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Proceedings, refereed
Designing and Testing a Mobile App to Fight Child, Early, and Forced Marriage in Developing Countries
In 14th Scandinavian Conference of Information Systems (SCIS 2023), 2023.Status: Accepted
Designing and Testing a Mobile App to Fight Child, Early, and Forced Marriage in Developing Countries
Child marriage is still a severe issue in developing countries. Among the strategies that work most to fight it, is empowering girls with information combined with the education of parents and community. As smartphones are more accessible year after year in developing countries, we want to investigate how a mobile app could effectively fight child marriage and which characteristics such an app should have. The research was organized into three main phases. The first phase was focused on 4 expert semi-structured interviews to understand if an app could be a good solution to help in fighting child marriage. The second and third phases were based on a case study with young girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The second phase had focus groups with 26 girls to test and improve the requi- sites of the app, and the third phase had a questionnaire that 14 girls had to fill out after trying the app. The study shows that girls in developing countries have access to smartphones, and most can use the developed app satisfactorily and that it is worth continuing to study this problem as an app could be a new instrument to use alongside traditional tools.
Afilliation | Software Engineering |
Project(s) | Department of IT Management |
Publication Type | Proceedings, refereed |
Year of Publication | 2023 |
Conference Name | 14th Scandinavian Conference of Information Systems (SCIS 2023) |
Keywords | Child Marriage, Developing Countries, Digital Illiterate Users, ICT4D, Low-Literate Users, Mobile App |
An Overview of the Understanding and Use of Assessment Methods in Benefits Management
In 25th IEEE International Conference on Business Informatics (CBI 2023). IEEE, 2023.Status: Accepted
An Overview of the Understanding and Use of Assessment Methods in Benefits Management
Evidence suggests that benefits management is critical for enabling greater value and for enhancing the positive impact of programs, projects, and portfolios. However, many organizations only focus their efforts on identifying the intended benefits, without conducting a proper follow-up through ongoing assessment or evaluation to ensure benefits realization. For this reason, this study aims to obtain an overview of the actual use of the assessment methods in benefits management, through a compilation and analysis of the literature following the Systematic Mapping Study methodology. The results and findings obtained show a significant gap in the interplay between the fields of assessment methods and benefits management. Based on this, we suggest opportunities for improvement, such as developing audit guides and frameworks for enhancing the monitoring of the benefits, strengthening the focus on external benefits of organizations, and for adapting benefits assessment to the changed perceptions of intended benefits, in line with continuous improvement.
Afilliation | Software Engineering |
Project(s) | Department of IT Management |
Publication Type | Proceedings, refereed |
Year of Publication | 2023 |
Conference Name | 25th IEEE International Conference on Business Informatics (CBI 2023) |
Publisher | IEEE |
Keywords | Assessment, benefits management, Literature Analysis, Literature Review, Project Management |
What can we learn from surveys on the importance of software development productivity factors?
In CiBSE. Brazilian Publishing Company, 2023.Status: Published
What can we learn from surveys on the importance of software development productivity factors?
A proper interpretation of survey results on the importance of software development productivity factors requires an understanding of what the responses reflect. To find out more about this, we conducted a survey with 79 experienced software professionals. The strongest connection found was between the high perceived importance of a productivity factor and how frequently the respondents had experienced that a low performance on that factor had caused productivity problems. We argue that it is challenging to interpret survey-based results on the importance of productivity factors. Instead of conducting more surveys on the importance of such factors, we recommend asking directly about previous experiences related to productivity factors and including contextual information that enables proper interpretation of the responses.
