Specifying requirements is a complex task because information can be represented at varying levels of abstraction. This paper looks at two types ofion. This paper looks at two types of requirements abstractions: user story and executable acceptance test. We present how user story and executable acceptance tests are integrated in our project planning tool called Agile Planner with Fit and we arg...

Let me begin by describing my own humbling attempts at community involvement through a smoking-cessation project I directed several years ago in Richmond, California. I came to the project with a dismal record in assisting people individually to quit smoking, so in the Richmond project I resolved to take a different tack; I designed the Richmond project as a community project. By having a block...

Risk management and success in projects are highly intertwined – better approaches to project risk management tend to increase chances of project success in terms of achieving scope & quality, schedule and cost targets. The process of responding to risk factors during a project’s life cycle is a crucial aspect of risk management referred to as risk response strategies, in this paper. The curren...

The problem of user acceptance of knowledge-based systems is a current concern in medical informatics. User acceptance should increase when system-builders understand both the needs of potential users and the context in which a system will be used. Ethnography is one source of such understanding. This paper describes the contribution of ethnography (and an anthropological perspective) during th...

Community ownership of wind energy has been found to increase acceptance, but the reasons for this are poorly understood. Here, we compare different communities’ attitudes towards local onshore projects in order gain a deeper understanding characteristics which conducive community acceptance. Using postal survey Scotland ( n = 318), compared three communities with varying degrees regarding thei...

In this paper, we report early lessons learned from a new project to understand how Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) can improve efficiency, effectiveness and fairness in Government dispute resolution and how ODR systems can gain acceptance.

The response of health professionals to the use of health information technology (HIT) is an important research topic that can partly explain the success or failure of any HIT application. The present study applies a modified version of the revised technology acceptance model (TAM) to assess the relevant believes and acceptance of electronic health records (EHR) in Jordan. This paper outlines a...

From a clinical perspective, the use of mobile technologies such as Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) within hospital environments is not new. A paradigm shift however, is underway towards the acceptance and utility of such systems within community-based healthcare environments. Notwithstanding, introducing new technologies and associated work practices has intrinsic risks which must be addres...