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Chadwick, Gregory Andrew. "Communication centric, multi-core, fine-grained processor architecture." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.607988.
Full textSeversky, Lee Michael. "Interactive 3D part-based segmentation an isoperimetric mesh partitioning approach /." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2007.
Find full textAbraham, Ajith 1968. "Hybrid soft computing : architecture optimization and applications." Monash University, Gippsland School of Computing and Information Technology, 2002. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/8676.
Full textStandar, Magnus. "Continuous architecture in a large distributed agile organization : A case study at Ericsson." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för datavetenskap (DV), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-65014.
Full textZou, Li. "State and file sharing in peer-to-peer systems." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/8093.
Full textZou, Li. "State and file sharing in peer-to-peer systems." Available online, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004:, 2003. http://etd.gatech.edu/theses/available/etd-06072004-131435/unrestricted/zou%5Fli%5F200405%5Fphd.pdf.
Full textSassone, Peter G. "Characterization and Avoidance of Critical Pipeline Structures in Aggressive Superscalar Processors." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/7243.
Full textColonna, Christopher Joseph. "Efficient register file management through reallocation." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2006.
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Gulati, Rosaline K. "The coupling of product architecture and organizational structure decisions." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9839.
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by Rosaline K. Gulati.
S.M.
Nassiff, Edwin Frank. "Understanding the Value of Enterprise Architecture for Organizations: A Grounded Theory Approach." NSUWorks, 2012. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/258.
Full textNagarajan, Praveen. "Enterprise Architecture Ontology: A Shared Vocabulary for Efficient Decision Making for Software Development Organizations." The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1274322218.
Full textJunior, Roberto Borges Kerr. "Proposta e desenvolvimento de um algoritmo de associatividade reconfigurável em memórias cache." Universidade de São Paulo, 2008. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3141/tde-01102008-135441/.
Full textWith the constant evolution of processors architecture, its getting even bigger the overhead generated with memory access. Trying to avoid this problem, some processors developers are using several techniques to improve the performance, as the use of cache memories. By the otherside, cache memories cannot supply all their needs, thats why its important some new technique that could use better the cache memory. Working on this problem, some authors are using reconfigurable computing to improve the cache memorys performance. This work analyses the reconfiguration of the cache memory associativity algorithm, and propose some improvements on this algorithm to better use its resources, showing some practical results from simulations with several cache organizations.
Penteado, Cesar Giacomini. "Arquitetura modular de processador multicore, flexível, segura e tolerante a falhas, para sistemas embarcados ciberfísicos." Universidade de São Paulo, 2010. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3142/tde-28022011-155817/.
Full textCyber-physical Systems (CPS) are systems where there is an union between computing and physics. The CPS will be used in several areas, forming a new era of systems or devices and could be anywhere, being used by anyone and anything. Applications for CPS include highly reliable medical systems and devices, traffic control and security, advanced automotive, process control, energy conservation, environmental control, aviation, instrumentation, control of critical infrastructure, defense systems, manufacturing, and smart structures. So, CPS scenario needs requirements design of embedded systems, composed by processors with new features in addition to I/O processing, power consumption, and communication. Then, the future of processor architectures should also have security, fault tolerance, architectural adaptation and flexibility to various and different scenarios. In this context, in this thesis, it is proposed a modular architecture to multicore processor (AMM) to use in the CPS. It is composed by multicore processors, dedicated hardware or both. Thus, in this thesis, we have proposed one processor architecture and we have done verification based on simulations using Modelsim software and simulation tools for integrated circuits, and we have running applications programs to demonstrate the main features of the AMM architecture. We also show a prototype of AMM using FPGA as well as implementation data such as FPGA usage and resources in silicon area. It is also presented an ASIC prototype of AMM core. The prototype architecture of the AMM was analyzed with critical applications which are used in CPS, such as security, redundancy and fault tolerance, and these tests suggest that the future CPS processors must have those characteristics. Thus, the thesis shows that these aspects can be included in embedded systems with dedicated features to multicore applications and systems used in CPS.
Naveh-Benjamin, Yizchak. "Simulating organizational decision-making using a cognitively realistic agent model /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p1420946.
Full textMorris, Michael G., and Andrew Dillon. "The Importance of Usability in the Establishment of Organizational Software Standards for End User Computing." Elsevier, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105727.
Full textPereira, Anil L. "Role-based Access Control for the Open Grid Services Architecture – Data Access and Integration (OGSA-DAI)." Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1176331524.
