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Year 2016
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Facing the brainstorming theory. A case of requirements elicitation
PublicationKnowledge is still considered to be power and its externalization makes it possible for others to use that power. In this paper, we examine the theory of brainstorming, and the claim by father Alex Osborn that in a group session an individual can think of twice as many ideas than working alone. In the context of requirements elicitation, we performed an experiment on a “nominal” and a “real” group of participants, following a procedure...
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Hard lessons learned: delivering usability in IT projects
PublicationEffective project management requires the development of a realistic plan which aims to ensure the success of the project and ultimately deliver a high quality product to customers. However, experience shows that the majority of software vendors managing projects suffer from numerous problems to provide usability in IT solutions and complete a project in a given time with success. In this paper we discuss, analyze and synthesize...
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High-Level Model for the Design of KPIs for Smart Cities Systems
PublicationThe main goal of the paper is to build a high-level model for the design of KPIs. Currently, the development and processes of cities have been checked by KPI indicators. The authors realized that there is a limited usability of KPIs for both the users and IT specialists who are preparing them. Another observation was that the process of the implementation of Smart Cities systems is very complicated. Due to this the concept of a...
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Hybrid Fuzzy-Ontological Project Framework of a Team Work Simulation System
PublicationThe aim of this article is to present the project framework for constructing a Software Process Simulation Modeling (SPSM) system. SPSM systems can be used as a virtual environment for the selection of methods and tools of project management in IT support organizations. The constructed system simulates the Scrum methodology, including the management processes and the project roles. For the implementation of Scrum processes, the...
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Implementation of Business Processes in Smart Cities Technology
PublicationThe goal of the paper is to present the results of studies concerning the development of a method of implementation of business processes in Smart Cities systems. The method has been developed during studies carried out within the building of a Smart Cities system for Gdańsk, and is based on basic development project management mechanisms (drawing from best practices, and in particular from the RUP methodology) and business-oriented...
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Implementing Sustainable Development Goals with Digital Government – Aspiration-capacity gap
PublicationSustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a commitment by all United Nations Member States to pursue development efforts, including ending poverty and hunger, promoting well-being and education, reducing inequalities, fostering peace, and protecting the planet. Member States and their governments are supposed to take ownership of the SDGs, strengthen the implementation means, and improve public governance as both the means...
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Intercultural interactions at multinational corporations' workplace: Grounded theory.
Publicationenvironments is a new challenge for employees and managers. The aim of the paper is to analyze the social interactions in multicultural environments of multinational corporations (MNCs) as well as to propose a model of intercultural social interactions in MNCs’ specifi c context. Design/methodology/approach: The grounded theory approach was applied to create a model of intercultural interactions in MNCs. The data was obtained during...
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Job Demands, Engagement, and Turnover Intentions in Polish Nurses: The Role of Work-Family Interface
PublicationBackground: Poland has lower ratios of employed registered nurses per 1,000 inhabitants than the EU average. Polish nurses work under miserable conditions without assisting personnel, and they reconcile their professional demands with responsibilities for their families; 96% of them are women. Rationale/Aims: This study uses Hobfoll’s conservation of resources (CORs) theory to explain the role of various resources in the improvement...
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Kapitał psychologiczny a współpraca zawodowa z obcokrajowcami
PublicationOrganizacje nastawione na rozwój odkrywają, że kapitał psychologiczny personelu ogrywa coraz ważniejsza rolę. Kapitał psychologiczny jest karawaną zasobów: skuteczności, elastyczności, nadziei i optymizmu, które wspierając się wzajemnie skutkują efektywnym funkcjonowaniem w pracy. Wielokulturowe środowisko pracy w swej naturze jest pełne specyficznych wymagań, które wymagają dodatkowych wysiłków. Jednak pozytywne efekty tej pracy...
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Knowledge-Grid Modelling for Academic Purposes
PublicationNowadays, we face a huge amount of data and information sharing on the Web by different users worldwide. A multidimensional perspective in describing a university ontology seems to be very important for the modelling of higher education resources. This paper proposes a multi-dimensional knowledge model, designed to distribute and manage knowledge resources efficiently. We propose our model as the foundation of an advanced knowledge...
