreras vertikalt med ERP-systemet. Olika monteringsupplägg och strategier har utvärderats bland annat som traditionell U-shaped line, Mixed Product lines, Two-sided assembly och därefter the Rabbit chasing cell layout vid simulering med input data av monteringsprioritet, orderflöde och resursdistribution studerades. Analysen av utvärderingen baserades på operatörsuttnyttjande, genomloppstid och ledtider för instrumenten med lean balansering och bekräftar i flödesimuleringen för det dynamiska scenariot för planering av operationsföljd, schemaläggning och resursallokering i monteringen. Ledtiderna har optimerats med den nya strategin som valts som upplägg för monteringen. Digitaliseringen av Processdata har utförts på ett av instrumenten som ett pilotprojekt. Vertikal integration har föreslagits som en informationsmodell. Resultaten från monteringens balansering visar att de föreslagna monteringsstrategierna påverkar resultatet i monteringen vad gäller resurseffektivitet och produkt routing i ABBs manuella montering. Digitaliseringen av Processdata har anpassats nära till monteringsupplägg sedan omvandlingen från den Fixed position layout till monteringscellerna eller linjerna har betydande inflytande på produktkunskapen för resurserna i monteringen. Ledtiderna kan minskas med 32% i genomsnitt från 12 veckor till 8 veckor om man genomför de förslag som denna avhandling har påvisat av de instrument som utvärderats. Slutledningen av avhandlingen visar att det kommer att vara fördelaktigt att implementera utvärderingsmetoderna och gruppera dem över de andra instrumenten för ett mer effektivt och smartare produktion process.
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Laprade, Craig. "Domain Name Service Trust Delegation in Cloud Computing: Exploitation, Risks, and Defense." Thesis, The George Washington University, 2021. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=28156620.
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The Domain Name Service (DNS) infrastructure is a global distributed database that links human readable domain names with the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of the resources that power the internet. With the explosion of cloud computing over the past decade, increasing proportions of organizations' computing services have moved from on-premise solutions to cloud providers. These services range from complete DNS management to singular services such as E-mail or a payroll application. Each of these outsourced services requires a trust delegation, that is, the owning organization needs to advertise to the world, often by DNS records, that another organization can act authoritatively on its behalf. What occurs when these trust delegations are misused? In this work, I explore the methods that can be used to exploit DNS trust delegation and then examine the top 1% of the most popular domains in the world for the presence of these exploitable vulnerabilities. Finally, I conclude with methods of defense against such attacks and the publishing of a novel tool to detect these vulnerabilities.
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Alpay, Koc Nurcan. "A Business Process Performance Measure Definition System Supported By Information Technologies." Master's thesis, METU, 2013. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12615572/index.pdf.
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There is a growing interest and research on improvement of business processes as an essential part of effective quality management. Process improvement is possible with measurement and analysis of the process performance. Process performance measurement has been studied to a certain extend in the literature, and many different approaches have been developed such as Sink-Tuttle Model, Performance Measurement Matrix, SMART Pyramid, Balanced Scorecard Approach, Critical Few Method, and Performance Prism Framework. These approaches require that process owners and analysts define appropriate measures based on general guidelines for each process separately. Recently, with the advancement of information technologies, modeling and simulation of processes on a computer aided platform has become possiblestandards and software support regarding such applications have been developed. Even though increasingly many organizations have been building their process models on computers, only a few manages effective use of such models for process improvement. This is partly due to difficulties in defining appropriate performance measures for the processes. The purpose of this study is to propose a method that can be used for defining performance measures of business processes easily and effectively according to specific nature of these processes. The proposed performance measure definition system is based on the idea of using generic process performance measures published by trusted business process frameworks for high level processes and adapting them for lower level ones. The system, using a search mechanism available on a computer, allows users to easily find and define appropriate performance measures for their processes. The proposed system is used for a research project management process and a creating research opportunities process of a public university and the results are discussed.
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Ehlin, Max. "An overview of Product Service System through Integrated Vehicle Health Management in an information sensitive industry." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-75861.
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Purpose – The research purpose is to enhance knowledge of how organizations can form a PSS through an IVHM system when information is sensitive. Method – A single case study design of abductive approach was used, with data collection through six semi-structured interviews. Findings – A system combining IVHM and PSS has many potential benefits, however there are several challenges that need to be overcome in order to implementing a successful model. Theoretical implications – This study treads a new area not previously explored in the literature when it combines PSS and IVHM, which relies heavily on information flow to succeed, with a case of information sensitivity. This study hence explores a problematic area for either PSS or IVHM, expanding the current literature and providing initial suggestions of how to navigate this. Practical implications – Firstly, it shows managers the challenges that comes with implementing PSS-IVHM and increasing involvement in the customers’ processes. Secondly, this study shows the theoretical and general challenges of PSS-IVHM and applies the case study’s perspective of information management, granting managers a larger foundation of knowledge before starting their initiatives of PSS-IVHM. Limitations and future research – This study provides a limited amount of empirical data. Therefore, future research should focus on increasing and widening data collection. The study suggests there is a considerable challenge in conservatism within the defence industry and therefore future research is suggested to explore how change management can combat this challenge.
