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Center for Organization & Information
Graduation procedureand projects
February 2008
General thesis projectcoordination:
Johan Versendaal ([email protected])
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Agenda
Introduction - Sjaak BrinkkemperProcedure of a final thesis project – Johan VersendaalResearch domains and projects‘Market’
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Introduction – Sjaak Brinkkemper
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Research GroupOrganisation and Information
Sjaak BrinkkemperRonald BatenburgLidwien van de WijngaertJohan VersendaalRemko HelmsSlinger JansenMarco SpruitKarianne VermaasInge van de WeerdHenk KoningJurriaan SouerRogier van de WeteringPascal RavesteynIlja HeitlagerGilbert SilviusMartijn van BerkumRalph FoorthuisMarlies van SteenbergenEva BaarenJurriaan van Reijsen
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Research theme
Product Software:Methodology of Development,Implementation and Entrepreneurship
3 Research lines
I. Development Methodology
II. Implementation and Adoption
III. Enterpreneurship
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Product Software Framework
Software
Requirements Management
Architecture/Design Development
Delivering ImplementationServices
Product Strategy Service Strategy
Corporate Strategy
•International organization
•Product investment
•Resource management
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Satisfied customer
• Production timing• Testing• Defect handling
• Beta and Launch • Documentation• Config. management
• Training• Installation• Customer service
• Release Planning• Marketing analysis
• Product lifecycle management• Portfolio analysis
• Service portfolio• Market strategy• Localization and customizations
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Society is our lab!
MBI research masterParticipation in scientific researchCollecting dataEmpirical validationExperimentation in practiceWriting scientific paper
You are our lab workers!Work under the supervision of experienced researchersEmployers will greatly appreciate scientific grounded research work!Lead research investigations
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Procedure – Johan Versendaal
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Graduation – Facts (1)
General thesis project coordination: Johan Versendaal ([email protected])Thesis protocol for general guidelineswww.cs.uu.nl/groups/OI (Education -> Graduation) for detailed guidelines40 ECTS + 4 ECTS (MBI Colloquium) + 1 ECTS (Intro Business Informatics)1 A4 with thesis description; Scope and subject in sync with group’s research interestsThesis proposal documentDeliverables:– Thesis document– (Scientific) paper– As desired by company
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Graduation – Facts (2)
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Graduation – Facts (3)
Internal and external projects2 supervisors from UU; 1 or more from the companyOfficial start only after approval of thesis proposal document by all supervisorsThesis: practical AND scientific contributionThesis evaluation criteria availableThesis examination:– Thesis document, paper– Thesis defence/presentation– Based on evaluation criteria
Source: www.cs.uu.nl/groups/OI, via Education -> Graduation
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Graduation – Topics 1RONALD
Assessing and benchmarking organizations with Business/IT-alignmentSuccess and failure in implementation
and use ERP by (multi-national) organizationsImproving e-health systems and
applicationsE-business and e-collaboration in the
Dutch retail sectorSurveying the structure and dynamics
of the IT industryCross-national/cultural analysis of e-
business and IT use in EuropeILJA
method engineering for startups and new venturesCo-evolution of software product and process.Software architecting and engineering in an ASP environment
REMKOOrganizational impact of enterprise systems (e.g. PLM and KM systems)Intra-organizational knowledge networksKnowledge Management StrategyKnowledge Governance
SLINGERWeb-based software deliveryManaging software knowledge for upgradingIntelligent software knowledge baseIT business incubator and entrepreneurship
PASCALImplementation methodologies for Business Process Management SystemsThe Business perspective on Service Oriented Architecture
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Graduation – Topics 2JURRIAAN S (with GX)
Development and implementation of CMS-based (content management system) web applicationsQuality of web applicationsBusiness improvement through web applications.
