BACKGROUND Agile concepts are not only beneficial for manufacturing sector but also for service sector such as healthcare. However, assessment of agility has been predominantly done in manufacturing enterprises. This study demonstrates a means to measure agility of a healthcare organization by assessing agility of a university dispensary. Its contribution to the knowledge base is twofold. First...

people and project management issues rather than technical issues.4 Agile methods (see the related sidebar on page 22) are a recent set of development techniques that apply a human-centered approach to software production.5 The agile approach aims to deliver high-quality products faster, producing satisfied customers. We conducted an empirical study to investigate whether agile methods change a...

features within the organization are vital part of its success; therefore, more and more to identify these features and how they impact on the output of the rapidly changing environment of today, it seems imperative. guided by the knowledge of the organization is the function of a human and organizational culture. knowledge management is the practice of corporate culture and how to build a cult...

Since the 2001 publication of the Agile Manifesto, agile information systems development (ISD) methods have enjoyed increasing popularity. Extant research has highlighted critical challenges and key benefits associated with agile methods. Notwithstanding, the contribution of the actions performed by actors involved in an ISD project toward the achievement of agility remains unclear. This issue ...

Managing IS changes is critical for IT governance decisions. Thus, firms should be concerned IT agility in order to respond to uncertain changes in a dynamic environment. In this case study, we analyze the course of IT governance decisions to understand how the case company uses IT to enable organizational agility. Further, we adopt platform organizing logic perspectives to identify factors ass...

Correlations between lateralised behaviour and performance were investigated in 19 agility-trained dogs (Canis familiaris) by scoring paw preference to hold a food object and relating it to performance during typical agility obstacles (jump/A-frame and weave poles). In addition, because recent behavioural studies reported that visual stimuli of emotional valence presented to one visual hemifiel...

A vital aspect for organizations’ competitiveness in dynamic market conditions is to draw faster conclusions out of changing circumstances. The Information system itself must become more adaptable to better support corporate strategies. This is particularly challenging in the domain of Business Intelligence (BI) since the underlying architecture of decision support systems is not built upon agi...

To deliver any working software at faster rate is the requirement of today’s software industry. Thus, agile methods are emerging as most promising software development processes for the organizations. These methods ensure better customer collaboration, simplicity, changes at any stage with least emphasis on documentation. In this paper, we have suggested a tool ADCT (Agile Data Collection Tool)...

There is a growing use of business intelligence (BI) for better management decisions in different industries. However, empirical studies on BI are still scarce in academic research. This research investigates BI from an organizational agility perspective. Organizational agility is the ability to sense and respond to market opportunities and threats with speed. Drawing on systems theory and lite...