Full textJason, Henrik. "Higher-Ordered Feedback Architectures : a Comparison." Thesis, University of Skövde, Department of Computer Science, 2002. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-725.
Full textThis dissertation aim is to investigate the application of higher-ordered feedback architectures, as a control system for an autonomous robot, on delayed response task problems in the area of evolutionary robotics. For the two architectures of interest a theoretical and practical experiment study is conducted to elaborate how these architectures cope with the road-sign problem, and extended versions of the same. In the theoretical study conducted in this dissertation focus is on the features of the architectures, how they behave and act in different kinds of road-sign problem environments in earlier work. Based on this study two problem environments are chosen for practical experiments. The two experiments that are tested are the three-way and multiple stimuli road-sign problems. Both architectures seams to be cope with the three-way road-sign problem. Although, both architectures are shown to have difficulties solving the multiple stimuli road-sign problem with the current experimental setting used.
This work leads to two insights in the way these architectures cope with and behave in the three-way road-sign problem environment and delayed response tasks. The robot seams to learn to explicitly relate its actions to the different stimuli settings that it is exposed to. Firstly, both architectures forms higher abstracted representations of the inputs from the environment. These representations are used to guide the robots actions in the environment in those situations were the raw input not was enough to do the correct actions. Secondly, it seams to be enough to have two internal representations of stimuli setting and offloading some stimuli settings, relying on the raw input from the environment, to solve the three-way road-sign problem.
The dissertation works as an overview for new researchers on the area and also as take-off for the direction to which further investigations should be conducted of using higher-ordered feedback architectures.
Possignolo, Rafael Trapani. "Projeto de um coprocessador quântico para otimização de algoritmos criptográficos." Universidade de São Paulo, 2012. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3141/tde-21062013-101915/.
Full textThe discovery of the Shor algorithm, which allows polynomial time factoring of integers, motivated efforts towards the implementation of a quantum computer. It is capable of breaking the main current public key cryptosystems used today (RSA and those based on elliptic curves). Those provide a set of security services, such as data confidentiality and integrity and source authentication, and also the distribution of a symmetric session key. To break those cryptosystem, a large quantum computer (2000 qubits) is needed. Nevertheless, cryptographers have started to look for alternatives. Some of which came from quantum mechanics itself. Despite some interesting properties found on quantum cryptography, a complete cryptosystem seems intangible, specially because of digital signatures, necessary to achieve authentication. Cryptosystems based on purely classical problems which are (believed) not treatable by quantum computers, called post-quantum, have them been proposed. Those systems still lacks of practicality, either because of the key size or the processing time. Among those post-quantum cryptosystems, specially the code based ones, the highlights are the McEliece and the Niederreiter cryptosystems. Per se, none of these provides digital signatures, but, the CFS signatures have been proposed, as a complement to them. Even if general purpose quantum computers are still far from our reality, it is possible to imagine a small dedicated quantum circuit. The benefits brought by it could make the deference to allow those signatures, in a truly post-quantum scenario. In this work, a quantum/classical hybrid architecture is proposed to accelerate post-quantum cryptographic algorithms. Two quantum coprocessors, implementing the Grover search, are proposed: one to assist the decoding process of Goppa codes, in the context of the McEliece and Niederreiter cryptosystems; another to assist the search for decodable syndromes, in the context of the CFS digital signatures. The results show that, for some cases, the use of the quantum coprocessor allows up to 99; 7% reduction in the key size and up to 76; 2% acceleration in the processing time. As a specific circuit, dealing with a well defined function, it is possible to keep a small size (300 qubits), depending on what is accelerated), showing that, if quantum computers come to existence, they will make post-quantum cryptosystems practical before breaking the current cryptosystems. Additionally, some implementation technologies of quantum computers are studied, in particular linear optics and silicon based technologies. This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of those technologies as potential candidates to the construction of a complete and personal quantum computer.
Viana, Phillip Luiz. "Uma arquitetura de preservação a longo prazo de Big Data com gerenciamento de elasticidade em nuvem." Universidade de São Paulo, 2018. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3141/tde-05112018-152833/.
