Maturity models are widely used in process improvement. The users of a maturity model should be confident that the weak points of the assessed processes can be found and that the most valuable changes are introduced. Therefore, the evaluation of maturity models is an important activity. In this paper, a mapping study of the literature on the evaluation of maturity models is presented. Two datab...

IntroductIon The dependence of any organization on knowledge management is clearly understood. Actually, we should distinguish between knowledge management (KM) and knowledge engineering (KE): KM is to define and support organizational structure, allocate personnel to tasks, and monitor knowledge engineering activities; KE is concerned with technical matters, such as tools for knowledge acquisi...

Fifty-two Angus x Gelbvieh rotationally crossed virgin, ovariectomized, or single-calf heifers were slaughtered after 100 d on a high-concentrate diet. Heifers from each treatment were approximately 31, 33, or 35 mo of age, and they produced 31 A, 5 B, and 16 C maturity carcasses. Because of the small number, B maturity carcasses were not included in this study. Number of A maturity carcasses d...

In recent years, Cloud Computing (CC) has transformed from a new trend to IT management reality. Its potential promises to significantly change computing and benefit many organisations but at the same time uncertainty and the need for managerial guidance prevail. To benefit from the opportunities that CC promises, organisations need to adapt to the new circumstances that this phenomenon trigger...

................................................................................................................... 2 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 2 What Is a Maturity Model? ...................................................................................... 3 The Early Practitioners ..................

Age at maturity has been suggested to be an important life-history trait with substantial potential for influencing the evolution of life histories. Using known reproductive histories of 90 female wood ducks (Aix sponsa) from a long-term study (1982–96), we investigated the fitness consequences of changes in age at maturity. Female wood ducks that attained sexual maturity as yearlings had a sig...

Pink shrimp (Metapenaeus affinis) or Jinga is one of the species caught in waters off Samboja Kuala. This catch a valuable commodity market. The possibility exploiting resources will be jeopardized an effort to conserve, utilize, and high intensity shrimp. study was conducted from September December 2022 with aim determining population dynamics parameters using frequency method carapace length ...

BPM maturity is a measure to evaluate how professionally an organization manages its business processes. Previous research provides evidence that higher BPM maturity leads to better performance of processes and of the organization as a whole. It also claims that different organizations should strive for different levels of maturity, depending on their properties. This paper presents an empirica...