JOHANBusiness/IT-alignment; situational maturityProcurement and purchasingProduct management at product software companies
INGESoftware Product Management (SPM ) methodsGame production methodsSituational method engineeringKnowledge infrastructure for product software companies
LIDWIENDiffusion of innovationsAdoption and use of new technologiesResearch (meta-)methodsNetwork analysisDigital TV developmentsInternet and Web 3.0Digital infrastructure
NICO (with CAP/Gemini)IT & Business Governance, ComplianceInnovationBPM
BENNY (with HU)Workflow management: design and implementationWorkflow management and quality of labour
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Graduation – Topics 3 JURRIAAN van R (with Andarr)
Application of social network analysis in performance managementDevelopment of social network analysis techniquesDevelopment of a social network performance management method base
FRANK (with CAP/Gemini)Globally Distributed IT ProcessesMethod Engineering
EVADigital media & society: social shaping, convergence, uses and effects
MARCOBusiness IntelligenceLanguage technology
RALPH (with CBS)Enterprise Architecture
GILBERT (with HU)Business/IT-alignment
MARLIES (with Sogeti)Enterprise Architecture practices
SJAAKApplication of Method engineering for
Product managementKnowledge infrastructuresProduct architecture
Entrepreneurship
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Graduation – Topics (4)
And more... Source: http://www.cs.uu.nl/groups/OI(under Education->Graduation)
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Thesis project – approach (1)
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Research strategy Goal Approach Data-type Analysis
Qualitative Explore. What is X? What does X mean? Interpretation and Induction.
Texts, photo’s, observations, interviews. Flexible, fast.
Qualitative and quantitative data on one particular case.
Qualitative methods, group, compare, cluster.
Survey Describe, how many, how often, to what degree. Explanatory and testing.
Standardized interviews, broad, general.
Responses to variables from many respondents.
SPSS, Uni- en multivariate analysis of adatamatrix
Experimental Causal relations. Why is X. Testing and/or explanatory
Laboratory situation
Information for a limited number of variables and respondents
Analysis of differences
Design Innovation,Improve
Investigate,apply, create,invent
Models, prototype, feedback
Empirical validation
Thesis project – approach (2)
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Sjaak Brinkkemper
I will not supervise MSc projects anymore as a 1st supervisor, but as a 2nd supervisor.
Research Interest: Product SoftwareApplication of Method engineering for:– Product management (Inge vd Weerd)– Knowledge infrastructures and Product software
engineering methods (Remko Helms)– Product Architecture (Slinger Jansen)
Entrepreneurship– Own product with related scientific subject– Software supply chains (Slinger Jansen)
Running & finished projectsAcquisitions in the sector of product software (RenatoIgnacio)
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Slinger Jansen
Research InterestsSoftware developmentSoftware productivity metricsSoftware product innovationSoftware supply networksSoftware licensingSoftware knowledge managementSoftware feedback processingIT business incubator and entrepreneurship
Running & finished projectsCustomer configuration updating BenchmarkWebsite for product updatersBusiness Rule Management suitability frameworkDelivery Method development at GX…
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Open projects Slinger JansenExternal
Stabiplan – Developing a software knowledge infrastructurePlanon – Productivity metrics for an agile development teamMany different connections
InternalLicenseFit – Developing a method to find a license and fee structure for product software vendorsPheme – Software knowledge infrastructure developmentOpen Source Web Application Release Manager –Development of an open source release management tool
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Frank Harmsen (Capgemini)
Research InterestsGlobally Distributed IT Processes– Rightshore Assessment Study / Success of OutSourcing– Risk mitigation in offshore projects
Method Engineering
Running & finished projectsCo-ordination mechanisms for offshore ISD projectsValidation of Rightshore Assessment StudyThe IS Development Method Landscape in the NetherlandsThe Sourcing LandscapeIT Governance models
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Open projects FrankHarmsen External (all to be executed in Capgemini / client
setting)SOS: Empirical validationSuccess of OutSourcing (SOS) is an assessment study in
which the success of an outsourcing engagement is measured along 3 dimensions: cost, agility and quality. This study needs empirical validation, for instance by doing research at our clients.
