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Assessing Software Processes: Low Maturity or Sensible Practice

Software Process Improvement efforts rely heavily on the use of software capability maturity models. These models are used to identify problems in an organization’s software processes and point to, and prioritize, necessary improvements. Using models for this purpose will, however, automatically turn our attention to certain problems and issues and ignore others. In this paper we argue that the maturity models provide only one perspective on software processes and software process problems. We demonstrate how we, by looking at the organizational context of and the conflicts and uncertainties facing software projects may uncover alternative interpretations of software practices, and identify other problems. The implications for SPI and for the use of maturity models are discussed

Engaged Scholarship in IS Research

Engaged scholarship (Van de Ven 2007) offers a grand opportunity to address key challenges within the Information Systems (IS) discipline in a novel and constructive way. To explore this opportunity, we adapt the principles of engaged scholarship and apply them to analyze Scandinavian IS research through the lens of Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems (SJIS). We consider the Scandinavian tradition based on review papers in SJIS; we review all research papers published in SJIS over the past 20 years; finally, we discuss the possible role of engaged scholarship in shaping the future of Scandinavian IS research. We conclude with implications of engaged scholarship for IS research and practice in general

Macro remains of Chenopodium Quinoa willd from the Plaza of Laqaya site, Nor Lípez, Potosí, Bolivia

Se presentan análisis arqueobotánicos de macrorrestos carbonizados de quinoa recuperados al interior de una torre chullpa situada en la plaza central del sitio Laqaya (Potosí, Bolivia) y datada en los siglos xv-xvi. Con base en este hallazgo discutimos la participación de la quinoa en la vida política de los grupos prehispánicos tardíos del altiplano.This paper presents the analysis of archaeobotanical remains of quinoa found in a chullpa tower located in the main plaza of Laqaya, Potosí, Bolivia, a context dated to the fifteenth through sixteenth centuries. On the basis of this find, we discuss the role of quinoa in the political life of the late pre-Hispanic groups of the altiplano.Fil: Lopez, María Laura. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Departamento Científico de Antropología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Nielsen, Axel Emil. Secretaría de Cultura de la Nación. Dirección Nacional de Cultura y Museos. Instituto Nacional de Antropología y Pensamiento Latinoamericano; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentin

Cruz Vinto desde la superficie: alcances y limitaciones de la sintaxis espacial en un sitio del Periodo de Desarrollos Regionales Tardío (ca. 1200 - 1450 d.C.) en el Norte de Lípez, Potosí, Bolivia

In this paper we present the results of two methodological steps oriented to maximize data from surface: plan analysis and the survey of surface materials. This methodology was applied to interpret the structuration of external spaces related with domestic activities in Cruz Vinto, a settlement from the Late Regional Development Period (1200 - 1450 AD) in Northern Lípez, Potosí, Bolivia. The results obtained made us consider space syntax as a methodological instance and not an end in itself. The model proposed from space syntax was not coherent with the distribution of surface materials. Nevertheless, it constitutes a valid tool for generating interpretations that must be intertwined with other lines of evidence.En este trabajo presentamos los resultados de dos instancias metodológicas orientadas a maximizar la información de superficie: el análisis de planos y el relevamiento del material superficial. Esta metodología se utilizó con el objetivo de interpretar la estructuración de los espacios externos vinculados con actividades domésticas en Cruz Vinto, un asentamiento del Periodo de Desarrollos Regionales Tardío (1200 - 1450 d.C.) en el Norte de Lípez, Potosí, Bolivia. Los resultados obtenidos apuntan a que la sintaxis espacial debe ser utilizada como una instancia metodológica y no como un fin en sí mismo, ya que el modelo planteado no fue congruente con los resultados obtenidos en el relevamiento del material superficial, pero de todas formas constituye una herramienta válida para generar interpretaciones que posteriormente deben ser complementadas con otras líneas de evidencia