scholarly journals Prioritization and transparency in software development: An action research in public administration

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Álvaro Pinheiro ◽  
Nilo Martins ◽  
Melina Soares ◽  
Geraldo Neto ◽  
Wylliams Santos
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Financial Constraints ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Development Team ◽  
Public Managers ◽  
Prioritization Method ◽  
Critical Activity

The prioritization of requirements is a critical activity in quality assurance. However, in public institutions, prioritization faces conflicts with financial constraints. Problem: Increasing the complexity of requirements. Objective: Proposition of a Kanban method to improve the transparency of activities and facilitate prioritization. Method: An action research carried out in two cycles at the Attorney General's Office of the State of Pernambuco, involving the development team and public managers. Result: The presentation of the method's effectiveness as a mechanism facilitating transparency and as a support to management in prioritization.

PRIORITIZATION AND TRANSPARENCY IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: AN ACTION RESEARCH IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

2021 ◽  
pp. 244-257
Author(s):  
Alvaro Farias Pinheiro ◽  
Nilo Martins ◽  
Melina Soares ◽  
Geraldo Neto ◽  
Wylliams Santos
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Public Administration

Emergency situations, adaptive management and national health strategies

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-33
Author(s):  
Madalina-Cristina Gogu
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Adaptive Management ◽  
National Health ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
National Strategy ◽  
The Public ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Public Managers ◽  
Health Strategy

Terrible natural disasters or dangerous human activities endanger the life and health of the population. The increased frequency of these events prompts the population to exert greater pressure on public managers to rethink, to innovate, and to adapt management in the field of health to the ever-changing environment. The National Health Strategy and the National Strategy for Preventing Emergency Situations are the instruments that manage the life and health of the population in dangerous situations. Managers in the fields of health and emergency situations could develop new ways to manage strategies and public institutions by applying adaptive management in order to better protect the life and health of the population. The aim of this paper consists in presenting that, by applying strategic and adaptive management in the public sector in the fields of health and emergency situations in Romania, public managers can better serve the needs of the citizens. Keywords: public administration, national health strategy, emergency situations, adaptive management

COMPETENCE APPROACH IN EUROPEAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: ESSENCE AND DEVELOPMENT TRENDS (ARCHETYPAL ASPECT)

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (14) ◽  
pp. 132-143
Author(s):  
Martha Ivanivna Karpa
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
European Public ◽  
Territorial Organization ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Definition Of

The article reveals the main features of the competence approach in the practice of European public administration. The features of the competence approach in public administration are determined on the basis of analysis of the basic concepts of public administration. In the dynamics of the formation and development of popular theories of interaction between state and local authorities, such as the theory of a free community, community (public) and public and state (the theory of municipal dualism), we can trace a number of characteristic features of a competency approach, which manifests itself both through the general theoretical relations and manifestations, and through the practice of coexistence of public authorities. There is a problem of definition and distribution of public functions as a prerequisite for defining and shaping the competences of public institutions. An important issue in the context of a competent approach is the institutional consolidation of functions in the context of the existence of the basic models of territorial organization of power. In each of the varieties of the Governance concept (Responsive Governance concept, Democratic Governance concept, Good Governance concept), the specifics of the use of competencies are defined. The archetypal symbols in the European public administration are singled out using the analysis of competence in public administration in its main constituents. A brief description of the archetypal aspect of European public administration is given. The main components of competence are shown in connection with the existing archetypal symbols and the characteristic trends of their development. Their connection is shown according to the scheme “the entity component (who?) — the object component (what?) — the administrative component (how?) — the basis (in what environment?)”. Concerning the trends of development of a competence approach in the context of practice and theory of public administration, it is determined that modern concepts of public administration are characterized by shifting the balance between state and public institutions to the sphere of common goals and tasks, and thus responsibility. The joint activity of all subjects of society requires new forms of cooperation, definition of the spheres and subjects of each entity’s activity for effective cooperation, distribution of functions and competences of the entities, formation and consolidation of their status characteristics.