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Smith, Lyle Christopher. "Development of a reconfigurable assembly system with an integrated information management system." Thesis, Bloemfontein: Central University of Technology, Free State, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/247.
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Thesis (M. Tech. (Engineering Electrical)) -- Central University of Technology, Free State, [2014]This dissertation evaluates the software and hardware components used to develop a Reconfigurable Assembly System with an Integrated Information Management System. The assembly system consists of a modular Cartesian robot and vision system. The research focuses on the reconfigurability, modularity, scalability and flexibility that can be achieved in terms of the software and hardware components used within the system. The assembly system can be divided into high-level control and low-level control components. All information related to the product, Cartesian positioning and processes to follow resides in the Information Management System. The Information Management System is the high-level component and consists of a database, web services and low-levelcontrol drivers. The high-level system responds to the data received from the low-level systems and determines the next process to take place. The low-level systems consist of the PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) and the vision system. The PLC controls the Cartesian robot’s motor controllers and handles all events raised by field devices (e g. sensors or push buttons). The vision system contains a number of pre-loaded inspections used to identify barcodes and parts, obtain positioning data and verify the products’ build quality. The Cartesian robot’s positioning data and the vision system’s inspections are controlled by the Information Management System. The results showed that the high-level control software components are able to add more modularity and reconfigurability to the system, as it can easily adapt to changes in the product. The high-level control components also have the ability to be reconfigured while the assembly system is online without affecting the assembly system. The low-level control system is better suited to handling the control of motor controllers, field devices and vision inspections over an industrial network.
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Nilsson, Elina, and Emelie Löfquist. "User perception of new ICT in risk management : A Swedish Case study in construction." Thesis, KTH, Ledning och organisering i byggande och förvaltning, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-277005.
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The construction industry today is entirely dependent on the work of projects and these projects are associated with a numerous amount of risks. In order to manage and control these risks, research has shown that efficient strategies are needed, thus, to be able minimize different deviations throughout the entire project life cycle. Functioning risk management is essential for successful construction projects. Research has also shown that the importance of digitalization in the construction industry is increasing rapidly and a result of this technology advancement is an increase in the amount of information that needs to be stored, shared and communicated across the project. In addition, information management is a significant factor in how quality in risk management is maintained, and it is vital to adopt information and communication technologies (ICT) to support this. For ICTs to be accepted, adopted and to reach their full potential it is of essence to understand how users perceive working in a digital environment and to share information and communicate digitally. Thereby, this study aims to study how users perceive a new ICT-tool for digital information sharing and communication, as well as the potential of the ICT-tool to influence the work of risk management within the project. To be able to approach the research questions, elicit data was gathered through a qualitative, empirical case study including interviews, observations and a questionnaire. The case study is delimited to a construction project, Building 61, at Danderyds Hospital and their work of risk-management. The case study analyzes how users perceive the increase of use of digital information sharing and communication of risks followed by the recently implemented ICT-tool, Jira Software. Findings shows that the user perception of communication and sharing information through the ICT-tool is perceived as positive and contributes to the improvement of the management of risks. But even though the amount of information now can be transferred and shared through one platform, and increasing the accessibility, it is found that sharing information and communicating digitally does not eliminate the need for interactive communication in the work of risks. Additionally, despite provided training, there is still need for further integration into existing workprocesses in order to utilize the amount of information generated on to the ICT-tool. Conclusively, the use of the new ICT-tool has been perceived as very useful, but it has also given rise to new challenges, mainly concerned the ability to find information in the tool, which needs to be overcome in order for the ICT to reach its full potential and to improve the work with risk management.Byggbranschen idag är beroende av projekt och dessa projekt är förknippade med ett stort antal risker. För att hantera och kontrollera dessa risker har forskning visat att effektiva strategier behövs för att minimera olika avvikelser under hela projektets livscykel. God riskhantering är, därav, avgörande för att åstadkomma lyckade byggprojekt. Forskning visar även på att betydelsen av digitalisering i byggbranschen ökar snabbt och ett resultat av denna tekniska utveckling är en ökning av mängden information som måste lagras, delas och kommuniceras över hela projektet. Dessutom är informationshantering en viktig faktor i hur kvaliteten i riskhanteringen upprätthålls, och det är viktigt att använda informations- och kommunikationsteknik (IKT) för att stödja detta. För att IKT ska accepteras, antas men också nå sin fulla potential är det väsentligt att förstå hur användaren uppfattar arbetet i en digital miljö och att dela information och kommunicera digitalt. Denna studie syftar därmed till att studera hur användarna uppfattar ett nytt IKT-verktyg för digital informationsdelning och kommunikation, liksom potentialen för IKT-verktyget att påverka arbetet med riskhantering inom projektet. För att besvara forskningsfrågorna samlades data in genom en kvalitativ och empirisk fallstudie med intervjuer, observationer och en enkät. Fallstudien avgränsas till ett byggprojekt, Byggnad 61, vid Danderyds Sjukhus och deras arbete med riskhantering. Fallstudien analyserar hur användarna uppfattar ökningen av användningen av digital informationsdelning och kommunikation av risker följt av det nyligen implementerade IKTverktyget Jira Software. Resultaten visar att användarens uppfattning kring kommunikation och delning av information via IKT-verktyg uppfattas som positiv och bidrar till förbättring av hanteringen av risker. Men även om mängden information nu kan överföras och delas via en plattform och samtidigt öka tillgängligheten, konstateras det att delning av information samt att kommunicera digitalt inte eliminerar behovet av interaktiv kommunikation i riskarbetet. Trots tillhandahållen utbildning av verktygen så finns det fortfarande behov av ytterligare integration i den befintliga arbetsprocessen för att utnyttja mängden information som genereras till IKT-verktyget. Sammanfattningsvis har användningen av det nya verktyget upplevts som mycket användbart, men det har också gett upphov till nya utmaningar, främst förmågan att hitta information i verktyget, vilket är en utmaning som måste övervinnas för att IKT ska nå dess fulla potential och förbättra arbetet med riskhantering.
