The purpose of this paper is to revitalize the theory and practice of the Information Audit (IA) by connecting it with recent developments in information management theories and methods While the IA is a powerful information management practice, the methods and applications of IA have not been wedded to recent developments in the study of information management capability and information qualit...

A current thrust in software engineering economics involves process evaluation and follow-up recommendations for improvements that speed delivery time, improve quality, and save cost; in other words, reengineering the process. A basis for many organizational evaluations is the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Capability Maturity Model (CMM). This model defines five levels of increasing proc...

In this paper we present a case study on assessing project management maturity in organizations. The purpose is to develop an understanding of what project maturity is and to investigate process definition and practice maturity level in nine knowledge areas based on PMBOK standard and suggesting initiatives to improve maturity level. Maturity itself is measured along two dimensions. They are Pr...

“The most profound technologies are those that disappear... They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it” wrote computer scientist and visionary Mark Weiser nearly 25 years ago in his essay “The Computer for the 21st Century.” It turns out he was right: in the age of “Industry 4.0”, digital technologies are the core driver for the manufac‐ turi...

Today, the architectures of software systems are not stable for their whole lifetime but often adapted driven by business needs. Preserving their quality characteristics beyond each of these changes requires deep knowledge of the requirements and the systems themselves. Proper documentation reduces the risk that knowledge is lost and hence is a base for the system’s maintenance in the long-run....

Process-oriented software quality management has gained considerable attention both from academia and industry. This is mainly due to the application of the Capability Maturity Model and the ISO 9000 standards throughout the world. Process-oriented software quality management (PSQM) aims at achieving higher quality of software products and at reducing development costs. Advocates of PSQM claim ...

Individual knowledgemanagement is basic component of organizational knowledge management, and the maturity of individual knowledge management has a significant impact on organizational knowledge management. This research introduces scientific idea of capability maturity model into individual knowledge management, building corresponding assessment criteria combined with features of individual kn...

IT spending has been recognised as representing a large percentage of the budget for organisations. Research has shown that significant value can be derived from IT investments if organisations actively and effectively manage their IT investments using a portfolio management approach. The goal of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of how IT portfolio management affects strategic I...