Requirements on Dimensions for a Maturity Model for Smart Grids Based on Two Case Studies

2022 ◽  
pp. 443-464
Author(s):  
Agnetha Flore ◽  
Jorge Marx Goméz
Keyword(s):  
Requirements Engineering ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Literature Research ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
First Case ◽  
Agile Approach ◽  
Further Development

This contribution describes two different types of requirements engineering analysis of the necessary dimensions of a possible maturity model for Smart Grids to be implemented for utilities. For the first case study, the requirements engineering for necessary dimensions for a Smart Grid maturity model was elicited using a systematic literature research. On the contrary a more agile approach is used for the second requirements engineering. For this more agile approach, interviews with energy suppliers were conducted, taking into account the analysis of the literature research. Various energy suppliers from Germany took part in the survey. The results were used to develop the basic framework for a maturity model for Smart Grids, which can still be tailored if necessary. Finally, future research activities for the application and further development of maturity models for Smart Grids in the energy industry are explained as well as the different procedural variants in the requirements analysis.

Requirements on Dimensions for a Maturity Model for Smart Grids Based on Two Case Studies

2021 ◽  
pp. 271-292
Author(s):  
Agnetha Flore ◽  
Jorge Marx Goméz
Keyword(s):  
Requirements Engineering ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Literature Research ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
First Case ◽  
Agile Approach ◽  
Further Development

This contribution describes two different types of requirements engineering analysis of the necessary dimensions of a possible maturity model for Smart Grids to be implemented for utilities. For the first case study, the requirements engineering for necessary dimensions for a Smart Grid maturity model was elicited using a systematic literature research. On the contrary a more agile approach is used for the second requirements engineering. For this more agile approach, interviews with energy suppliers were conducted, taking into account the analysis of the literature research. Various energy suppliers from Germany took part in the survey. The results were used to develop the basic framework for a maturity model for Smart Grids, which can still be tailored if necessary. Finally, future research activities for the application and further development of maturity models for Smart Grids in the energy industry are explained as well as the different procedural variants in the requirements analysis.

Improving the efficiency of public administrations through business process reengineering and simulation

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 419-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Rinaldi ◽  
Roberto Montanari ◽  
Eleonora Bottani
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Business Process Reengineering ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Process Reengineering ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Activities

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a business process reengineering (BPR) approach to a public administration of Italy, to first assess the efficiency of the administration, then to redesign its internal processes, to improve the current performance. Design/methodology/approach – A detailed mapping of the AS IS processes of the public administration was initially carried out, together with the collection of the relevant data. Then, a simulation model was designed to support the BPR approach. In particular, the model was exploited to assess the performance of the AS IS scenario of the organization, then to investigate numerous TO BE process configurations and evaluate the achievable performance improvements. Findings – From the study, it emerged that the current efficiency level of the public administration examined has potentials to be significantly improved. For instance, by maintaining its current workforce, the public administration could consider the opportunity of providing additional services to the citizens or to serve citizens from the neighbouring municipalities. Otherwise, the organization could consider a reorganization and reduction of its current workforce, at the same time keeping the service level to its citizens almost unchanged. Research limitations/implications – Results of this study cannot be fully generalized, since the whole analysis is grounded on specific public administration. Moreover, although the simulation outcomes of the TO BE processes show interesting improvements compared to the AS IS scenario, the TO BE configurations were not (yet) implemented in practice. Therefore, the results provided should be confirmed in future research activities. Practical implications – The case study allowed deriving some useful guidelines to improve the efficiency of the public administration examined, as well as to identify some TO BE configurations that could be implemented in practice. Originality/value – Scientific literature includes a limited number of studies that evaluate the efficiency of public organizations in real contexts. Moreover, no studies target public administrations in Italy. Therefore, this case study represents an interesting addition to the literature.