Method Landscape 2008: The World is FlatIn 2005 we did a quantitative study into the usage of ISD
and PM methods in the Netherlands. Now we want to repeat that study, with special attention to distributed development.
M&I/Partners: interessegebieden
Adviesbureau in de (semi-)publieke markt: grote gemeenten, ministeries, zorginstellingen, waterschappen, woningbouwcorporaties, …
ICT domeinen: IT governance, implementatiebegeleidingen, ketenoplossingen, ICT economics, kwaliteitsmanagement, beveiliging, infrastructuren, breedband, …
Stageonderwerpen– Implementatie Elektronisch Patiënt Dossier - vergeven– Implementatie Ketensoftware in de zorg - vergeven– ERP implementaties bij gemeenten – TCO benchmarking– BPM en SOA implementatie
Contact: dr. Bert Melief ([email protected] en www.mxi.nl ), via Sjaak Brinkkemper
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Ralph Foorthuis
Research InterestsEnterprise Architecture
Running & finished projectsLocal projects conforming to Enterprise ArchitectureComparing EA artifacts
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Open projects (RalphFoorthuis)External
CBS (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek): comparing EA artifacts. (Not yet certain.)
Internal-
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Marlies van Steenbergen
Research InterestsThe effectiveness and continuity of different implementations of the architecture practice in relation to organizational characteristics
Running & finished projectsLongitudinal study into the functioning of different architectural teams in a multinational financial institutionMaturity of the architecture practice in the NetherlandsMeasuring the effectiveness of architecture
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Open projects Marlies van Steenbergen External
The use of the Project-start architecture (PSA)– What are the objectives of the PSA– How is the PSA used in a variety of companies (interviews,
comparing PSAs)• Structure of the PSA• Processes around PSA• Stakeholders of PSA
– Defining conclusions and recommendations concerning the use of the PSA
The PSA is a translation of the general architecture principles and models toproject specific directives. The general architecture is tailored to the specific challenges of the project. This provides a concrete framework within which the project is to be executed. The objective of the PSA is to deliver a practical; relevant and well defined scope for the project so that the project deliverablesfit into the overall structure within the organization.The PSA is defined at the start of a project. It is a collaboration between thearchitects and the project team. PSA is implemented in a lot of EA-practices(30-40) in the Netherlands and abroad (ao. Sweden).
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Ronald Batenburg
Research InterestsBusiness/IT-alignmentSuccess and failure in IT implementationE-health systems and applicationsE-business and e-collaboration in the Dutch retail sectorStructure and dynamics of the IT industryCross-national/cultural analysis of e-business in Europe
Running & finished projectsIT and business governance, incl. compliance toolsChain digitalization in the Dutch retail sectorIS/IT strategy and alignment roadmapsOpen source software strategies Optimizing network effects of website trafficERP for hospitalsIS/IT in the pharmacy sectorPatient and supply logistics in hospitalsHealth information through the InternetChain computerization in CVA chains and emergency medicineRequirements for Web 2.0 in organizationsHRM portals at the ministry of internal affairsCross-national studies on IS/IT adoption, incl. developing countries
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Open projects Ronald Batenburg External
Cap Gemini– IT, business and corporate governance and compliance tools (with Nico
Brand)– Improving IS/IT strategy, maturity and alignment in the health care sector
(with Jorrit Spee)Dialogic– Software solutions for the Dutch retail sector: a vendor study (with Jeroen
Segers)– Barriers and opportunities of IS/IT adoption in Dutch SMEs (with Pim den
Hertog)
InternalBusiness/IT-alignment assessment in US and NL (with Jerry Luftman)Technical isomorphism in design and implementation of ERP systems (with Jos Benders, Universities of Nijmegen and Tilburg)Cross-nation case studies of adoption, implementations and benefits of IS/IT in Europe (with Hannes Sellhofer, Empirica, Bonn)Business Process Management in municipalities (with Joost Reedijk)Innovation and IT in health careMaturity and alignment of HR solutions in public organizations
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Rogier van de Wetering / Deloitte
Research Interests (organization perspectives)Business/IT-alignment, Corporate performance management,Healthcare IT (Picture Archiving & Communication Systems and ePR),Hospital workflowOperational excellence (finance, process effectiveness, cost efficiency) in healthcare (care & cure)
Running & finished projectsMaster research: Evaluating the impacts of a PACS on hospital workflow. A qualitative study using a Balanced Scorecard;Ph.D. research (starting): Successfully aligning PACS into the hospital enterprise;