Moving On Up? Effects of Leadership Training and Intersectoral Mobility on Women’s Advancement in Danish Public Administration Management

2021 ◽  
pp. 0734371X2110548
Author(s):  
Müge Kökten Finkel ◽  
Caroline Howard Grøn ◽  
Melanie M. Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Leadership Training ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Upper Management ◽  
The Public ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
Public Managers

Women’s underrepresentation in middle and upper management is a well-documented feature of the public sector that threatens performance and legitimacy. Yet, we know far less about the factors most likely to reduce these gender inequalities. In this article, we focus on two well-understood drivers of career advancement in public administration: leadership training and intersectoral mobility. In theory, training in leadership and experience across government levels and policy areas should help both women and men to climb management ranks. We use logistic regression to test this proposition using a representative sample of 1,819 Danish public managers. We find that leadership training disproportionately benefits women, and this helps to level the playing field. However, our analyses show that differences in intersectoral mobility do not explain the gender gap in public sector management.

THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF UNDERSTANDING THE ESSENCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Kryveshko ◽  
◽  
Galina Kynditska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Scientific Concept ◽  
Late Nineteenth Century ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
General Management ◽  
Administrative Management ◽  
Commercial Organizations ◽  
Type Of Management

In the article the essence of administrative management as an economic category is considered. Found that the current interpretation of this concept in Western Europe and Ukraine are different. Administrative management as a scientific concept originated in the late nineteenth century in the United States and Europe as a way of managing government agencies and organizations. However, in the process of evolution of this concept, administrative management is transformed into type of management activity in business. According to the analysis of domestic publications, in Ukraine, mainly administrative management is perceived as public administration, and its objects are employees and processes in government agencies and organizations. The analysis of modern publications and observation of the activities of enterprises made it possible to make the statement about necessity of implementation the principles of administrative management for business representatives. There are three main approaches to understanding the essence of administrative management: as a school of management, as public administration, as a special type of management in commercial organizations. It was found that Western scientific thought understands administrative management as the process of managing information through people or as a general management of the organization. The existing interpretations of administrative management for commercial organizations in domestic researches are grouped in two types: 1) as management at the institutional level; 2) as general management of the organization. As a result of the analysis, the conclusion that the essence of administrative management for business and government agencies is different is made. It is noted that administrative processes are typical for auxiliary (support) departments of enterprises. It is proposed to identify administrative management in the profitable organizations as management of the processes in auxiliary departments to achieve the basic purposes of the enterprise and maintenance of uninterrupted functioning of operational area. The essence of administrative managing for public institutions is much broader. It is proposed to define it as any managing in public institutions, aimed at both its internal environment and society.

scholarly journals Toward an Agile Approach to Managing the Effect of Requirements on Software Architecture during Global Software Development

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulaziz Alsahli ◽  
Hameed Khan ◽  
Sultan Alyahya
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Change Management ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Global Software Development ◽  
Case Based Reasoning ◽  
Domain Experts ◽  
Agile Practices ◽  
Critical Activity ◽  
Requirement Change

Requirement change management (RCM) is a critical activity during software development because poor RCM results in occurrence of defects, thereby resulting in software failure. To achieve RCM, efficient impact analysis is mandatory. A common repository is a good approach to maintain changed requirements, reusing and reducing effort. Thus, a better approach is needed to tailor knowledge for better change management of requirements and architecture during global software development (GSD).The objective of this research is to introduce an innovative approach for handling requirements and architecture changes simultaneously during global software development. The approach makes use of Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) and agile practices. Agile practices make our approach iterative, whereas CBR stores requirements and makes them reusable. Twin Peaks is our base model, meaning that requirements and architecture are handled simultaneously. For this research, grounded theory has been applied; similarly, interviews from domain experts were conducted. Interview and literature transcripts formed the basis of data collection in grounded theory. Physical saturation of theory has been achieved through a published case study and developed tool. Expert reviews and statistical analysis have been used for evaluation. The proposed approach resulted in effective change management of requirements and architecture simultaneously during global software development.

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