Improvement Projects – Characteristics and Classification

Reconcile sequence improvement projects

Introduction This document describes the strategies for reconciling a GEP sequence improvement project that has been improved by multiple students. The reconciliation process seeks to generate the most accurate sequence assembly possible by comparing the multiple assemblies. Discrepant regions among the different assemblies can help the reviewer identify problematic regions in the assembly that...

Evaluation and Improvement for Large Industrial Projects

The high non-functional requirements on mobile telecommunication applications call for new solutions. An example of such a solution can be a software platform that provides high performance and availability. The introduction of such a platform may, however, affect the development productivity. In this study we present experiences from research carried out at Ericsson. The purpose of the researc...

Classification of Construction Projects

In order to address construction project requirements and specifications, scholars and practitioners need to establish taxonomy according to a scheme that best fits their need. While existing characterization methods are continuously being improved, new ones are devised to cover project properties which have not been previously addressed. One such method, the Project Definition Rating Index (PD...

Characteristics of Open Source Projects

Most empirical studies about Open Source (OS) projects or products are vertical and usually deal with the flagship, successful projects. There is a substantial lack of horizontal studies to shed light on the whole population of projects, including failures. This paper presents a horizontal study aimed at characterizing OS projects. We analyze a sample of around 400 projects from a popular OS pr...

How quality improvement projects influence organizational culture.