Afilliation | Software Engineering |
Project(s) | EDOS: Effective Digitalization of Public Sector |
Publication Type | Proceedings, refereed |
Year of Publication | 2023 |
Conference Name | CiBSE |
Publisher | Brazilian Publishing Company |
Talks, keynote
Compartiendo Experiencias de Internacionalización (Sharing Experiences of Internationalization)
In Universidad Tecnológica de Xicotepec de Juárez (UTXJ), Xicotepec de Juárez, Mexico, 2023.Status: Accepted
Compartiendo Experiencias de Internacionalización (Sharing Experiences of Internationalization)
Afilliation | Software Engineering |
Project(s) | Department of IT Management |
Publication Type | Talk, keynote |
Year of Publication | 2023 |
Location of Talk | Universidad Tecnológica de Xicotepec de Juárez (UTXJ), Xicotepec de Juárez, Mexico |
Talks, invited
Métodos de Investigación en Ingeniería (Research Methods in Engineering)
In Seminar at Universidad Tecnológica de Xicotepec de Juárez (UTXJ), Xicotepec de Juárez, Mexico, 2023.Status: Accepted
Métodos de Investigación en Ingeniería (Research Methods in Engineering)
Afilliation | Software Engineering |
Project(s) | Department of IT Management |
Publication Type | Talks, invited |
Year of Publication | 2023 |
Location of Talk | Seminar at Universidad Tecnológica de Xicotepec de Juárez (UTXJ), Xicotepec de Juárez, Mexico |
The Center for Effective Digitalization of the Public Sector (EDOS)
In SimulaMet, 2023.Status: Published
The Center for Effective Digitalization of the Public Sector (EDOS)
Afilliation | Software Engineering |
Project(s) | EDOS: Effective Digitalization of Public Sector |
Publication Type | Talks, invited |
Year of Publication | 2023 |
Location of Talk | SimulaMet |
Type of Talk | Presentation for Board |
Senter for Effektiv Digitalisering av Offentlig Sektor (EDOS)
In Helse Sørøst, 2023.Status: Published
Senter for Effektiv Digitalisering av Offentlig Sektor (EDOS)
Afilliation | Software Engineering |
Project(s) | EDOS: Effective Digitalization of Public Sector |
Publication Type | Talks, invited |
Year of Publication | 2023 |
Location of Talk | Helse Sørøst |
Type of Talk | Presentation for portfolio managers |
Nyttestyring og kontinuerlig produktutvikling
In Innovasjon Norge, 2023.Status: Published
Nyttestyring og kontinuerlig produktutvikling
Afilliation | Software Engineering |
Project(s) | EDOS: Effective Digitalization of Public Sector |
Publication Type | Talks, invited |
Year of Publication | 2023 |
Location of Talk | Innovasjon Norge |
Book chapters
Stakeholder Perceptions on Requirements for Accessible Technical Condition Information in Residential Real Estate Transactions
In Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Novel Design Approaches and Technologies , 242-259. Vol. 7. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022.Status: Published
Stakeholder Perceptions on Requirements for Accessible Technical Condition Information in Residential Real Estate Transactions
Buyers of residential real estate frequently experience dissatisfaction with the property they have purchased. Recent findings suggest that insufficient knowledge about the property is a key trigger to ensuing disappointment and claims for compensation. Further, a good technical condition report reduces the probability of dissatisfaction and insurance claims. For the purpose of designing services for improving technical condition information and its flow, we elicited stakeholder perceptions on the suitability of residential real estate technical condition reports. Specifically, we conducted multiple surveys which we content analyzed and used as the basis for a conceptual model of information products and dependencies needed to deliver better information to stakeholders in a real estate transaction process. The conceptual model, in turn, forms the basis for specific service design in future work.
Afilliation | Software Engineering |
Project(s) | EDOS: Effective Digitalization of Public Sector |
Publication Type | Book Chapter |
Year of Publication | 2022 |
Book Title | Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Novel Design Approaches and Technologies |
Volume | 7 |
Chapter | 16 |
Series Volume | LNCS 13308 |
Pagination | 242-259 |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Place Published | Cham |
ISBN Number | 978-3-031-05027-5 |
Keywords | Conflict Reduction, Information Services, Residential Real Estate Transactions, Technical Condition Information |
Scenario Design for Healthcare Collaboration Training under Suboptimal Conditions
In Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. Health, Operations Management, and Design, 197-214. Vol. 19. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022.Status: Published
Scenario Design for Healthcare Collaboration Training under Suboptimal Conditions
Health care today usually consists of various services covering various parts of the total health care of a region or country. These services are required to coordinate and collaborate, often using procedures and IT collaboration tools that may not be designed for interoperating across the evolving wider landscape of health care services. We posit that it is necessary to train personnel in collaboration skills using whatever infrastructure is in place. To this end, we present design principles for simulation-based collaboration training scenarios that emphasizes the inclusion of suboptimal infrastructure elements. We applied the principles in a co-creational workshop with healthcare stakeholders from a hospital and surrounding municipalities in Norway where we discussed cases where collaboration training is perceived as critical. We elicited five training vignettes concerning the general case of detecting, and following up on, clinical deterioration in a patient at home or in a nursing home. We found that the design principles spurred highly relevant discussions among participants and that novel ideas for collaboration training were brought forth on the basis of these principles. We conclude that there is a potential in using these principles for eliciting training vignettes that address the actual situation more accurately.
Afilliation | Software Engineering |
Project(s) | EDOS: Effective Digitalization of Public Sector |
Publication Type | Book Chapter |
Year of Publication | 2022 |
Book Title | Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. Health, Operations Management, and Design |
Volume | 19 |
Series Volume | LNCS 13320 |
Pagination | 197-214 |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Place Published | Cham |
Keywords | Healthcare Collaboration, IT Services, Procedures, Scenario Design, Simulation-based training, Stakeholder Journey Analysis |