Empirical software engineering models typically focus on predicting development effort or software quality but not both. Using Bayesian Nets (BNs) as causal models, researchers have recently attempted to build models that incorporate relationships between functionality, effort, software quality, and various process variables. This thesis analyses such models and, as part of a new validation stu...

Methods Hospital da Luz, a paper-free hospital, developed a plan for initial approach and follow-up of suspect cases, based on the e-health concept, coordinated by the Infection Control Committee (ICC) and in collaboration with the Internal Medicine Department. Approach included risk assessment using a electronic medical registry: “Flu tool” – a questionnaire generating automatic prescriptions ...

Although there are ongoing efforts to extend the ISS life cycle through 2028, the International Space Station (ISS) end-of-life (EOL) cycle is currently scheduled for 2020. The EOL for the ISS will require de-orbiting the ISS. This will be the largest manmade object ever to be deorbited, therefore safely de-orbiting the station will be a very complex problem. This process is being planned by NA...

Project portfolios represent the bridge between projects and strategy. However, final results may not be as expected because materialization of risk factors. Hence, literature has acknowledged project portfolio assessment an element management, being that provides information on importance For that, some specific characteristics should considered, such interdependency influence factors impact o...

The web has become the main platform for deploying business and social application and organizational information systems. Web Project management is relatively new field of knowledge, which has been dynamically developing. Goal of project management is providing solutions to existing problems, ranging from simple problems of preparing a wedding to setting up a factory or building a space ship. ...

There are several software process models that have been proposed and are based on task involved in developing and maintaining software product. The large number of software projects not meeting their expectation in terms of functionality, cost, delivery schedule and effective project management appears to be lacking. In this paper, we present a new software fusion process model, which depicts ...