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Koncepcja platformy wymiany informacji o incydentach cyberbezpieczeństwa dla krajowego systemu elektroenergetycznego
PublicationArtykuł opisuje wybrane zagadnienia związane z cyberbezpieczeństwem w sektorze elektroenergetyki. Jednym z elementów zapewniania bezpieczeństwa sieci elektro-energetycznej jest efektywna wymiana informacji o incydentach bezpieczeństwa. W jej ramach wszystkie zaangażowane podmioty systemu elektroenergetycznego, tj.: elektrownie, operatorzy systemów przesyłowych, operatorzy systemów dystrybucyjnych, dostawcy rozwiązań bezpieczeństwa,...
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Koncepcja semantycznego systemu informacyjnego o materiałach niebezpiecznych
PublicationKoncepcja semantycznego systemu informacyjnego o materiałach niebezpiecznych
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Model of an Integration Bus of Data and Ontologies of Smart Cities Processes
PublicationThis paper presents a model of an integration bus used in the design of Smart Cities system architectures. The model of such a bus becomes necessary when designing high-level architectures, within which the silo processes of the organization should be seen from the perspective of its ontology. For such a bus to be used by any city, a generic solution was proposed which can be implemented as a whole or in part depending on the requirements...
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Model służący kształtowaniu procesu zarządzania projektem informatycznym dla podniesienia gotowości do zwinnej transformacji organizacji informatycznej.
PublicationCelem artykułu jest zaproponowanie hybrydowego modelu projektowania procesów wytwórczych i zarządczych, opartych na standardowych rozwiązaniach obowiązujących w organizacjach informatycznych, dostosowanych do unikalnej specyfiki realizowanych projektów. Metoda ma w zamyśle podnieść gotowość organizacji informatycznych do rozpoczęcia procesów zwinnej transformacji poprzez dostarczenie optymalnych, zwinnych procesów zarządzania projektami...
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MOOCs in SP4CE - case studies (Strategic Partnership for Creativity and Entrepreneurship)
PublicationSP4CE stands for Strategic Partnership for Creativity and Entrepreneurship project which has been funded with support from the European Commission under the ERASMUS+ Programme in the period 1st September 2014 - 31st August 2017. The main purpose of SP4CE project is to design innovative e-learning tools for collaboration between students, enterprises and teachers. It concentrates on identifying users’ needs and supports the development...
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More freedom – more investments. The relationship between the extent of fiscal autonomy with respect to own revenues and investment expenditures of Polish communes and cities with county rights
PublicationThe purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between own revenues characterized by different levels of fiscal autonomy and investment expenditures of selected local government entities in Poland. Accordingly, the following research hypothesis was formulated: there is a relationship between the type of own revenue identified with respect to fiscal autonomy and the size of investment expenditures. Revenues characterized...
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Nauczanie zarządzania bezpieczeństwem informacji: standardy i sposoby nauczania
PublicationPracownicy są najważniejszym ogniwem w ochronie informacji wewnątrz organizacji, gdyż to właśnie oni posiadają regularny dostęp do jej zasobów informacyjnych. Fakt ten jest dobrze rozpoznany przez krajowe oraz międzynarodowe instytucje standaryzujące, które w publikowanych normach zalecają kształcenie, szkolenia i podnoszenie świadomości pracowników jako kluczowy element strategii ochrony informacji przedsiębiorstw. W artykule...
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Ontologie ram projektowych jako narzędzie wspomagające decyzje komitetów sterujących
PublicationCelem artykułu jest wykazanie przydatności ontologii jako narzędzia wspomagającego decyzje prac komitetów sterujących. Budowa ontologii jako narzędzia wspomagającego decyzje była konsekwencją pojawienia się problemu oceny wniosków projektowych zgłaszanych do projektu Inteligentnych Specjalizacji Pomorza Smart Port & City. W artykule przedstawiono etapy budowy ontologii oraz jej zastosowanie do analizy zgodności dokumentów z przyjętymi...
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Ontology of the Design Pattern Language for Smart Cities Systems
PublicationThe paper presents the definition of the design pattern language of Smart Cities in the form of an ontology. Since the implementation of a Smart City system is difficult, expensive and closely linked with the problems concerning a given city, the knowledge acquired during a single implementation is extremely valuable. The language we defined supports the management of such knowledge as it allows for the expression of a solution...
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Paradygmat jakościowy w analizie interakcji międzykulturowych – interpretacja na bazie wybranych teorii psychologicznych
PublicationIntercultural interactions in a multicultural work environment are a peculiar type of social interactions. The results of prior research on the effects of interactions in such environment are inconclusive. The majority of the previous studies have emphasized problems, applied a quantitative methodology and interpreted the results with regard to social identity and categorization theory, information-processing theory and intergroup contact...
