This article proposes a systematic and sustainable approach to handle dark data growth, reduce the cost to scale up IT infrastructure, and help manufacturers maximize the benefits of Industry 4.0. It is based on a case study of smart factories...
The purpose of this paper is to share the ideas and experiences that California Polytechnic University (Cal Poly) has created to address high priority technology and cybersecurity gaps identified by the current work shortage of cyber professionals, as well as preparing the public sector to defend itself against critical infrastructure attacks as identified by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Scrum is an agile framework that helps organizations focus on incrementally delivering the highest business value in the shortest amount of time. This article explains the principles and values, framework, roles, and ceremonies that make up the Scrum ag..
This article develops and tests a model for security issues in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. This study identifies four critical factors that influence security: internal course of organization, managerial outlook, planning system, and c..
To help software developers and experience designers protect users, this study introduces conscious reality (CoRe) questions: a checklist tool to help them create mindful content that will enhance the quality and integrity of XR applications...
Scrum authorities and practitioners came up with the idea of scaling and created some models/frameworks for large-scale setup. The aim of this work is to review these scaling agile models in terms of how they provide scaling. This study takes a high-lev..
There is a severe shortage of cybersecurity workers in the U.S., which puts the country’s digital privacy and infrastructure at risk. A big problem is finding qualified people to fill these jobs. This article suggests a range of options to help organiza..
After ensuring incoming data are of good quality, it is important to have structured approaches for analytics execution and metrics to measure the quality of analytics. This article presents a DMAIC-based approach for analytics execution and robust qual..
Four types of data scientists are described in detail: the strategist, the boundary spanner, the applications ninja, and the communicator or storyteller. By applying the observations in this article, quality professionals can identify new opportunities ..
Dr. Boris Beizer (1934-2018) passed away in October 2018 after a prominent career in software engineering and testing. As an author in SQP’s inaugural issue in 1998, and an author of reference materials that are still essential to many today, his role i..
This study examines the challenges faced by both public and private sector organizations in aerospace industries while adopting cloud technology. A survey was conducted, and results indicate challenges in adopting cloud technologies are different betwee..
