Browsing Enterprise Agility (Scholarly Articles) by Title
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Open innovation in secondary software firms: an exploration of managers' perceptions of open source software
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2010-02)Open source software (OSS) is probably the best known exemplar of open innovation, with many practitioner-oriented publications having debated the merits and drawbacks of OSS in recent years. Nevertheless, much of the ... -
People over process: key people challenges in agile development
(IEEE, 2010-09-02)There is a common perception that, while there may be some 'teething' problems experienced during the initial transition to agile, people are much happier, engaged and ultimately more productive in these environments. ... -
Project failure en masse: a study of loose budgetary control in ISD projects
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2010-05-18)This paper investigates the tightness of budgetary control over projects in a large systems development multinational. This represents a case of extreme information systems development (ISD) failure en masse, where all but ... -
Proposing a formalised model for mindful information systems offshoring
(Springer Verlag, 2009-10-26)The central thesis of this paper is that Mathematical Economics can provide a novel approach to the examination of offshoring business decisions and provide an impetus for future research in the area. A growing body of ... -
The role of business process redesign in creating e-government in Ireland
(Emerald, 2006)The growth and popularity of e-commerce has both challenged and enabled public sector organizations to redefine their levels of service. E-government provides unparalleled opportunities for governments to streamline ... -
The role of the user story agile practice in innovation
(Springer, 2010-10)The concept of an innovation space where different knowledge and perspectives can interact leading to innovation is central to lean thinking. The SECI framework of organizational knowledge creation identifies five enabling ... -
Seeking the face of innovation with the ethical compass of Emmanuel Levinas.
(Springer Verlag, 2008)A recent biographer has described the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas as being permeated by one simple but profound theme: western philosophy has at best ignored and at worst suppressed the ¿Other¿. The approach of this ... -
Technophobia amongst older adults in Ireland
(Irish Journal of Management, 2006-06)The article discusses the findings of research on the prevalence of technophobia amongst older adults in Ireland. The study was conducted using questionnaires which consisted of computer anxiety rating scale form C (CARS-C), ... -
The triple helix, open innovation and the DOI research agenda.
(Springer Verlag, 2007-01-07)This paper examines the implications for research on the diffusion of innovations (DOI) arising from a growing body of literature in two related fields. The first area concerns the debate on the role of regional and national ... -
Turning Time from Enemy into an Ally using the Pomodoro Technique
(Springer, 2010)Time is one of the most important factors dominating agile software development processes in distributed settings. Effective time management helps agile teams to plan and monitor the work to be performed, ... -
Understanding eGovernment implementation from an NPM strategic reform perspective
(Association for Information Systems, 2010)New Public Management (NPM) is a set of private sector management principles which have had a significant impact in the shaping of policy reform agendas in many governments. This article seeks to understand the influence ... -
Where agile research goes: starting from a 7-year retrospective (report on agile research workshop at XP2009)
(2009)This report summarizes the key findings from a workshop at the 10th International Conference on Agile Processes and eXtreme Programming in Software Engineering (XP2009) called "Agile Research" A 7-Year Retrospective", ... -
The wizard of OZ: instilling a resilient heart into self-service business applications
(Springer, 2006)Speech enabled business applications are characterized by complex implementations that bring together language processing technologies, applications development, and end-user psychology. Resilience is critical to ...