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Podstawy metodyki zarządzania projektami w ujęciu klasycznym
PublicationZagadnienia prezentowane w niniejszym podręczniku mają na celu przybliżenie Czytelnikom wiedzy i doświadczeń związanych z realizacją projektów, głównie na podstawie amerykańskiego standardu zarządzania projektami Project Management Body of Knowledge Guide, Edition Fourth (PMBOK). Standard ten jest źródłem wiedzy oraz powszechnie uznawanych tzw. dobrych praktyk, z powodzeniem stosowanych do skutecznego zarządzania projektami przez...
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Policy Monitoring on Accessible Technology for Inclusive Education – Research Findings and Requirements for a Software Tool
PublicationStatistics about disabled people usually do not receive as much attention as statistics highlighting other socio-economic problems. However, such statistics is important due to its actual weight.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 15% of the world population, meaning one billion people, live with disabilities, and 80% of them live in developing countries. UNESCO claims that 90% of the children with disabilities...
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POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL ENHANCES THRIVING IN THE MULTICULTURAL WORK ENVIRONMENT OF MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
PublicationThe aim of the paper is to examine positive psychological capital (PsyCap) as well as individual factors in the relationship with thriving in the multicultural work environment of multinational corporations (MNCs). We conducted a quantitative study on the sample of 127 individuals from subsidiaries of various MNCs located in Poland and involved in intercultural interactions. The results of cross-sectional study show that employees...
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Professional prospects of polish logisticians in the light of the higher education: students’ opinion research.
PublicationThe paper focuses on a topic concerning the students’ professional future. Students more often and more are prepared to leave the labor market. In addition to the ongoing higher education they get their education at a variety of courses and trainings; they increase their skills in workshops or attend internships and practices to become attractive candidates for the job in the eyes of a potential employer. At this point a number...
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Projektowanie systemów informatycznych z wykorzystaniem języka korzyści
PublicationCelem rozdziału jest prezentacja możliwości zastosowania języka korzyści zamiast języka wymagań w projektowaniu systemów informatycznych. W części pierwszej został przedstawiony problem złożoności wymagań pozyskiwanych od klienta. Scharakteryzowano podstawowe pojęcia: inżynierii wymagań i języka wymagań oraz wskazano na ich znaczenie. W części drugiej przedstawiono koncepcję języka korzyści. Omówiono język korzyści z punktu widzenia...
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Prototyp modelu systemu samouczącego do prognozowania stężenia pyłu PM10 w powietrzu atmosferycznym
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia model prognozowania stężenia pyłu PM10 z wykorzystaniem algorytmów genetycznych. Model ten jest drugim z kolei do prognozowania pyłu (poprzedni wykorzystywał jednokierunkowe sieci neuronowe) i stanowi podstawę do budowy modelu samouczącego. Podczas budowy modelu uwzględniono oddziaływanie czynników meteorologicznych, a do implementacji wykorzystano algorytm genetyczny ze względu na specyfikę problemu prognozowania...
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Przedsiębiorczość akademicka w świetle programu rozwoju szkolnictwa wyższego i nauki na lata 2015-2030
PublicationRozwój szkolnictwa wyższego ma istotny wpływ na kształtowanie się przedsiębiorczości akademickiej. Niezbędne są zatem zmiany, które powinny przyczynić się do wzrostu świadomości pracowników badawczych do możliwości komercjalizowania efektów ich pracy. Przedstawiony w opracowaniu zarys programu MNiSW, obejmuje szereg zmian, które mogą mieć wpływ na rozwój przedsiębiorczości akademickiej. Autorzy szeroko opisali oddziaływania i korzyści...
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PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL AND CHALLENGE APPRAISAL FOSTER THRIVING IN THE GLOBALIZED MULTICULTURAL WORKPLACE
PublicationThe purpose of the study was to examine the psychological resources which foster thriving in multicultural work settings of multinational corporations (MNCs) - the companies that are evident manifestation of globalization. Although globalized multicultural workplace creates specific job demands that pose unique occupational stress to individuals, some personal resources enable them to deal with these demands and to thrive. Thriving...
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Psychosocial risks associated with the profession of train driver
PublicationExcellent competencies as well as a good physical and mental health are required in train drivers’ profession. Despite the changes in the structure of employment the train drivers above 46 years and job tenure longer than 30 years are the largest group. The generation gap is becoming more pronounced, and its fulfilment will not be easy. It is related not only to training of new personnel but also promotion of healthy work environment...