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Other projects @ Deloitte
Tim van Ee – Performance Management, IT Portfolio Management
Naser Bahkshi – XBRL, semantic web
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Pascal Ravesteyn
Research InterestsImplementation methodologies for Business Process Management SystemsThe Business perspective on Service Oriented Architecture
Running & finished projectsDefining Enterprise Services (Deloitte)The use of SOA in e-Learning (Educator)Identifying Added Value of BPM (Centric)Development of a BPM Maturity Assessment methodology (Capgemini)
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Gilbert Silvius
Research InterestsBusiness IT Alignment (BIA):What processes, mechanisms and strategies do companies deploy to ensure IT and business are aligned?What is theory? What is business practice? How can theory be extended to be more practical?
Running & finished projectsBIA literature reviewBIA maturity assessments in several organizationsResearch into the differences in perception of BIA of IT professionals and Business professionalsBIA in a multi-business companyBIA in a multinational company
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Open projects Gilbert SilviusInternal
A. Analyse the second wave of IT planningmethodologiesIs there something like ‘modern IT planning’? What defines it? What are the characteristics?Domain: Business IT Alignment (Organisation perspective)
B. What are the specific issues with BIA in a multinational company. A multinational company logically faces three specificissues in BIA:1. The effect of localisation of products, services andprocesses2. The role of the corporate center in BIA versus therole of the country organisations3. The effect of national cultures.This study aims to specifically address this last issue. The study will be done in cooperation with an externalmultinational company
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Johan Versendaal
Research InterestsProduct Management and Requirements EngineeringProcurementBusiness/IT-alignment
Running & finished projectsProcurement/IT Alignment at BerenschotPost-merger IT integration and business/IT-alignmentRequirements for Web 2.0 in organizations
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Open projects Johan Versendaal External
Oce – impact of more focus on software developmentBerenschot – procurementAccenture – severalNegoMetrix – procurementCorgwell – procurementPromundo - procurement
InternalWith Jerry Luftman – Comparison business/IT-alignment assessment results in US and NLWith Platform for Product SoftwareRelated to the work of Inge van de WeerdOn Procurement
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Jurriaan Souer
Research InterestsWeb Engineering(Web) Content Management
Running projects“Formal Analyses of the Jackrabbit Architecture” (Jantien Sessink – RUN)“Conceptual Design Modeling of WCMS” (Lutzen Luijnenburg - UU)“Handling user input in a clustered JCR repository” (Steven Heytel – VU)
Finished projects
“Migrating Content Management Systems” (Thom Urlings – UU)“Management of WCMS projects” (Paul Honders – UU)“Engineering design phase of GX WebEngineering Method” (Li Xiang – UU)“UI Design for CMS” (Ronald Bos – UU)“A Design Method for WCMS Implementations”(Inge vd Weerd – UU)
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Open projects Jurriaan Souer
External
Integrating PaaS (Project as a Service) within CMS-productsoftware
Quantifying the complexity of CMS Implementation
Dynamically translating Customer Requirements into a Configured CMS product
Internal SupervisorsJohan VersendaalInge van de WeerdSjaak Brinkkemper
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Lidwien van de Wijngaert
Research InterestsDiffusion of Innovations in IT and New Media– Media (DTV, HDTV, Cross Media)– Internet Applications, Mobile Application– Other new technologies– ….in households or in organizations
Research Methods– Literature Research through Meta analysis – Survey research, Qualitative research– Network analysis
Eva Baaren– Digital media & society– Social shaping, convergence, uses and effects– Specific request: the role of social influence in new media
adoptionRunning & finished projects– RFID in the warehouse – Adoption and use of AlbumPrinter Software– Comparison of Project Management Maturity Models
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Open projects LvdW
External– Lociga CMG: When to use Maturity Models– A comparative case study of three m-commerce
services in Latin America and the Caribbean. – A vignette study on the factors that influence media
choice in relation to the sending and receiving of greetings
– Hogeschool Utrecht: HDTV standards & the emergence of new TV formats & uses
– Hogeschool Utrecht: HDTV & changes in the making of news images
Internal– A qualitative analysis of factors influencing
household adoption of HDTV– Technical/ financial implications of TV, Internet and
Mobile phone convergence for the television chain.
