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Ngeru, James – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In the past few decades, adoption of Enterprise Integration (EI) through initiatives such as Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has consistently dominated most of organizations' top strategic priorities. Additionally, the field of EI has generated a vast amount…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Selection, Delphi Technique, Case Studies
Doyle, Gerald S. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Complex and expensive systems' development suffers from a lack of method for making good system-architecture-selection decisions early in the development process. Failure to make a good system-architecture-selection decision increases the risk that a development effort will not meet cost, performance and schedule goals. This research provides a…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Architecture, Probability, Research Opportunities
Alodhaibi, Khalid – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Recommender systems aim to support users in their decision-making process while interacting with large information spaces and recommend items of interest to users based on preferences they have expressed, either explicitly or implicitly. Recommender systems are increasingly used with product and service selection over the Internet. Although…
Descriptors: Information Processing, Decision Support Systems, Decision Making, Preferences
Kaveh, Payman – ProQuest LLC, 2010
With the increasing role that software systems play in our daily lives, software quality has become extremely important. Software quality is impacted by the efficiency of the software testing process. There are a growing number of software testing methodologies, models, and initiatives to satisfy the need to improve software quality. The main…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Computer Software, Information Seeking, Decision Making
Fischer, Carl E. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This research investigated the impact of automated cognitive assistants, specifically, the Personalized Assistant that Learns (PAL), on situational awareness, efficiency and effectiveness of decision making in the brigade combat team. PAL was recently commissioned by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to enhance decision making with…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Efficiency, Tests, Program Effectiveness
Goecks, Jeremy – ProQuest LLC, 2009
A social navigation system collects data from its users--its community--about what they are doing, their opinions, and their decisions, aggregates this data, and provides the aggregated data--community data--back to individuals so that they can use it to guide behavior and decisions. Social navigation systems empower users with the ability to…
Descriptors: Navigation (Information Systems), Social Networks, Computer System Design, Usability
Ross, Virginia Watson – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Cloud computing is a growing field, addressing the market need for access to computing resources to meet organizational computing requirements. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the factors that influence an organization in their decision whether to adopt cloud computing as a part of their strategic information technology planning.…
Descriptors: Technology Planning, Information Technology, Internet, Strategic Planning
Kumar, Sanjeev – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Information Technology has brought significant benefits to organizations by allowing greater information sharing within and across firm boundaries leading to performance improvements. Emerging technologies such as Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Web2.0 have transformed the volume and process of information sharing. However, a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Organizational Effectiveness, Information Technology, Decision Making, Business