Fuzzy-Based Approach for Reducing the Impacts of Climate Changes on Agricultural Crops

2017 ◽  
pp. 272-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed M. Gadallah ◽  
Assem H. Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Climate Changes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Climate Data ◽  
Planting Dates ◽  
Third Phase ◽  
First Case ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Future Research Directions

Climate changes play a significant role in the crops plantation process. Such changes affect the suitability of planting of many crops in their traditional plantation dates in a given place. In contrary, many of such crops become more suitable for planting at other new dates in their traditional places or in other new places regarding the climate changes. This chapter presents a fuzzy-based approach for optimizing crops planting dates with the ongoing changes in climate at a given place. The proposed approach incorporates four phases. The first phase is concerned with climate data preparation. And the second phase is concerned with Defining suitability membership functions. While in third phase is responsible for automatic fuzzy clustering. Finally, the fourth phase is responsible for fuzzy selection and optimization for the more suitable plantation dates for each crop. This chapter consists of an introduction, related works, the proposed approach, a first case study, a second case study, results discussion, future research directions and finally the chapter conclusion.

Fuzzy-Based Approach for Reducing the Impacts of Climate Changes on Agricultural Crops

2018 ◽  
pp. 88-110
Author(s):  
Ahmed M. Gadallah ◽  
Assem H. Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Climate Changes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Climate Data ◽  
Planting Dates ◽  
Third Phase ◽  
First Case ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Future Research Directions

Climate changes play a significant role in the crops plantation process. Such changes affect the suitability of planting of many crops in their traditional plantation dates in a given place. In contrary, many of such crops become more suitable for planting at other new dates in their traditional places or in other new places regarding the climate changes. This chapter presents a fuzzy-based approach for optimizing crops planting dates with the ongoing changes in climate at a given place. The proposed approach incorporates four phases. The first phase is concerned with climate data preparation. And the second phase is concerned with Defining suitability membership functions. While in third phase is responsible for automatic fuzzy clustering. Finally, the fourth phase is responsible for fuzzy selection and optimization for the more suitable plantation dates for each crop. This chapter consists of an introduction, related works, the proposed approach, a first case study, a second case study, results discussion, future research directions and finally the chapter conclusion.

Towards a maturity model for health-care cloud security (M2HCS)

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Opeoluwa Ore Akinsanya ◽  
Maria Papadaki ◽  
Lingfen Sun
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Cyber Security ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Cloud Security ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Maturity Models ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a novel maturity model for health-care cloud security (M2HCS), which focuses on assessing cyber security in cloud-based health-care environments by incorporating the sub-domains of health-care cyber security practices and introducing health-care-specific cyber security metrics. This study aims to expand the domain of health-care cyber security maturity model by including cloud-specific aspects than is usually seen in the literature. Design/methodology/approach The intended use of the proposed model was demonstrated using the evaluation method – “construct validity test” as the paper’s aim was to assess the final model and the output of the valuation. The study involved a literature-based case study of a national health-care foundation trust with an overall view because the model is assessed for the entire organisation. The data were complemented by examination of hospitals’ cyber security internal processes through web-accessible documents, and identified relevant literature. Findings The paper provides awareness about how organisational-related challenges have been identified as a main inhibiting factor for the adoption of cloud computing in health care. Regardless of the remunerations of cloud computing, its security maturity and levels of adoption varies, especially in health care. Maturity models provide a structure towards improving an organisation’s capabilities. It suggests that although several cyber security maturity models and standards resolving specific threats exist, there is a lack of maturity models for cloud-based health-care security. Research limitations/implications Due to the selected research method, the research results may lack generalizability. Therefore, future research studies can investigate the propositions further. Another is that the current thresholds were determined empirically, although it worked for the case study assessment. However, to establish more realistic threshold levels, there is a need for more validation of the model using more case studies. Practical implications The paper includes maturity model for the assessment management and improvement of the security posture of a health-care organisation actively using cloud. For executives, it provides a detailed security assessment of the eHealth cloud to aid in decision making. For security experts, its quantitative metrics support proactive and reactive processes. Originality/value The paper fulfils a recognised requirement for security maturity model focussed on health-care cloud. It could be extended to resolve evolving cyber settings.

