Technology monitoring has been a knowledge intensive and time-consuming task for IT managers or domain experts. Tech mining techniques can be used to mitigate these efforts. This paper proposes a technology monitoring framework based on tech mining techniques to facilitate the derivative of information and communication technology (ICT) roadmaps. With this framework, a tech mining engine is abl...

In theory, usability work is an important and wellintegrated activity in developing software. In practice, however, collaboration on improving usability is ridden with challenges relating to conflicting professional goals, tight project schedules, and unclear usability findings. We study those challenges through 16 interviews with software developers, usability experts, and project managers. Fo...

At British Airways, we have found during several large OO projects documented using the UML that non-technical end-users, managers and business domain experts find it difficult to understand UML visual models. This leads to problems in requirement capture and review. To solve this problem, we have developed the technique of Literate Modelling. Literate Models are UML diagrams that are embedded ...

The paper contributes to the debate on the development and future of the CERIF model. In particular, it provides empirical elements to three questions: (a) How are existing CRIS projects connected to education systems? (b) Should the CERIF model be extended to education? (c) If so, how should this be done (entities, attributes, semantics)? The paper is based on a double methodology, an online s...

introduction: the purpose of this study was to examine the possibility of implementing operating budgeting in shiraz municipality. method: the population of this study was consisted of four groups of individuals who were aware of the various phases of budgeting in shiraz municipality including: (1) senior managers and administrative and financial assistants, (2) financial managers along with ac...

This research aims to study the effect of using digital (web-based) analyses in performance measurement and optimization of digital marketing in digital-based companies in Tehran. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. A panel of experts and supervisor were asked to measure the validity of the questionnaire. For reliability analysis of this tool, Cronbach’s alpha test was...

in this study, the role of information technology in increasing the productivity of fars regional electric company has been reviewed.so, five roles of information technology have been selected and managers and expert’s perspective has been measured about them. for this purpose, a questionnaire has been prepared about productivity and information technology. the samples consists of 140 managers ...

today, a correct understanding and skills necessary to reform affairs as well as a culture based on knowledge and continuous learning in the organizations are important elements in the management of sports organizations. so the present study aimed to investigate the relationship between triple management skills (conceptual, humanistic, technical) and organizational learning in managers of physi...