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Security Requirements and Controls for Incident Information Sharing in the Polish Power System
PublicationAmong the strategies of protecting information assets of the power system, sharing of information about current cybersecurity incidents between energy operators appears to be a prerequisite. Exchange of information leads to the effective detection of attacks and exploited vulnerabilities as well as the identification of countermeasures. This paper presents the results of continuation of our works on developing a secure and efficient...
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Selecting the optimum location for logistics facilities using Solver
PublicationSiting logistics facilities strategically in the most costeffective geographic location is one of the key decisions a contemporary company will make. The aim of the paper is to present a solution to this problem using the Solver add-on. In the case study discussed in the paper, the company’s central warehouse location was selected based on the classic location theory, which addresses the need to minimize the cost of transport....
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Semantic technologies based method of collection, processing and sharing information along food chain
PublicationIn the paper the method of collecting, processing and sharing information along food chain is presented. Innovative features of that method result from advantages of data engineering based on semantic technologies. The source to build ontology are standards and regulations related to food production, and data collected in databases owned by food chain participants. It allows food chain information resources can be represented in...
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Situational Awareness Network for the Electric Power System: the Architecture and Testing Metrics
PublicationThe contemporary electric power system is highly dependent on Information and Communication Technologies which results in its exposure to new types of threats, such as Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) or Distributed-Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. The most exposed components are Industrial Control Systems in substations and Distributed Control Systems in power plants. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure the cyber security of...
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Smart Cities System Design Method Based on Case Based Reasoning
PublicationThe objective of this paper is to present the results of research carried out to develop a design method for Smart Cities systems. The method is based on the analysis of design cases of Smart Cities systems in cities, the selection of the city appropriate to the requirements for implementation and application. The Case Based Reasoning method was used to develop the proposed design methodology, along with mechanisms of the conversion...
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Text-mining Similarity Approximation Operators for Opinion Mining in BI tools
PublicationThe concept of the Text-mining Similarity Approximation Operators for Opinion Mining as extensions to Natural Language Interface Database is defined. The new operators: “keywords of” dimension; subsetting operator “about C is q”; aggregation operator “by similar C” are proposed. These operators are based on the Latent Semantic Analysis and Social Network Analysis
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The future of the logistician education in Poland and Ukraine: comparative analysis of the student’s opinion
PublicationBackground: A professional future is the next logical step after a student completes their chosen degree course. More frequently, even during their studies, young people seek opportunities to participate in various conferences, training courses, internships, work placements, and to travel abroad, etc. All of this has one main goal - to increase the student's attractiveness as a potential employee on the labour market. Thus, it...
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The Method of a Two-Level Text-Meaning Similarity Approximation of the Customers’ Opinions
PublicationThe method of two-level text-meaning similarity approximation, consisting in the implementation of the classification of the stages of text opinions of customers and identifying their rank quality level was developed. Proposed and proved the significance of major hypotheses, put as the basis of the developed methodology, notably about the significance of suggestions about the existence of analogies between mathematical bases of...
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The Reference Model of Tools Adaptation in the Perspective of Technological Agile Transformaton in IT Organizations
PublicationThe scientific aim of the presented paper is the analysis of agile transformation processes in IT organizations in technological perspective of such transformation. The phenomenon of agile transformation becomes a complex challenge for an IT organization, since it has not been analysed in detail so far. There is not any research on the readiness of IT organizations for the realization of agile transformation processes, and such...
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The Use of an Ontotrigger for Designing the Ontology of a Model Maturity Capsule
PublicationThe aim of this work is to give the definition and present the possibility of applying (introduced and defined here) ontotriggers to design the ontology of a maturity capsule used in the assessment of IT projects. The complexity of designing ontology processes raises the question of whether there is a need for designing ontologies in a situation where it is possible to map them. The work is divided into four main parts. The first...
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The work-family interface: Job demands, work engagement and turnover intentions of Polish nurses
PublicationA conflict between one's professional life and one's family life may lead to lower well-being both at work and home. Most nurses are women who have traditionally reconciled their professional life with family life. One aim of this study was to examine the relationships between the work-family conflict (WFC),the family-work conflict (FWC), and the perception of job demands (quantitative workload and interpersonal conflicts at work)....
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THRIVING AND JOB SATISFACTION IN MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS OF MNCS
PublicationPurpose of the article The aim of the paper is to analyze the relationship between thriving and job satisfaction in multicultural environments of multinational corporations (MNCs). Methodology/methods The quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted on the sample of 128 individuals from subsidiaries of various MNCs located in Poland involved in intercultural interactions. Scientific aim The aim of this study was to examine...