Full textWith the exponential growth in the volume of structured and unstructured data (Big Data) in enterprise storage systems, along with the also increasing demand for preservation of such data due to regulations and audits, there arises the problem of long-term preservation of Big Data, and more specifically of how to extend existing systems with time. Recent research projects encompass architectures for the preservation of structured data or short term archiving of Big Data, however they lack a model for architectures that support long-term preservation of Big Data with elasticity. In the present thesis, we propose an architecture for the archiving, longterm preservation and retrieval of Big Data with elasticity. A method for creating reference architectures was followed and as a result a reproducible long-term preservation architecture was obtained, which is capable of adapting to a growing demand receiving Big Data continuously. The architecture is compatible with cloud computing and was tested against several storage media, such as magnetic media, cloud and solid state. A comparison between the architecture and other available architectures is also provided. g Data. Unstructured data. Elasticity.
Hazara, Omid. "Guidelines for Business and IT Alignment (BITA)." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-288173.
Full textDagens företag arbetar i en mycket komplex miljö med snabba störningar från olika områden som teknik, regler eller marknader, som alla kan vända hela branschen upp och ner. Och många stora organisationer använder sig av agila programvaruutvecklingsmetoder som en del av deras kontinuerliga tryck mot högre flexibilitet och kortare ledtider. Agilitet eller snabbfothet medför emellertid utmaningar och problem för konstruktion av organisationer, men få rapporter om organisatorisk anpassning i detta avseende finns tillgängliga i litteraturen. Detta problem med anpassningen mellan verksamhet och IT har funnits så länge datorer har introducerats på arbetsplatserna och är än idag en viktig fråga för organisationer av alla slags. Denna avhandling försöker därför undersöka bristen på insikt eller fragmenterad kunskap om organisationsdesign eller arkitektur hos moderna företag i både den akademiska världen och såväl industrin. Syftet med denna avhandling är att beskriva de utmaningarna och rekommendationerna som finns i forskningspapper, industriella vitböcker och intervjuer för att föreslå riktlinjer för bättre anpassning. Målet med denna avhandling är att tillhandahålla en inventering av tillgängliga forskningar inom området Business and IT Alignment (BITA) och organisationsvetenskap för att kunna föreslå en grund för framtida forskning. För detta ändamål har en Design Science Research (DSR) strategi följts i kombination med en litteraturstudie åtföljd av två intervjuomgångar som ett medel för datainsamling och utvärdering. Artefakterna som härrör från denna avhandling har formen av femton riktlinjer extraherade med hjälp av kodningsanalys från litteraturstudien och en första intervjuomgång hos ett stort svenskt fordonstillverkningsföretag. Riktlinjerna utvärderades därefter i en andra intervjuomgång med en branschexpert som granskade riktigheten och användbarheten av riktlinjerna. Resultaten av utvärderingen visade att riktlinjerna var användbara för både akademin och branschexperter. Därför gör det möjligt för författaren att hävda att en preliminär proposition har uppnåtts.
Remy, Pascal A. "On the generation of organizational architectures using Petri nets." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/14937.
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Bibliography: leaves 185-187.
by Pascal A. Remy.
M.S.
Luo, Yan. "Radical Architecture, Collective Mindfulness, and Information Technology: A Dialectical Analysis of Risk Control in Complex Socio-Technical Systems." online version, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=case1228450166.
Full textDepartment of Information Systems, Weatherhead School of Management. Includes bibliographical references. Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center.
Song, Kanda. "Knowledge organization : Beichuan Middle School architecture design." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/54556.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-66).
This Thesis is comprised of two interrelated parts: the first part attempts to incorporate Design and Methodology into the framework of Knowledge Organization, tries to refine/ redefine the workflow, and establishes a working model which represents/guides the process from the formation of ideas to the solutions of fabrication/construction using BIM. The second part further explore the meaning/connotation of Knowledge Organization, reconfigure the model and accordingly adjust the methods being used, considering the specific context and conditions at the earthquake area of Beichuan County in China.
by Kanda Song.
S.M.
Hemingway, Peter. "Computer display architecture." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.256743.
Full textEstrin, Deborah Lynn. "Access to inter-organization computer networks." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/15266.
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Bibliography: leaves 231-236.
by Deborah Lynn Estrin.
Ph.D.
Tarnoff, David. "Computer Organization and Design Fundamentals Series." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-oer/6.
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Mutlu, Murat. "Generative morphologies of architectural organization in matter force field." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59198.
