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KEY FACTORS OF PROCESS MATURITY IN ENGLISH-SPEAKING CARIBBEAN FIRMS
No full textThe information system (IS) community has been struggling with the delivery of low quality systems. Software process improvement (SPI) has been accepted as one of the remedies to overcome this problem, with process maturity being a key element. However, most studies on process maturity and the determinants of IS quality have been conducted in large firms in developed countries. This study assessed the key determinants of process maturity in small software development firms in the English-speaking Caribbean (ESC). Using the established practices in the capability maturity model integration (CMMI) as the baseline for the analysis, it was found that project monitoring & control, and verification & validation are key determinants of process maturity in the ESC. These findings can assist IS professionals in their quest to produce higher quality software products, as well as provide a platform for further refinement of the proposed research model by IS researchers
Melhoria de processo de software: Conhecimento, utilização e benefícios em empresas canadenses de desenvolvimento de software
Full text linkDesde 1982, a comunidade de desenvolvimento de software tem estado preocupada com a entrega de sistemas com qualidade. A melhoria de processo de software (MPS) é uma iniciativa que visa a evitar a entrega de sistemas de baixa qualidade. Entretanto, o conhecimento e a adoção da MPS são baixos. Assim, este estudo examina o nível de conhecimento, utilização e benefícios de iniciativas de MPS em empresas canadenses de desenvolvimento de software. Utilizando o SPSS como ferramenta analítica, este estudo descobriu que 59% das empresas canadenses de desenvolvimento de software conhecem programas de MPS, e 43% dos funcionários utilizam alguma forma de programa de MPS para desenvolver produtos de software. Embora o tamanho da amostra seja pequeno e os resultados não possam ser generalizados, as firmas estudadas que utilizam programas de MPS relataram uma melhoria na qualidade dos produtos de software como sendo o maior benefício. Estas conclusões confirmam a importância dos programas de MPS como modo de produzir produtos de software de qualidade mais elevada, o que pode aumentar a probabilidade das empresas de software de conquistar contratos globais
SOFTWARE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT: AWARENESS, USE, AND BENEFITS IN CANADIAN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FIRMS
No full textABSTRACT Since 1982, the software development community has been concerned with the delivery of quality systems. Software process improvement (SPI) is an initiative to avoid the delivery of low quality systems. However, the awareness and adoption of SPI is low. Thus, this study examines the rate of awareness, use, and benefits of SPI initiatives in Canadian software development firms. Using SPSS as the analytical tool, this study found that 59% of Canadian software development firms are aware of SPI programs and 43% of employees use a form of SPI programs to develop software products. Although the sample size is small and the results cannot be generalized, the sample firms that use SPI programs reported an improvement in software product quality as the greatest benefit. These findings confirm the importance of SPI programs as a means of producing higher-quality software products, which can increase the likelihood of software companies winning global contracts.</div
Customer satisfaction in Jamaican hotels through the use of information and communication technology
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Purpose
This paper aims to assess the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on customer satisfaction in Jamaican hotels.
Design/methodology/approach
An online survey approach was used with 213 hotel guests in Jamaica.
Findings
The study found that there was a significant relationship between ICT adoption and hotel guest satisfaction.
Research limitations/implications
It is hoped that other researchers will refine the proposed research model.
Practical implications
It is believed that the findings of the study can be used to guide hotel managers regarding the ICT components with the greatest influence on customer satisfaction, which by extension can lead to improved hotel performance.
Social implications
These findings can assist policy makers at the national level in formulating optimal strategies to improve the Jamaican hotel industry.
Originality/value
The paper proposes a research model, which can provide useful insights to hotel administrators regarding increasing the ability to satisfy customers.
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Towards the Determinants of Successful Public-Private Partnership Projects in Jamaica: A Proposed Methodology
No full textSoftware process improvement: Awareness, use, and benefits in Canadian software development firms
Full text linkSince 1982, the software development community has been concerned with the delivery of quality systems. Software process improvement (SPI) is an initiative to avoid the delivery of low quality systems. However, the awareness and adoption of SPI is low. Thus, this study examines the rate of awareness, use, and benefits of SPI initiatives in Canadian software development firms. Using SPSS as the analytical tool, this study found that 59% of Canadian software development firms are aware of SPI programs and 43% of employees use a form of SPI programs to develop software products. Although the sample size is small and the results cannot be generalized, the sample firms that use SPI programs reported an improvement in software product quality as the greatest benefit. These findings confirm the importance of SPI programs as a means of producing higher-quality software products, which can increase the likelihood of software companies winning global contracts
A Modified Capability Framework for Improving Software Production Processes in Jamaican Organisations
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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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