ICT SPECIALIST SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE – BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS AND EDUCATION

This paper describes partial results of surveys realized among Czech universities and business units which aim has been to analyze current situation in demand and supply side of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) specialists at the labor market in the Czech Republic. The demand and supply side are compared through their requirements on knowledge of ICT specialists. The results present typical “product” of Czech education system in ICT competencies. General conclusions show that majority of undergraduates do not have appropriate knowledge profile to enter ICT corporate business as qualified employees - ICT specialist - without further additional training. The same fact is valid for a little less than a half of graduates at master level. During quantitative analysis, we have identified that at about 60 per cent of ICT specialists did not pass a formal ICT education. These facts show lacks in ICT oriented study programs and provoke requirement on further development of ICT oriented curricula in accordance to business requirements and needs

Reference management model for managing business informatics economics

Thesis is focused on management of business informatics. The aim of this thesis is to develop Reference management model for managing business informatics and to integrate this reference model into ITGPM Reference management model for managing business informatics. Within an analytical part is reviewed current situation in the field of managing economics of business informatics as well as managing economics out of business informatics. Attention is paid to costs in busi-ness informatics, their classification, categorisation and their management. Very important part is analysis of methods for cost management thought various types of calculations and especially thought ABC methods. The principles of these methods are applied in the design of the Reference model. Further are solved questions of business informatics effect, their categorisations, classification, definition of their attributes and also their management. Development of this field is an important part of this thesis. The main part of the thesis contains the Business informatics management Reference model design. This design contains identification of the most important metrics of measuring business informatics, dimen-sions used for analysis of proposed metrics and relationships between metrics and dimensions. An impor-tant part is also a presentation level design and definition of condition that should be fulfilled, if the pres-entation level should be beneficial to final users. The main part also contains designed method for imple-mentation of the Reference model into a company. Application parts are devoted to preparation of a pilot application based on the Reference model design developed in the main part of the thesis. Designed Reference model for managing business informatics is adapted according to the needs, requests and characteristics of the company in which this pilot application is implemented. In these parts are also verified designs, processes and methods designed in the first and second part of this thesis, so there are verified possibilities of adaption of the designed model to the requests of the target company, adaption of the pilot application to the target environment including data level, ELT procedures and presentation level. In application part of the thesis is verified correctness of the designed implantation methodology into the company

Metrics in informatics

Cílem práce je vytvoření souhrnného přehledu o metrikách jakosti a ekonomické efektivnosti softwarových produktů a prakticky je aplikovat. V první části práce ? teoretické, je vytvořen souhrn a sumarizace dostupných metrik (ukazatelů), které jsou při hodnocení systémů využívány. Součástí je přehled o jednotlivých vlastnostech metrik (ukazatelů). Druhá část je zaměřena na popis informačních systémů Albatros a GICR. Ve třetí části ? praktické, je provedena aplikace vybraných metrik (ukazatelů). V poslední kapitole třetí části je provedeno komplexní zhodnocení systému a rozhodnutí o jeho vhodnosti pro splnění stanovených požadavků. Výsledkem provedené analýzy IS je doporučení pro investici do systému Albatros