scholarly journals The imaginative function in student learning: Theory and case study data from third year neuroscience

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 259
Author(s):  
David B. Hay
Keyword(s):  
Learning Theory ◽  
Study Data ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Academic Context ◽  
Academic Reading ◽  
First Case ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Case Study Data

This paper combines critique of learning theory and case study data from two third-year Neuroscience students. The results and conclusions show how higher education learning research can be developed by focusing on students’ changing locution of their study-subjects. A shift from the cognitive perspectives of assimilation learning theory, towardsvisualising dialogue is described and used to foreground the ways that the cognitive and dialogic “positions” construe learning differently. The analysis shows that theories and methods addressing language use provide richer learning data and a more explanatory account of understanding in an academic context. The data provide empirical evidence for the function of imagination in learning. They also illustrate two different ways in which the re-patterning of text leads to insight. The data of the first case study is ostensibly formal, comprising creativity in a continuous semiotic extension as the student shifts from one mode of representation (writing) to another (drawing). Here, however, the locution of the subject rarely goes “beyondthe-given” of the pre-existing discourse. The work of the second student is more conspicuously inter-textual, involving the active postponement of commitments to form, as multiple texts and text-types are read intheir relations. This depends on reading and re-writing each separate lecture or paper from a growing apprehension of the perspectives of yet another (lecture or paper). Thus the student’s academic subject iseventually re-patterned originally in an inter-animation of all these texts together: an imaginative process that includes awareness of the context of text (i.e. the relativized positions of particular authors), as well asaffective relationship towards the subject and its speakers. The discussion focuses on academic reading/writing as a simultaneous process of dialogue and design and a view of the imaginative function is developed that is relevant to science education, as much as toliterary criticism. The implications for university teaching are considered and some suggestions are made for future research.

scholarly journals The mentoring relation as an interpersonal process in EDUCATE: A qualitative case study of mentor–mentee perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Santiago De Ossorno Garcia ◽  
Luke Doyle
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Business Success ◽  
Interpersonal Process ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
The Relationship

The EDUCATE research-based accelerator employs academic mentors to support entrepreneurs to use research in the development of educational technology. Mentorship is a common feature of business accelerators, yet only a few empirical studies have shown or analysed the relationship and how it influences business success outcomes. In EDUCATE, the mentorship adopts a unique approach by focusing the relationship on goals and evidence-based knowledge exchange concerning educational technology. Examining previous literature on mentorship and exploring the novel features of EDUCATE, a qualitative case study was conducted using a semi-structured interview with a mentor and mentee within the programme. Although this was a limited study of only one dyad mentor−mentee relationship, the research elicits findings that may be of interest for future research. The study highlights the importance of the interpersonal process of mentorship, and advances understanding of what constructs effective mentorship relationships for accelerators. Findings suggest that from the perspective of the mentee, the psychosocial function forms a big component of the relationship. Concepts such as trust, decision-making, personality and self-efficacy arise in the analysis. In contrast, the mentor focuses on career functions and aspects of the programme such as frequency of interaction and knowledge about research. In addition, structured goals within the relationship seem to help the research activities expected in the accelerator. In conclusion, mentorship within EDUCATE is key for the programme, the psychosocial functions in the relationship are critical for entrepreneur satisfaction and, consequently, the integration of research and practice. Constructs such as trust and personality are worth exploring as components within training of the psychosocial aspect of mentors’ activity, as opposed to the traditional view of expert and experienced mentors, often acquired in business accelerators. The analysis of the interpersonal process is of importance to further understand the definition of ‘good mentor’ within formal mentoring programmes for evaluation purposes.