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This thesis investigates generative methods of architectural form finding in matter force fields that produce spatial subdivision and organizational variation. Unlike the style driven contemporary free-form architecture or decorative computational form making processes, this thesis is interested in inventing methods of informing architectural forms with constraints of matter realities, namely mechanics of matter. The consideration of matter mechanics in a conventional design process is only a post-rationalization design input. The initial form is assumed to be the datum to work with and not re-configured after the engineering input beyond thickening material. This approach resembles the mindset of the modern era architect who desires to shape the world with their own ideas of how the world should be like rather than incorporating material realities in making forms. On the other hand, in a pure material efficiency driven design process, the designer generates form that is only able to provide a single shell space of a certain span distance and height. The latter process is neither able to provide organizational variation nor programmatic subdivisions. Given the advancements in computational tools, the designer is now able to create his own tools to evaluate both material and visual performance while thinking of organizational principles. This thesis investigates opportunities that work with the constraints of material force fields to generate organizational rules for spatial constraints by inventing its own computational procedures. Topology formations, pattern formations within topological boundaries and aggregated topology formations are three main categories of form finding methods being explored throughout the thesis. The goal of this particular thesis is not to find ways to achieve optimum structural efficiency with minimum material, but rather to attain the medium between the two while generating new aesthetics and organizational rules.
by Murat Mutlu.
S.M.
Davis, James William 1968. "Categorical organization and machine perception of oscillatory motion patterns." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65467.
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Many animal behaviors consist of using special patterns of motion for communication, with certain types of movements appearing widely across animal species. Oscillatory motions in particular are quite prevalent, where many of these repetitive movements can be characterized by a simple sinusoidal model with very specific and limited parameter values. We develop a computational model of categorical perception of these motion patterns based on their inherent structural regularity. The model proposes the initial construction of a hierarchical ordering of the model parameters to partition them into sub-categorical specializations. This organization is then used to specify the types and layout of localized computations required for the corresponding visual recognition system. The goal here is to do away with ad hoc motion recognition methods of computer vision, and instead exploit the underlying structural description for a motion category as a motivating mechanism for recognition. We implement this framework and present an analysis of the approach with synthetic and real oscillatory motions, and demonstrate its applicability within an interactive artificial life environment. With this categorical foundation for the description and recognition of related motions, we gain insight into the basis and development of a machine vision system designed to recognize these patterns.
by James W. Davis.
Ph.D.
O'Brien, Brendan John. "The architecture, connectivity and organization of Macaca inferior pulvinar /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/10655.
Full textWalker, Joshua P. "Design, Learn, Repeat: Architecture to Promote Learning Organization Behavior." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1490701852171284.
Full textStegenga, Paul William. "Postsurgical recovery care : spatial organization and social relationships." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/22979.
Full textVassilev, Vasilena (Vasilena R. ). "NATO : Network Architecture Tensile Organization : mending Berlin through public interface." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/47837.
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NATO: Network Architecture; Tensile Organization is a project that seeks to create a lighter public forum where architecture mediates a space of metaphor, yet looks towards a hopeful future, in a place laden with the immensity of a dark past. This project exploits the emblematic condition of connectivity within various paradigms. These states range from international and diplomatic initiatives to the structural integrity of a piece of architecture to infrastructural connectivity and finally to the simple experience of traversing a site. The program and concept are based on an interdependent network where all architectural, programmatic and urban scale constituents are connected in order to foster urban renewal at the site of Mauerpark in Berlin, a place that from 1961 until 1989 was fundamentally divided and incapable of being traversed. The project seeks to define and give meaning to ways to mend a political, infrastructural and architectural scar that has been left on a city while depicting the very real and very palpable condition of the systemic political organization of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Public Diplomacy Division.
by Vasilena Vassilev.
M.Arch.
Eid, Yaldiz Yehya. "Bi-polarity and interface in the spatial organization of cairo apartments." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/23299.
Full textPessolano, Francesco. "Heterogeneous clustered processors : organization and design." Thesis, London South Bank University, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.325819.
Full textSarkar, Sudeep. "On computing perceptual organization in computer vision /." The Ohio State University, 1993. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487844105975431.
Full textVieri, Carlin James. "Reversible computer engineering and architecture." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/80144.
Full textIncludes bibliographical references (p. 162-165).
by Carlin James Vieri.
Ph.D.
Vieri, Carlin James. "Pendulum--a reversible computer architecture." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36039.
Full textSchoepke, Olaf S. "Dense instruction set computer architecture." Thesis, University of Bath, 1992. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.332540.
Full textCetas, Justin Schultz. "Neuronal architecture and functional organization of the rabbit auditory thalamus." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/284260.
Full textZhao, Jian 1964. "Towards a hypermedia approach of data organization in building-modeling CAD systems." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72264.