Reference management model for managing business informatics economics

Disertační práce je zaměřena na oblast řízení ekonomiky podnikové informatiky. Cílem práce je vytvořit Referenční model řízení ekonomiky podnikové informatiky a tento integrovat do Referenčního modelu řízení podnikové informatiky ITGPM. V rámci analytické části práce je posouzen současný stav v oblasti řízení ekonomiky jak v podnikové informatice, tak i mimo ni. Pozornost je věnována nákladům v podnikové informatice, jejich třídění, kategorizaci a řízení. Významnou součástí je analýza metod řízení nákladů prostřednictvím různých typů kalkulací a zejména metody ABC, jejichž principy jsou následně aplikovány v návrhu referenčního modelu. Dále je zpracována problematika efektů podnikové informatiky, jejich kategorizace, třídění, stanovení atributů efektů a rovněž jejich řízení. Zpracování této oblasti představuje další z možností uplatnění této práce. Hlavní část práce je věnována návrhu Referenčního modelu řízení ekonomiky podnikové informatiky. Součástí návrhu je identifikace nejvýznamnějších metrik pro řízení ekonomiky podnikové informatiky, dimenzí, jejichž prostřednictvím je možné navržené metriky analyzovat, a vzájemné vazby mezi metri-kami a dimenzemi. Důležitou částí je návrh prezentační vrstvy Referenčního modlu řízení ekonomiky podnikové informatiky a stanovení podmínek, které by měla prezentační vrstva splnit, má-li být přínosná pro koncového uživatele. V hlavní části práce je dále charakterizován postup zavedení navrženého referenčního modelu do firmy. V aplikačních částech se věnuji vytvoření pilotní aplikace na základě návrhu vytvořeného v hlavní části práce. Navržený Referenční model řízení ekonomiky podnikové informatiky je v této části upraven dle potřeb, požadavků a charakteristik společnosti, do které je pilotně zaváděn. V rámci těchto kapitol jsou ověřovány návrhy, postupy a metody navržené v první a druhé části disertační práce, tedy možnost přizpůsobení navrženého modelu požadavkům konkrétní společnosti, přizpůsobitelnost pilotní aplikace cílovému prostředí včetně databázové vrstvy, ETL procedur a prezentační vrstvy. V aplikační části dochází k ověření správnosti navržené metodiky implementace modelu do společnosti.Thesis is focused on management of business informatics. The aim of this thesis is to develop Reference management model for managing business informatics and to integrate this reference model into ITGPM Reference management model for managing business informatics. Within an analytical part is reviewed current situation in the field of managing economics of business informatics as well as managing economics out of business informatics. Attention is paid to costs in busi-ness informatics, their classification, categorisation and their management. Very important part is analysis of methods for cost management thought various types of calculations and especially thought ABC methods. The principles of these methods are applied in the design of the Reference model. Further are solved questions of business informatics effect, their categorisations, classification, definition of their attributes and also their management. Development of this field is an important part of this thesis. The main part of the thesis contains the Business informatics management Reference model design. This design contains identification of the most important metrics of measuring business informatics, dimen-sions used for analysis of proposed metrics and relationships between metrics and dimensions. An impor-tant part is also a presentation level design and definition of condition that should be fulfilled, if the pres-entation level should be beneficial to final users. The main part also contains designed method for imple-mentation of the Reference model into a company. Application parts are devoted to preparation of a pilot application based on the Reference model design developed in the main part of the thesis. Designed Reference model for managing business informatics is adapted according to the needs, requests and characteristics of the company in which this pilot application is implemented. In these parts are also verified designs, processes and methods designed in the first and second part of this thesis, so there are verified possibilities of adaption of the designed model to the requests of the target company, adaption of the pilot application to the target environment including data level, ELT procedures and presentation level. In application part of the thesis is verified correctness of the designed implantation methodology into the company

SMEs requirements on „Non-ICT“ skills by ICT managers – the innovative potential

ICT, SME and Innovations – these three words and their combination conceal within them the great expectations of the current stagnating economy, which is balancing on the brink of the abyss of a global crisis. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are expected to be drivers of actual economic situation. In present-day Europe the proportion of SMEs in the total number of enterprises represents around 80 % and roughly 75 % of jobs and SME business units represent approximately 98 % of business units in the whole Czech Republic. SMEs also provide approximately 80 % of all jobs on labor market in our country. The aim of this paper is to present the analysis of SME requirements on „non-ICT“ knowledge and skills of ICT managers in the Czech Republic. Here presented analysis takes into account differences between small and medium companies in requirements on ICT managers. The results part contains detailed analysis about companies´ requirements on „non-ICT““ knowledge. The article is divided into two main parts. The first part briefly describes actual situation in innovations processes in SMEs (macroeconomic data analysis from Czech Statistical Office) in the Czech Republic and it describes methodology and the most important information about survey that provides information presented in this paper. The methodology frame uses the SMEs specification as is applied in EU. There are used statistical methods for evaluation of „non-ICT“ knowledge. The second part contains results from the analysis about companies´ requirements on ICT managers „non-ICT“ knowledge with accent on differences between small and medium enterprises. Conclusions are devoted to comparison of category of SMEs to category of large corporation in the Czech economy. Requirements of companies on ICT managers do not depend on the size of the company very much. We identified larger requirements on ICT knowledge by small enterprises; on the other hand medium enterprises have higher requirements on „non-ICT“ knowledge and skills

The analysis of university graduates ICT related study programs

This paper provides an analysis of university graduates at ICT specialist market and analysis of the skills required by ICT professionals when entering the ICT labour market in the Czech Republic. The university graduates analysis is focuses on universities effective in the ICT education area and compares their study programs (203 programs – 2006, 195 programs – 2009) with requirements of businesses (1002 businesses). It describes typical “product” of Czech education process in the area of ICT skills. General conclusions show that majority of graduate bachelors (at about 85 %) in the Czech Republic do not have knowledge profile to enter business as qualified employees without expensive additional training. At master level the same applies for at about 40 % of graduates. Results from our research confirmed positive trends in education of IS/ICT at universities in the Czech Republic. This is valid for both types of study program (bachelor and master study program). Through results we find out, that the distance between the student’s knowledge and business requirements are smaller. This could be cause for example by advances in the study programs structures and courses that are provided in selected study programs. The second survey has provided to us also information which universities provide graduates with knowledge the best fitted to the companies’ requirements. These “best universities” have been assigned through data mining procedures to the cluster MgrA09