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Remko HelmsResearch Interests
Intra-organizational Knowledge Networks (network analysis)Knowledge Management StrategyKnowledge GovernanceImplementation (methods) of KM systems
Running & finished projectsRedesigning Communities of Practice based on knowledge network analysis (Several case studies: Arcadis, Cehave, Unit4Agresso)Measuring the success of Communities of Practice: framework and tools (Case study; DHV) Validation of McElroy’s theory on New Knowledge Management (Empirical research; n=30)Exploration of the maturity of PLM application in supply chains (Empirical research; n=20)
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Open projects Remko Helms External
DHV: Several projects in the area of KMOracle: KM infrastructure in a distributed psw company (fall 2008)Andarr (see Jurriaan van Reijsen)
InternalSurvey/case studies concerning the use of social software (wikis, blogs, friends networks) in organizations to support KMStructures of knowledge exchange networks in communities of interest (network analysis)Suitability of e-mail data as a source for knowledge network analysis and available tools (literature study/prototyping)Simulation of knowledge networks (completed Simulation course required)
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Jurriaan van Reijsen MSc.
Research InterestsApplication of Collaboration Network Analysis in Performance ManagementDevelopment of Collaboration Network Analysis TechniquesDevelopment of a Collaboration Network Performance ManagementMethod Base
Running & finished projectsAnalysis of performance in a collaborative network @ Unit4 AgressoDevelopment of collaborative network analysis techniques @ AndarrDevelopment of a collaborative network performance managementmethod base @ Andarr
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Marco Spruit
Research InterestsLanguage Technology– Linguistic Engineering– Business applications of speech and parsing
technologiesBusiness Intelligence
Running thesis projectsWeb 2.0 in business models – Peter KnolWeb 2.0 strategic framework – Senoaji WijayaRisk quantification: the cost of security - Wouterde BruijnReturn on Investment (ROI) model for data quality projects – Vincent van der LindenImplications of moving enterprise applicationsfrom private corporate networks to public network- Justin Nieuwerth
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Inge van de Weerd
Research InterestsSoftware Product Management (SPM ) methodsGame production methodsSituational method engineeringKnowledge infrastructure for product software companies
Running & finished projectsDevelopment of the Product Managers WorkbenchImplementing SPM in a product software companyCreation of a maturity model for the SPM functionDevelopment of a reference method for gameproduction
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Open projects Inge van deWeerd External
Implementation of SPM processes at various companiesCase studies at various game production companies to test and improve the ‘Reference method for game production’
InternalRealization of a knowledge infrastructure to store method knowledgeDevelopment of an assessment tool for an SPM assessment, using Root Cause Analysis
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Market
Find your way informally…
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Final remarks
The Center’s website: www.cs.uu.nl/groups/OI–News–Education -> Graduation information
General thesis project coordination: Johan Versendaal ([email protected])