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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 76-78).
The development of architectural CAD systems implies a trend of using a comprehensive building model as the storage space for all relevant data about one design project. Instead of a set of drawing files, a building is represented as a collection of building object data and their relationships. In order to create and manipulate this complex organizational structure, we have to empower the CAD system with a more sophiSticated manipulating tool than it now possess. Hypermedia, as an associative way of organizing and presenting information, is able to support the practical requirements of designers. The thesis approaches the idea from two aspects: one is to represent a building model in a data structure, based on hypermedIa nodes and links. During this authoring process, we should create a hypermedia structure which can not only cope with the original building data structure but also provide the structural basis we can use in inquiring for buIlding data in the design process. The second aspect is to browse for building information in a model embedded in a hypermedia structure. The possibilities it provides can go far beyond the constraints of conventional organizational methods. The way we access building data can be greatly broadened. The flexibility and interactivity of hypermedia are leading us to better desIgn environments, with more machine power and intelligence being brought to architectural CAD systems. From the viewpoint of system analysis, the ideas and methods, together with the potential problems the thesis discusses will be of value to the real practice of creating and managing this kind of data structure in future architectural CAD systems.
by Jian Zhao.
M.S.
GUPTA, ADITYA K. "APPLICATION SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION OF SENSOR NETWORKS." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1114142512.
Full textKoksal, Tamer. "The Effect of Police Organization on Computer Crime." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1248077373.
Full textYildiz, Beytullah. "Distributed handler architecture." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2007. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3277972.
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Higgi, A. H. M. "Computer architecture with high performance peripherals." Thesis, Bucks New University, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.373587.
Full textAnderson, Paul. "Computer architecture for wafer scale integration." Thesis, City University London, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.333768.
Full textAntia, Yezdi F. "Personal computer development system software architecture." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/104287.
Full textRuslanov, Anatole D. Johnson Jeremy Krandick Werner J. "Architecture-aware Taylor shift by 1 /." Philadelphia, Pa. : Drexel University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1860/1226.
Full textDinmore, Matthew. "An extensible, scalable microprocessor architecture /." Online version of thesis, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/11162.
Full textDe, Vries Hermias Cornelius. "Kinetic architecture$$h[electronic resource] : the spatial organization of daily mobility in a public bathhouse." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6001.
Full textvan, Blerk Willem Eben. "The role of emotional intelligence in implementing information technology strategies." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1411.
Full textThe alignment between business and information technology (IT) strategies has been a challenge for many years. Strategic alignment models and enterprise architecture methodologies and frameworks have been developed to assist business and IT managers with improving alignment between business and IT strategies. The business analyst, systems analyst and project manager are key role players in delivering the information systems (IS) needs of business and therefore key in aligning business and IT strategies. Despite literature and research suggesting a positive influence of emotional intelligence on occupational performance in various industries, the development of emotional intelligence of the business analyst, systems analyst and project manager is neglected by software development organisations. Emotional intelligence is neglected in industry IS competency models as well as documented standards for the business analysis and project management profession (BABOK and PMBOK). Emotional intelligence is not addressed in strategic alignment models and enterprise architecture methodologies and frameworks. Emotional intelligence is equally neglected in IS literature. Systematic research investigating the impact of emotional intelligence on occupational performance of IT professionals remains sparse. The purpose of this study was to determine which emotional intelligence competencies are needed to improve the occupational performance of business analysts, systems analysts and project managers in delivering business information system needs. The study took the form of a multiple interpretive case study. Qualitative data was collected using semi-structured interviews with stakeholders from 20 software development organisations utilising the roles of the business analyst, systems analyst and project manager. Quantitative data was collected using the Genos Emotional Intelligence Inventory with the aim of identifying the patterns of emotional intelligence visible in the sample of business analysts, systems analysts and project managers assessed. The study suggests emotional intelligence has a role to play in alignment between business and IT strategies. It is proposed that industry IS competency models as well as the standards for the business analysis and project management profession as documented in BABOK and PMBOK include specific emotional intelligence competencies. The study also proposes that higher education institutions in IT/IS such as universities of technology, as well as training providers focusing on business analysis, systems analysis and project management, should focus not only on technical skills but emotional intelligence skills as well when developing the supply pipeline of business analysts, systems analysts and project managers. Keywords: Emotional intelligence, business – IT alignment, information technology, enterprise architecture, business analyst, systems analyst, project manager, competencies, non-technical skills.