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Manaktala, Rohit Sudhish. "Optimization of Disaster Recovery Leveraging Enterprise Architecture Ontology." The Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1374206497.
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Gratton, Marie-France. "Health websites in Aboriginal context: Principles of conception based on a user-centered approach The case of the Sioux Lookout District." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/28259.
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This thesis aims to establish the principles that should govern the conception of health websites in Aboriginal context. For Aboriginal Canadians in remote communities, it is essential to gain accurate, reliable and relevant access to health information. Health websites customized to the preferences of users and to the cultural particularities of Aboriginal culture are a possible means to vehicle this information to them.
A user-centered approach is used to gather data on the preferences of presentation types and content on health websites for Aboriginal people. Remote focus group sessions were conducted using videoconferencing. Different Web presentation types, mainly videos and text-based Web pages, from Diabetes and COPD websites, are presented to the users during the focus group sessions. A qualitative data analysis is done to examine user preferences and what factors have an influence on those preferences.
Key findings include: (1) the type of disease being presented on the websites has an influence on the preferences of users; (2) the preferences of users vary based on the different disease aspects presented; (3) the different factors related to the living location, such as the limited access to healthcare and the Internet, the inaccessibility of certain foods and the diversity of cultures of the different remote communities also affect the preferences of users; (4) users prefer websites to contain elements related to their culture.
The findings of this research have allowed for the development of the principles for the conception of health websites. Health website owners should apply these principles to use the appropriate presentation types, add content that is more meaningful to its target audience, and reorganize the content so that the most relevant information is more easily accessible to the users.
As a consequence of conducting qualitative research, the main limitation of this research is the small sample size. Future research should be conducted with a larger sample size that is more representative of the general population and of the heterogeneity of Aboriginal culture to confirm the results of this study.
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Azhar, Nida. "Integrated Construction Project Delivery System in the U.S. Public Sector: An Information Modeling Framework." FIU Digital Commons, 2014. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1567.
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Integrated project delivery (IPD) method has recently emerged as an alternative to traditional delivery methods. It has the potential to overcome inefficiencies of traditional delivery methods by enhancing collaboration among project participants. Information and communication technology (ICT) facilitates IPD by effective management, processing and communication of information within and among organizations. While the benefits of IPD, and the role of ICT in realizing them, have been generally acknowledged, the US public construction sector is very slow in adopting IPD. The reasons are - lack of experience and inadequate understanding of IPD in public owner as confirmed by the results of the questionnaire survey conducted under this research study. The public construction sector should be aware of the value of IPD and should know the essentials for effective implementation of IPD principles - especially, they should be cognizant of the opportunities offered by advancements in ICT to realize this.
In order to address the need an IPD Readiness Assessment Model (IPD-RAM) was developed in this research study. The model was designed with a goal to determine IPD readiness of a public owner organization considering selected IPD principles, and ICT levels, at which project functions were carried out. Subsequent analysis led to identification of possible improvements in ICTs that have the potential to increase IPD readiness scores. Termed as the gap identification, this process was used to formulate improvement strategies. The model had been applied to six Florida International University (FIU) construction projects (case studies). The results showed that the IPD readiness of the organization was considerably low and several project functions can be improved by using higher and/or advanced level ICT tools and methods. Feedbacks from a focus group comprised of FIU officials and an independent group of experts had been received at various stages of this research and had been utilized during development and implementation of the model. Focus group input was also helpful for validation of the model and its results. It was hoped that the model developed would be useful to construction owner organizations in order to assess their IPD readiness and to identify appropriate ICT improvement strategies.
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Danial, Javani. "The Organisational Challenges of Implementing eHealth Services: : A Case Study on The Patient Self-Test Application in Centre for Rheumatology." Thesis, KTH, Industriell Management, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-214802.
