MindTestTM guidelines help tune standardized test processes to a specific testing engagement. These guidelines aim at improved productivity of the tester. They apply a 360-degree view to continuous improvement, resulting in greater efficiency, higher quality, and lower cost. Mindtree has defined this methodology based on best practices established through testing thousands of applications and s...

The paper at hand discusses the applicability of knowledge scorecards and intellectual capital management for monitoring and steering of knowledgedriven organizations based upon a best practice project at the Austrian Defence Academy (in particular the School for Atomic, Biological and Chemical Defence). Within this project a model-driven approach based upon the PROMOTE® methodology has been im...

Elections, and enfranchisement of citizens, are a foundational element of democracy, yet the implementation of elections in terms of both technology and process varies widely. [1] New voting technologies offer promise yet create new risks; and the process and technology must be simultaneously adopted and crafted. In order to explore both the promise and the risk, a Symposium at the Kennedy Scho...

With increased demands for institutional accountability and improved student learning, involvement in assessment has become a fundamental role of higher education faculty (Rhodes, 2010). However, faculty members and administrators often question whether assessment efforts do indeed improve student learning (Hutchings, 2010). This mixed methods case study of a faculty inquiry project explored ho...