A proposal of intellectual capital maturity model (ICMM) evaluation

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Rodrigues Vaz ◽  
Paulo Mauricio Selig ◽  
Claudia Viviane Viegas
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Capability Maturity ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Engineering Institute

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a model to evaluate the degree of intellectual capital (IC) maturity into organizations. Design/methodology/approach This is a qualitative, applied research designed as an exploratory and descriptive investigation. It employs a case study to apply the intellectual capital maturity model, which is developed from the literature review. The Proknow-C method of systematic literature review is the procedure adopted for the literature review in Scopus, Science Direct and Web of Science databases. In total, 21 IC constructs were derived from such review and assessed by 18 reviewers (judges). Findings In the scientific literature, IC is mainly viewed as a resource or set of resources an organization for the creation of competitive advantage and value. Using the information gathered about different views on IC, this study proposes a construction of the theoretical model, based on the models of the capability maturity model–Software Engineering Institute and Asian Productivity Organization–Knowledge Management, the management model and the application protocol. Practical implications This research offers view on the nature of the concept of IC showing (IC) as a business asset through maturity scale. The analysis of the concept of IC is focused at organizational and dimensional levels. Originality/value This study contributes to the further development of the concept of IC regarding its measurement in organizations through the maturity scale.

scholarly journals Ivosidenib, an IDH1 inhibitor, in a patient with recurrent, IDH1-mutant glioblastoma: a case report from a Phase I study

CNS Oncology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. CNS62
Author(s):  
Dalissa Tejera ◽  
Marina Kushnirsky ◽  
Sakir H Gultekin ◽  
Min Lu ◽  
Lori Steelman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Overall Survival ◽  
Phase I Study ◽  
Median Overall Survival ◽  
Seizure Control ◽  
Hematologic Malignancies ◽  
Primary Brain Tumor ◽  
First Case ◽  
Idh Mutations ◽  
Further Development

Glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive primary brain tumor. Despite standard multimodality therapy, median overall survival remains poor with a 5-year survival rate of approximately 5% in most studies (range 4.7–13.0%). Strong interest in targeting IDH mutations has led to a variety of studies in both hematologic malignancies and solid tumors and to the approval of IDH inhibitors such as ivosidenib, an IDH1 inhibitor, in hematologic malignancies. Here, we present the first case study of a patient with a recurrent IDH1-mutant glioblastoma who experienced improved seizure control and radiographic stable disease for more than 4 years while treated with ivosidenib. Such findings support the further development of IDH inhibitors as single agents and/or in combination for the treatment of IDH-mutant glioma.

scholarly journals What Drives Performance Measurement in NGOs?: A Case Study from Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 464-476
Author(s):  
Sulaiman Bin Tahajuddin ◽  
Syed Sarmad Hasan ◽  
Abdul Wahid Mohd Kassim
Keyword(s):  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Measurement System ◽  
Critical Realism ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Performance Measurement System ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Instrumental Case Study ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
Further Development

The purpose of this research paper is to understand how an NGO in Pakistan perceives the utility of its performance measurement system and thus what drives design of its PMS. The study explores the phenomenon from the perspective of NGO managers by applying qualitative approach and using critical realism to explore the issue. The paper presents the findings on the basis of an instrumental case study conducted in Pakistan. The research identifies the main objective of PMS in this NGO is to help the organization remain sustainable and its managers’ desire for legitimacy has deeply influenced the design of the PMS of the NGO. Results suggest managers perceive organizational credibility and not the accountability as the most important factor in determining its sustainability. The evidence is based on findings of a single NGO case study from Pakistan. Furthermore, the findings are based only on the perceptions of the managers of the selected organisation. Future research including perception of other stakeholders in other NGOs may help in deepening the understanding of the issue and validating the presented results. However, given that little research has been conducted within the NGO sector on drivers of performance measurement this research provides useful evidence that can be further developed. The paper specifically contributes by extending prior PM literature in an NGO environment. It has implications for the further development of legitimacy theories in the NGO sector. It raises issues about how primary focus of reporting in NGOs is shifting from accountability to show-casing.

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