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It is widely believed that eHealth will play a vital role in the development and shaping of healthcare systems in the twenty first century. However, despite all documented reports and benefits of eHealth technologies, many attempts to extend successful pilot projects have not sufficiently met promised results and to a large extent failed. The purpose of this study is to investigate the Centre for Rheumatology’s current implementation process of eHealth services in order to identify success factors and improvement areas. To reach the purpose, the research was delimitated to solely focus on the eHealth service Patient Self-Test and the implementation of it at the care unit.The research was conducted as a case study with a qualitative approach based on the notion of induction. The research process consisted of three major areas: pre-study, literature review and qualitative interviews. The pre-study was based on interviews with different actors within the health care industry in Sweden to provide an academic, political and business perspective of the research area. The literature review focused on the areas eHealth and change management and empirical data was gathered through qualitative interviews. Moreover, to have a tool for analysis, a research framework named 4 Seasons Model was developed.The results of the thesis indicate on a gap between how the literature advocates the implementation of transitional changes, and how it is currently done at Centre for Rheumatology’s. Based on an analysis from a 4 Seasons Model perspective, three success factors and seven improvement areas have been identified in Centre for Rhematology’s current implementation process of the Patient Self-Test.
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Mahmoud, Suzan. "On Information Security Processes in Cloud Computing." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-20462.
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Cloud computing allows user access to virtual services (applications, servers and devices, digital storage and service packages sources) through a network using a web browser. Cloud computing is rapidly growing and has become an attractive and affordable service model among organizations. It has many benefits but is also associated with many risks and security challenges. In cloud computing users can connect with any device and use virtual computing services at any time and from anywhere, which has brought new challenges for enterprise security. The problem of securing data in the cloud and building trust in the cloud computing environment has become a widely discussed and important issue.This research aims to investigate how enterprises deal with security problems and protect their data in the cloud through security measures and processes. It also investigates what processes could be adapted to the security environment. To achieve this, an empirical study was performed. The empirical study consisted of interviews with a number of enterprises that use cloud computing in their business, with the purpose to give a deep picture of how they handle security issues related to their cloud services.During the empirical study it could be found differences and similarities in the security measures used by the different organizations, depending on the size of the organization and the type of services used or provided by the organizations. Information security should be managed in a series of processes or procedures, linked together in an environment such as the Information security management system (ISMS). On the basis of the evaluation of the interviews and literature, a cloud environment with different security processes is defined.
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Kim, Sung Han. "Computing Research in Academia: Classifications, Keywords, Perceptions, and Connections." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2016. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5893.
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The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) recognizes five computing disciplines: Computer Science (CS), Computer Engineering (CE), Information Technology (IT), Information Systems (IS), and Software Engineering (SE). Founded in 1947 the ACM is the world's largest society for computing educators, researchers, and professionals. While Computer Science has been a degree program since 1962, the other four are relatively new. This research focuses on understanding the graduate research in four of the five ACM disciplines (CS, CE, IT, and IS) using a large body of thesis and dissertation metadata. SE is not found in the metadata and graduate work in SE is not included. IS is no longer officially found in the metadata so its representative ProQuest replacement, Information Science although not an ACM recognized discipline is used based on the commonality of the associated ProQuest Classification code. The research is performed using co-word and graph analysis of author-supplied Classifications, Departments, and keywords. Similarities and differences between the disciplines are identified. Whether the computing discipline is the primary or the secondary focus of the research makes a large difference in the connections it makes with other academic disciplines. It was found that the Departments from which computing research originates varies widely but the majority come from computing-related Departments. Finally, gaps are apparent from the practitioners' views of the computing disciplines versus the public's view.
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Palmer, Stuart Rohan, and mikewood@deakin edu au. "An evaluation of Australian undergraduate engineering management education for flexible delivery." Deakin University. School of Engineering and Technology, 2001. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20050815.112159.
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This thesis examines issues in Australian undergraduate engineering management studies in the context of flexible learning delivery. It is proposed that, within an Australian context:
a) the management skills and competencies required by graduate engineers can be determined and classified on a rational basis, permitting an educational focus on those elements most appropriate for graduates; and
b) on-line and other computer-based technologies are a practical and effective method for the support of undergraduate engineering management studies.
The doctoral project incorporates:
an examination of the nature of engineering management;
a review of the relevant literature establishing the importance of management studies in undergraduate engineering courses;
a review of historical and recent developments in Australian undergraduate engineering management studies;
an investigation of the management skills and competencies required by graduate engineers - based on original research;
an examination of flexible delivery of engineering education - based on professional practice experience; and
an evaluation of case studies of flexible delivery of engineering management education - based on original research and professional practice experience.
A framework of ranked classified management skills is developed. Broadly, the ranking framework is generic professional skills, followed by general management skills and technical discipline specific management skills, followed by other professional discipline skills and theoretical skills. This framework provides a rational basis for design of undergraduate engineering management studies. This is supplemented by consideration of the management skills required for the future of engineering practice.
It is concluded that undergraduate engineering management education is well suited to delivery and support by on-line and computer-based technology. Recent developments in improved access to the Internet, software systems for on-line collaboration and changes in copyright legislation to create a broad-based right to communication via on-line media have contributed to the facilitation of on-line delivery of teaching and learning. It is noted that though many on-line infrastructure issues have been satisfactorily resolved, higher level issues will emerge as being crucial, including the academic staff development and reward for operating in an online teaching environment and the financial sustainability of on-line development and delivery of courses.
