23 research outputs found
Using goals to model strategy map for business IT alignment
Strategy Map (SM) is one of the widely used methods to create business aligned IT strategy map providing valuable insights to business executives. However, problem with strategy map method is that it is not easy to use which can lend itself to various interpretations. This is because linkages between the strategic objectives in the four strategy map perspectives are not explicit which makes SM ambiguous. Goal modelling approaches from Requirements Engineering (RE) have proven rigorous in elicitation and representation of information system requirements. In an attempt to make explicit the causal relationships of SM linkages meaningful this research proposes the use of goal modelling approach i*
Managing sustainable non-profit network organizations
We draw upon a case study conducted within a non-profit network organization to propose five dualities which are central to understanding effective management of non-profit networks. We then examine strategies that address these dualities, based on new approaches to leadership, performance measurement, governance, coaching and creative management of dualities
Design and Development of a Web Extension to Help Facilitate the Learning of a Foreign Language
Learning a foreign language is a time consuming task that
requires perseverance, commitment and hard work. The time required to
learn a foreign language can range from hundreds to thousands of hours,
depending on the language being learnt and the native language of the
learner. Two major barriers to learning a language are lack of motivation and time. Spending increasing amounts of time online also has a
detrimental effect on learning a language. The global digital language
learning industry is growing and the market has more than doubled in
size in the last decade due to the world becoming increasingly interconnected. There is a need to provide users with a web browser extension
that is both interactive and continuous for learning a language. This paper presents the design and development of a web browser extension that
will help facilitate the learning of foreign languages. The web extension
overrides the default content when either a new tab or window is opened
with interactive language learning material. The web extension is compatible with the desktop version of the Chrome web browser. Each time
a new tab or window is opened, a range of language learning material are
presented at random, which can be read, understood and completed in 30
seconds or less with immediate feedback. Overriding the web browser’s
functionality ensures the user is exposed to language learning material
Development of an improved competitive ELISA based on a monoclonal antibody against lipopolysaccharide for the detection of bovine brucellosis
Report on the first international workshop on comparative evaluation in requirements engineering
Requirements Engineering (RE) research is believed to be mature enough for the community to be able to make comparative evaluations of alternative tools, techniques, approaches and methods.
Commonly used exemplars in RE that have emerged over the years all suffer from the lack of well-defined and widely accepted evaluation criteria which makes comparison of the effectiveness of different research outcomes impossible. The first International Workshop on Comparative Evaluation on Requirements Engineering was held in conjunction with the 11th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference in Monterey Bay, California. This workshop was conceived to address these issues and facilitate a community initiative in developing a common understanding of evaluation criteria and developing benchmarks for comparative evaluation in RE