We present the results of a case study where we compared the needs of case managers with the capabilities of case management software systems (CMS) in social work, health care, and the handling of complex claims in insurance. Building on existing maturity models, we relate capabilities with maturity levels and present the C3M maturity model for IT-based case management. Whereas vendors of busin...

Notwithstanding the relevance of maturity assessments in practice, Information Systems (IS) research has – despite exceptions – yet rarely endeavoured into reflecting and developing theoretically sound maturity models. This paper reports a literature review on maturity models in the IS domain. Specifically, it explores what type of research on maturity models has been undertaken (retrospection)...

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...

Citation Mody, Gita N, Vincent Mutabazi, Danielle R Zurovcik, Jean Paul Bitega, Sabin Nsanzimana, Sardis H Harward, Claire M Wagner, Cameron T Nutt, and Agnes Binagwaho. 2015. “Design, testing, and scale-up of medical devices for global health: negative pressure wound therapy and non-surgical male circumcision in Rwanda.” Globalization and Health 11 (1): 20. doi:10.1186/s12992-015-0101-4. http:...

Community indices, such as maturity or diversity, condense information regarding the structure and composition of communities into a single metric. Soil health and quality can be inferred from such indices by assuming that communities with different structure and composition function differently. Thus, these indices can be instrumental in monitoring soil and sediment quality as well as assessin...

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In many organisations a gap exists between IT management and emergency managemement. This paper illustrates how process improvement based on a maturity model can be used to help organisations to evaluate and improve the way they include IT dependability information in their emergency management. This paper presents the IDEM3 (IT Dependability in Emergency Management Maturity Model) process impr...

Real options analysis was often recommended as an emerging valuation technique for high-risk investment projects. Former inter-sectoral surveys have drawn an ambivalent picture of real options usage in general. In addition, there is a lack of sector-specific investigations. In the following article the results of an in-depth analysis of collected empirical data regarding the application of this...

Increasingly, public sector organizations collaborate to buy products and services. Th ey collectively form purchasing groups to deliver more value for money. What is the progress of these small-scale developments of public sector purchasing groups to date, in the early phases of their life cycle? Although previous research provides general descriptions of life-cycle phases, little attention ha...

The maturity model in Information Systems (IS) research continues to grow in popularity, as an approach to evaluating and improving an organization's capabilities. In recent years, numerous maturity model contributions have been made; for example, in the areas of IT/business alignment, project management, and information life cycle management. However, concerns are expressed in the literature r...