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Zhang, Mingyu. "Client-Vendor Collaboration in Information Technology Development Projects And Its Emerging Outcomes." FIU Digital Commons, 2017. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3479.
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This study investigates the key dimensions of IT project collaboration and its outcomes. We conceptualized key dimensions of client-vendor collaboration, and its emerging outcomes based on literature reviews. Then, we proposed a new research framework that links IT development processes to IT project client-vendor collaboration which in turn affects the outcomes of IT project. We examined the key dimensions of IT project collaboration and their impacts on project outcomes. We identified four critical IT development processes and technologies that contribute to the development of project collaboration. Our results include: (1) Coordination practices and technologies (such as communication quality and coordination technology) significantly influence the effectiveness of IT development.; (2) IT project collaboration can be conceptualized as consisting of two related but distinct constructs: cooperation structure and joint development; (3) IT development processes jointly influence the formation and the development of IT project collaboration. We also found that knowledge-sharing activities significantly improve the usage level of the iterative requirement generation process. (4) Different collaboration behaviors as indicated by IT project collaboration constructs affect two types of outcomes: project performance outcomes and emerging outcomes. IT project collaboration significantly improve both the emerging outcomes (such as team cultivation and relational outcomes) and performance outcomes (time, schedule and functionality). (5) Trust fully mediates the effect of cooperation structure on performance outcomes; suggesting that common rules and structures cannot directly benefit project performance without members’ believing in those rules and agreements. Through IT project collaboration, IT vendors can achieve not only traditional project outcomes but also emerging outcomes such as team cultivation and client-vendor relationship building. The relationships among IT development processes and technologies, project collaboration, and the outcomes of project collaboration are much more complex and dynamic than what the extant literature has portrayed. Multiple factors jointly influence the processes of IT development. Different patterns of client-vendor collaboration also affect the outcomes of the project, in addition, the trust level between the vendor and the client plays a major role in mediating the relationship between client-vendor collaboration and project performance.
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Ekimci, Namik Atila. "Identifying The Effects Of Education, Activities And Skills Of Information Technology (it) Senior Managers And Their Impact To The Organization In The Private Sector." Master's thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610731/index.pdf.
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Information Technology (IT) is considered as a very important part of today&rsquos world of business and researches indicate that it helped and still helps companies to lower their costs and increase the information quality with speed. On the other hand, Senior IT Managers, such as Chief Information Officers (CIO) roles are very important in the IT department more than other department&rsquo
s relationships with their senior managers. This study investigates the identification of the effects and importance of the activities and skills of senior IT managers and their impact to the organization in the private sector. Previous studies generally studied the IS/IT Managers skills and their effects to the IS/IT department and also listed those skills and tasks. Also literature researchers focused on IS/IT managers skills, IS/IT managers effects to the IT/IS departments and IS/IT departments effects to the organization. This research study helps to highlight the importance and role of IS/IT Managers within not only private but also public sector organizations and other industries.
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Borg, Loise, and Angelina Fransson. "Användbarhet vid Produktberikning i PIM-System." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-20434.
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E-commerce has grown rapidly in the last couple of years and has gotten more demanding customers that want better and more consistent product information. With more products on the market than ever, spreadsheets are not enough. Product Information Management (PIM) systems have been developed to meet those needs. Because these systems contain a lot of different processes and handles a lot of data, they can be complex and contain usability problems. The purpose of the study is to understand and explain the usability of the PIM system process of enriching products. The study answers the research questions: “How do the users experience the usability in the process of enriching products in PIM systems?” and “What are the main usability problems in the enrichment process in an existing PIM system?”. The result shows that the overall usability in the enrichment process is good and the investigated PIM system is easy to use and is flexible. The analysis shows that the main usability problems are the lack of functionality and efficiency. The two problems are connected to each other as the users need to do workarounds because the lack of certain functions. The efficiency would be improved if the missing functions were added. These usability attributes can be difficult to evaluate before the system has been used for a while because it can take time for the users to discover problem regarding them.
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Munir, Muhammad, Faisal Rahim, and Abrara-ud-Din. "Problems during Implementation of Business Information Systems." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Handels- och IT-högskolan, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-20451.
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In today‟s computerized society every organization need a sophisticated “Information System” to compete in the business world. Some of the organizations outsource their Information Systems and some implements their own custom designed information Systems. Business information systems implementation has been historically bothered by failures for which users resistance has been identified as an important reason. Users‟ satisfaction can be achieved by solving the psychological problems and technical issues which are creating psychological problems during the implementation of IS. Some important aspects during implementation of business information systems like, interdepartmental relationship, knowledge management, independence of tasks and user satisfaction importance is highlighted for organizations. To find the Psychological problems during implementation of business information system and how the resistance from the users can be tackled is the aim of the study. This study also presents suggestions to organizations for enhancing users‟ satisfaction and making the Implementation process of “BIS” a success.Program: Magisterutbildning i informatik
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Sims, Zack A. "Deployment, Management, & Operations of Internet Routers for Space-Based Communication." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1429033241.
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Andersson, Lisa. "Knowledge Management System och kollaborativt arbete – Wiki som informationshanteringsverktyg." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Teknik och samhälle, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-20459.