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Trigger-based Model to Assess the Readiness of IT Organizations to Agile Transformation
PublicationThe process of change the method of project management from waterfall to agile is called “agile transformation” (AT). The decision to agile transformation is undertaken based on many different factors. Many companies decide to abandon classic, waterfall methodology for agile without prior analysis. This approach makes the processes of agile transformation is hard to control and frequently the implementation of agile fails. The...
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Utilising IT-based systems in regatta management
PublicationThe development and increasing accessibility of new technologies has brought changes to the management of sailing regattas. Organisational and promotional difficulties faced by the organisers are now being tackled with software-based systems. This article considers various information technology (IT) systems, designed to support the organisation and presentation of sailing regattas and explores how they are perceived by regatta...
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UWARUNKOWANIA APLIKACYJNE KONCEPCJI PUNKTÓW STEROWANIA JAKOŚCIĄ NA PRZYKŁADZIE USŁUG PRALNICZYCH
PublicationW artykule tym zaprezentowano charakterystykę procesu w profesjonalnej pralni chemicznej. Jako cel przyjęto identyfikację i opis zasadniczych punktów sterowania jakością (PSJ) w tego typu procesach. Przedstawiono też informacje, jak działania formalizujące PSJ przełożyły się na efekty konkretnej organizacji świadczącej usługi pralnicze
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Wspomaganie zarządzania jakością w przedsiębiorstwie na przykładzie spółki spin-off Argevide
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono system wspomagania zarządzania jakością w przedsiębiorstwie. Ukazano istotę funkcjonowania spółek spin-off oraz opisano jedną ze spółek, która została założona na Politechnice Gdańskiej. W zaprezentowanym studium przypadku zwrócono uwagę na obszary wspomagania osiągania i oceny zgodności z normami i standardami
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Wybór strategii rozwoju Portu Gdańsk opartej na analizie TOWS/SWOT
PublicationMorski port w Gdańsku, będący podmiotem o podstawowym znaczeniu dla polskiej gospodarki narodowej, odgrywa również znaczącą rolę jako ogniwo Transeuropejskiego Korytarza Transportowego nr VI łączącego kraje skandynawskie z południowo-wschodnią Europą. Aktualnie podmiot ten utrzymuje pozycję zdecydowanego lidera wśród polskich portów pod względem obsłużonej masy ładunkowej. Aby tę pozycję zachować, spotęgować dalszy dynamiczny...
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Wykorzystanie miar złożoności projektu do oceny stanu ewolucji organizacji informatycznej.
PublicationCelem artykułu jest ocena możliwości wykorzystania miar złożoności projektu do oceny stanu ewolucji organizacji informatycznej. Stan ewolucji organizacji informatycznej ma znaczenie dla powszechnego obecnie zjawiska zwinnej transformacji, tak ważnej dla obniżenia ryzyka realizacji projektów informatycznych. Autorzy pracy przedstawili na wstępie problematykę procesów ewolucji organizacji informatycznych w kontekście zmian transformacyjnych....
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Zagregowana miara oceny stanu dojrzałości organizacji w procesach jej ewolucji.
PublicationCelem artykułu jest wskazanie na koniecznośc opracowywania zagregowanych miar pozwalających na ocenę stanu dojrzałości organizacji informatycznych w odniesieniu do procesów ewolucji takich organizacji. Autorzy zwracają uwagę na to, jak w oparciu o wykorzystanie miary złożoności projektu oceniać gotowość organizacji do ewolucyjnych i transformacyjnych zmian. Artykuł został podzielony na cztery główne części. W pierwszej z nich została...
Year 2015
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Business applications of geolocation - modern solutions and trends
PublicationThe technological development of geolocation systems has resulted in the utilization of physical location of users by a growing number of entrepreneurs. As mobile technology develops, the use of geolocation in business is becoming widespread with a new range of geomarketing techniques. Entrepreneurs therefore more often utilize geolocation in their promotional and operational activities. In this article mobile-based geolocation...
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Cognitum Ontorion: Knowledge Representation and Reasoning System
Publication“If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.” (Isaac Asimov). Nevertheless, at any point of human activity, knowledge (besides practice) is a key factor in understanding and solving any given problem. Nowadays, computer systems have the ability to support their users in an efficient and reliable way. In this paper we present and describe the functionality of the Cognitum Ontorion system....