Assessing PBL with Software Factory and Agile Processes: A Case Study to Develop Mobile Software´s Engineers

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone C. dos Santos ◽  
Andrea Pinto
Keyword(s):  
Agile Processes ◽  
Mobile Software ◽  
Software Factory

scholarly journals Understanding the structured processes followed by organisations prior to engaging in agile processes: A South African Perspective

2012 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nimrod Noruwana ◽  
Maureen Tanner
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Network Theory ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
Agile Methods ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Agile Methodology ◽  
Agile Processes ◽  
African Perspective ◽  
Common Understanding

There appears to be a lack of knowledge on the phases South African (SA) organisations go through while adopting agile methods. As a means to address this gap, this study uncovered empirical evidence on the phases SA organisations go through whilst adopting agile methods as well as the disparities between agile prescriptions and the way SA organisations actually implement agile methods. The data collected using a case study approach was analysed through the lens of Actor-Network Theory (ANT). The results reveal that there is no structured process for adopting agile methods and organisations go through various phases in their attempts to adopt agile methods. During the various phases, organisations face challenges which are culture as well as people related. Through this study South African practitioners could now be aware that before adopting an agile methodology, there has to be a common understanding of the problems at hand and the envisioned solution. The findings also inform aspiring adopters in South Africa that adoption of the methods does not have to be as prescribed. They are free to adopt only those aspects the organisations need most.

scholarly journals Outsourcing Towards Greater Agility Through Investigating Decoupling Points in Leagile Supply Chains

2019 ◽  
Vol 290 ◽  
pp. 07006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Faur ◽  
Constantin Bungau
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Production Process ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Agile Processes ◽  
Market Responsiveness ◽  
High Level ◽  
Technical Solutions

In today’s competitive business environment, with a continuously increasing diversity in customer demand, a high level of supply chain responsiveness is an imperative requisite for companies’ survival. As a consequence, enhanced agility is requested for the supply chains. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants that influence the position of the ‘decoupling points’ along the value chain, as according to the reviewed literature these represent the separation point between leanness and agility in a hybrid supply chain. It has been found that by applying different technical solutions along the chain, including breaking down the complete production process in modular sequences and outsourcing specific ones, considering reshaping the supply chain, the decoupling points’ location can be moved, allowing greater agility. The chosen methodology is a case study of a FMCG company, aiming to illustrate how increased agility is achieved by outsourcing labour-intensive and time consuming activities, while shortening the downstream to customer. The selected firm is since several years under Lean and Agile strategies implementation. The study shows that understanding both, material and information decoupling points, certain lean processes can be moved upstream, leveraging more agile processes close to the end customer. This way, supply chains can be redesigned towards increasing market responsiveness.

scholarly journals A Proposed Framework of Campus-Oriented Online Text Messaging System

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (16) ◽  
pp. 194
Author(s):  
Yan Watequlis Syaifudin ◽  
Yoppy Yunhasnawa ◽  
Yushintia Pramitarini ◽  
Awan Setiawan ◽  
Erfan Rohadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Client Application ◽  
Campus Environment ◽  
Mobile Software ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
Server Application

Nowadays, the rapid advancement of mobile software development has triggered to emerge of more online text messaging applications. In the environment of higher education institutions, it is also widely utilized to support the communication process between campus members. This research proposed a system of campus-specific online text messaging that is expected to improve academic activities. As a case study, the system was implemented using <em>React Native</em> framework and <em>Push Notification Service</em> for use in State Polytechnic of Malang, Indonesia. The system consists of three main subsystems that work together, including <em>Client Application</em>, <em>Server Application</em>, and <em>Push Notification Manager</em>. To evaluate the proposed system, we conducted a survey. The result of the user satisfaction test shows that most users consisting of lecturers, staff, and students felt more helped in the communication process in the campus environment.

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