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Denna rapport tar upp huruvida Wiki, som informationshanteringsverktyg, kan uppfylla dekrav som finns på företags informationshantering idag. Syftet med arbetet är att utifrån teorioch en mindre undersökning se vilka möjligheter och nackdelar som finns med verktyget förföretag. En mindre intervjustudie med tolv informanter har genomförts på företagetAgda Lön AB.För att skapa en grund presenteras teorier inom Knowledge Management och KnowledgeManagement System, Kollaborativt- och kooperativt arbete, samt verktyget Wiki. Därefterredogörs den studie som genomförts. Vidare diskuteras de olika aspekter som framkommitunder teori och empiri. Efter diskussionen presenteras en slutsats.Rapporten vill visa att Wiki kan användas som ett informationshanteringsverktyg, om ännackdelar finns. Dock finns även möjligheter, vilka överväger nackdelarna. Det övervägandehindret är huruvida företag vågar införa ett så pass öppet system som Wiki.Knowledge Management System and collaborative work- Wiki as an information management toolThis report addresses whether Wiki, as information management tools, can meet therequirements of the enterprise information management today. The purpose of the work isthat based on theory and a small survey to see what opportunities and disadvantages that existwith the tool for a company. A small interview study with twelve informants has beenimplemented at the company Agda Lön AB.To create a base, theories in Knowledge Management and Knowledge Management Systems,collaborative and cooperative work, and the Wiki tool are presented. Then describes the studyconducted. Further on the various aspects emerging from the theory and empiricism arediscussed. Following the discussion presented a conclusion.The report would demonstrate that Wiki can be used as an information management tool,although there are drawbacks in it. However, there are also opportunities, which outweigh thedisadvantages. The overwhelming obstacle is whether firms dare to introduce a open systemlike Wiki.
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Murthy, Sindhu Dharani. "Ikriya: Simulating Software Quality Enhancement With Selected Replacement Policies." TopSCHOLAR®, 2013. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1247.
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The quality of information systems in any organization helps to determine theefficiency of the organization. Many organizations maintain a custom software portfolio, whose quality is important to the organization. Management would like to optimize the portfolio’s quality. Decisions about software replacement or enhancement are made based on organizational needs and priorities. The development resources allocated help in determining the quality of new software, and should be put to optimal use. Enhancing existing software might sound cheap and easy but it is not always efficient. This thesis proposes a simulation model - iKriya - for this problem. It explores the consequences of various development and maintenance policies which might be applied.These depend on the state of existing software portfolio, the queue and properties of proposed projects, and the resources available. Optimal decisions are made by the simulator by taking the above mentioned factors into consideration.
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Gjordeni, Kejsi, and Ayca Kaya. "Digitizing the Maintenance Management Operation : Exploring the Opportunities of an Information System in a Railway Maintenance Organization." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-264090.
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The phenomenon of digitization is transforming industries worldwide by introducing new valueproducing opportunities. In the railway industry, market liberalization has resulted in increased competition. To remain profitable in this new market environment, rail operators need to transform and acquire new digital capabilities and tools. By digitizing information-intensive processes with an information system, railway companies can reduce loss of operation time and reduce total maintenance costs. At the same time, the limited research exploring information systems in maintenance management has made it challenging for companies wanting to digitize. Significant attention has been devoted to the separate topics, however research overlapping the two areas of study has been inadequate. The thesis aims to contribute with knowledge to bridge this gap in literature by investigating the opportunities a maintenance organization potentially can capture with an information system and the success factors needed to succeed. By conducting the thesis in collaboration with the Swedish railway maintenance company MTR Tech AB the potential uses of an information system have been identified and assessed. Findings indicate that there are three main business opportunities to obtain from an information system: support of the troubleshooting process, better planning of reactive maintenance and enabling the performance of condition-based maintenance. At the same time, the profitability of an information system was found to be directly linked to its degree of utilization. Our findings have therefore allowed us to conclude that the business opportunity to pursue is the one that is most likely to be carried out fully and successfully in the prevailing circumstances. Lastly, the findings conclude that the success factors needed to capture the desired business opportunities are a dedicated project group, clear communication and information sharing, as well as adequate personnel.Digitalisering har påverkat och transformerat företag över hela världen genom att erbjuda nya värdeproducerande möjligheter. För att bibehålla konkurrenskraft i en föränderlig omvärld måste järnvägsoperatörer transformera sina företag och förvärva nya digitala lösningar och verktyg kopplade till järnvägsteknologier. Genom att digitalisera informationsintensiva processer med hjälp av informationssystem, blir det möjligt för järnvägsföretag att minska förlust av drifttid samt minska den totala underhållskostnaden. Samtidigt har den begränsade forskningen gällande användning av informationssystem i underhållsorganisationer försvårat digitaliseringsförsöken. Litteratur och tidigare studier har behandlat de två ämnena separat, dock har överlappande forskning varit otillräcklig. Denna studie syftar till att bidra med kunskap för att överbrygga gapet i litteraturen genom att undersöka de vinningar en underhållsorganisation kan erhålla med hjälp av ett informationssystem och de framgångsfaktorer som krävs för att uppnå dem. Genom att utföra denna studie i samarbete med det svenska underhållsbolaget MTR Tech AB har de potentiella användningsområdena av ett informationssystem identifierats. De tre huvudsakliga affärsmöjligheterna som kan erhållas från ett informationssystem är: stödjande av felsökningsprocessen, bättre planering av avhjälpande underhåll, samt möjliggörandet av tillståndsbaserat underhåll. Samtidigt har det visat sig att lönsamheten av ett informationssystem är direkt kopplat till dess utnyttjandegrad. Vi har således dragit slutsatsen att den affärsmöjlighet som bör eftersträvas är den som med största sannolikhet kommer att genomföras framgångsrikt under rådande omständigheter. Slutligen visar våra resultat att de framgångsfaktorer som krävs för att uppnå affärsmöjligheterna är en dedikerad projektgrupp, tydlig kommunikation och informationsdelning, samt lämplig personal.
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Konrad, Uwe, and Liliya Iskhakova. "Proceedings of the International Workshop "Innovation Information Technologies: Theory and Practice"." Forschungszentrum Dresden, 2010. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:d120-qucosa-39940.
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This International Workshop is a high quality seminar providing a forum for the exchange of scientific achievements between research communities of different universities and research institutes in the area of innovation information technologies. It is a continuation of the Russian-German Workshops that have been organized by the universities in Dresden, Karlsruhe and Ufa before.
The workshop was arranged in 9 sessions covering the major topics: Modern Trends in Information Technology, Knowledge Based Systems and Semantic Modelling, Software Technology and High Performance Computing, Geo-Information Systems and Virtual Reality, System and Process Engineering, Process Control and Management and Corporate Information Systems.
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James, Ingrimar. "A cisco-based proposal for ARNe core routing infrastructure." [Denver, Colo.] : Regis University, 2009. http://adr.coalliance.org/codr/fez/view/codr:145.
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Thalji, Idriss, and Gaith Zubair. "A model for analysis and design of an integrated operations management system using systems engineering approach: A case study." Thesis, Växjö University, School of Technology and Design, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-1560.
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Background: Generally, operation management includes a set of complicated systems interfacing each other. Most important systems which impact and impacted by the operations management system are production management system and maintenance management system. But to treat the interfacing losses has been difficult as interact and partially overlap each other. In this study, case-operational system was treated with developed model that analysis and design integrated operational system in order to make it easier and cost effective to manage.
Methods: A model was developed based on latest literature survey work using systems paradigm methodology and systems engineering approach.
Results: Among five analysis techniques, four types of interfacing losses were identified, seven requirements were extracted, nine conceptual solutions were generated, one of them was selected and based on it the integrated operational management system were designed.
Conclusions: The results suggest that the operational system in case-company shall be integrated by organization management, process management, and control management, in addition to data management.
Bakgrund: I allmänhet har operations verksamhet en del komplicerade system där friktion kan förekomma. De viktigaste systemen som har påverkan på operations verksamhet är produktion och underhålls system. Att behandla friktions förluster har varit svårt eftersom de både samverkar och delvis överlappar varandra. I dem här studien har olika fall av operationssystem behandlats med att först utveckla en modell, analysera och designa den integrerade operationssystemet för att få den billigaste och dem mest kostnads effektiva sätt att klara av.
Metod: En modell har utvecklats baserat på de senaste metoderna genom att använda system paradigm metoder och systemtekniska angreppssätt.
Resultat: Genom att använda fem sätt att analysera, sju bestämmelser extraherade, nio lösningar generade, valdes en av lösningarna och med lösningen som grund designades operations verksamhet.
Slutsats: Resultatet förslog att operations verksamhet skall integrera organisation, process och kontroll ledningar och inte bara data ledningen.
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Jacobs, Pierre Conrad. "Towards a framework for building security operation centers." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017932.
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In this thesis a framework for Security Operation Centers (SOCs) is proposed. It was developed by utilising Systems Engineering best practices, combined with industry-accepted standards and frameworks, such as the TM Forum’s eTOM framework, CoBIT, ITIL, and ISO/IEC 27002:2005. This framework encompasses the design considerations, the operational considerations and the means to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of SOCs. The intent is to provide guidance to consumers on how to compare and measure the capabilities of SOCs provided by disparate service providers, and to provide service providers (internal and external) a framework to use when building and improving their offerings. The importance of providing a consistent, measureable and guaranteed service to customers is becoming more important, as there is an increased focus on holistic management of security. This has in turn resulted in an increased number of both internal and managed service provider solutions. While some frameworks exist for designing, building and operating specific security technologies used within SOCs, we did not find any comprehensive framework for designing, building and managing SOCs. Consequently, consumers of SOCs do not enjoy a constant experience from vendors, and may experience inconsistent services from geographically dispersed offerings provided by the same vendor.
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Dashti, Bahar, and Roberto Viljevac-Vasquez. "Exploring Use and Perception of Augmented- and Virtual Reality in the Swedish AEC Industry." Thesis, KTH, Ledning och organisering i byggande och förvaltning, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-277003.
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Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality is on a trend of development. These technologies could have an impact on the way construction is carried out in the future. Right now these technologies are not widely used in the construction industry. What this report aims to understand is how the Swedish construction industry adheres to the current trend of digitalization, with an emphasis on Augmented- and Virtual Reality. By interviewing 13 managers within 8 different AEC organizations, in the form of semi-structured interviews, it was found that these technologies are indeed viewed as something that could change the way these organizations work. The current literature provides examples of how Augmented- and Virtual Reality can be used. However, these technologies are not mature enough to make an impact right now, as most managers see the technology as too expensive and they also had little to no knowledge of its contributions. The case was also the same with BIM, where a lack of knowledge seems to be the norm for all sorts of positions within the construction industry, from worker to manager. This is in accordance with previous studies and the interview findings. A lack of demand from clients and outdated work routines also affect adoption of BIM, Augmented- and Virtual Reality.Augmented Reality och Virtual Reality befinner sig just nu vid ett utvecklingsstadie. Denna teknik kan påverka hur konstruktion genomförs i framtiden. Just nu används dessa tekniker inte i någon stor utsträckning inom byggindustrin. Syftet med denna uppsats är att förstå hur den svenska byggbranschen förhåller sig till den nuvarande trenden av digitalisering, med fokus på Augmented- och Virtual Reality. Genom att intervjua 13 chefer och projektledare inom 8 olika AEC-organisationer, i form av semistrukturerade intervjuer, konstaterades det att dessa teknologier ses som någonting som kan förändra hur dessa organisationer arbetar. Den nuvarande litteraturen ger exempel på hur Augmented- och Virtual Reality kan användas. Dock har det visat sig att dessa teknologier inte är tillräckligt mogna för att ha en påverkan just nu eftersom de flesta chefer och projektledare såg tekniken som för kostsam, de hade också liten eller ingen kunskap om dess potentiella bidrag. Detsamma gällde BIM, där en brist på kunskap fortfarande verkar vara normen för alla typer av tjänster inom byggbranschen, från arbetare till chef. Detta stämmer överens med tidigare studier och intervjuresultaten. Brist på efterfrågan från kunder samt gamla rutiner påverkar också adoptionen av BIM, Augmented- och Virtual Reality.
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Herkommer, Andreas, and Justyna Kaletka. "Blockchain for Education Records : An interpretive research on university students’ perceptions." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för informatik (IK), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-94066.
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This research aims to explore students’ perceptions and their desired features on the use of blockchain technology for the management of education records. A literature review formed the basis of the theoretical background of this work by allowing to explore how education records are managed nowadays and the potential for the use of blockchain technology in this area, as well as the importance of user-centred design in order to achieve a higher user-acceptance. A qualitative research study encompassing a focus group interview with Linnaeus University students was conducted to answer the research questions. Computer assisted thematic data analysis yielded five key themes: current usage of university education records, understanding how blockchain works, sustainability of blockchain, security of blockchain and implementation of blockchain for education records. The discussion relates the empirical findings to the theoretical background of the research. Participants were generally positive towards the use of blockchain for the management of education records and saw it as one of the potential future solutions. Nevertheless, they voiced some reservations regarding the high energy consumption, costs and security towards a possible use of the blockchain technology. Therefore, careful implementation would be needed, with increased focus on usability, solving some security and sustainability issues and ensuring a fair and transparent access model. This master thesis contributes to the current body of knowledge within informatics by empowering students to share their point of view with regards to possible development of IT solutions based on blockchain technology. As found through this master thesis research, systems for the management of educational records have an impact on person’s life long past finishing a course or a degree, affecting people’s everyday experience in many areas of life and students would like to be included in any future development discussions. Therefore, the research study provides insights which could be used in the future in two ways: firstly, to achieve a more user-centred design of education records management systems and secondly, on the students’ perception of the use of blockchain technology in this area of life.
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Saleh, Mehdi. "Virtualization and self-organization for utility computing." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2011. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/5026.
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We present an alternative paradigm for utility computing when the delivery of service is subject to binding contracts; the solution we propose is based on resource virtualization and a self-management scheme. A virtual cloud aggregates set virtual machines to work in concert for the tasks specified by the service agreement. A first step for the establishment of a virtual cloud is to create a scale-free overlay network through a biased random walk; scale-free networks enjoy a set of remarkable properties such as: robustness against random failures, favorable scaling, and resilience to congestion, small diameter, and average path length. Constrains such as limits on the cost of per unit of service, total cost, or the requirement to use only "green" computing cycles are then considered when a node of this overlay network decides whether to join the virtual cloud or not. A VIRTUAL CLOUD consists of a subset of the nodes assigned to the tasks specified by a Service Level Agreement, SLA, as well as a virtual interconnection network, or overlay network, for the virtual cloud. SLAs could serve as a congestion control mechanism for an organization providing utility computing; this mechanism allows the system to reject new contracts when there is the danger of overloading the system and failing to fulfill existing contractual obligations. The objective of this thesis is to show that biased random walks in power law networks are capable of responding to dynamic changes of the workload in utility computing.ID: 029809025; System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader.; Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Thesis (M.S.)--University of Central Florida, 2011.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-68).
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