An inspection approach is proposed for improving the quality of conceptual models developed in a domain specific notation. First, the process of identification of desirable properties of conceptual models in a domain specific notation is described. Intra- and interview properties are considered. Semantic properties are defined considering the conceptual modeling notation. A systematic inspection process is proposed for checking semantic properties of different types of diagrams and of the relations between these diagrams. This process is applied to two real mission space conceptual models. With the proposed inspection approach, it is possible to identify subtle semantic issues which are not identified by many of the contemporary UML CASE tools and other inspection methods.

Baigiamajame magistro darbe nagrinėjama inovatyvių projektų vadyba pramonės įmonėse. Išnagrinėtos pagrindinės sąvokos, inovacijų įvairovė ir klasifikavimas, veiklos kompleksiškumas, inovatyvios veiklos projektavimo procesas, projektų tipologija ir jiems keliami kokybės reikalavimai. Taikant anketavimo metodą apklausti Lietuvos metalo apdirbimo sektoriaus vadovai. Nustatyta, kiek inovatyvių projektų vykdo jų įmonės, kokie įmonių ateities planai. Nustatyti pagrindiniai veiksniai, motyvuojantys ir ribojantys inovatyvių projektų plėtrą. Pagal anketų rezultatus atlikta koreliacinė regresinė analizė. Sukurtas inovatyvių projektų vadybos spartesnės plėtros Lietuvos pramonės įmonėse inicijavimo modelis. Darbą sudaro: teorinis inovatyvių projektų vadybos nagrinėjimas, inovatyvių projektų vadybos empiriniai tyrimai, gerinimo modelis, išvados, pasiūlymai, literatūros sąrašas ir priedai. / The study object of the final Master thesis is innovative project management in industrial enterprises. In first section the basic concepts of innovation diversity and classification, performance complexity, innovative business process design, project typology and the quality requirements for innovative projects were analyzed. Using the questionnaire method Lithuanian metalworking sector managers was surveyd. It was determined how many innovative projects carried out by the companies, what are their future plans in this sector. Key factors motivating and limiting the development of innovative projects were identified. According to survey results conducted correlation and regression analysis. Model of improvement for innovative project management wider application in Lithuanian metalworking sector was created. The work consists of a theoretical examination of innovative project management, innovative project management empirical studies, improvement model, conclusions, recommendations, references and appendices.

I dagens ständigt föränderliga och alltmer komplexa verklighet ställs företag inför utmaningen att tillgodose sina kunders behov innan deras preferenser hinner förändras. För ett företag ska vara tillräckligt flexibelt för att hantera denna situation krävs en sund strategi för kontinuerligt förbättrings-arbete (Kaye & Andersson, 1999). Kvalitetsledning och användandet av ett certifierat kvalitets-ledningssystem anses vara ett sätt att öka ett företags konkurrenskraft. Inom ett företag är dock den allmänna förståelsen och kunskapen kring förbättringsarbete i kvalitetsledningssystem vanligtvis låg eftersom den ofta är isolerad till ett företags kvalitetsavdelning (Bohlin, 2018). Fallstudiens empiri samlades in genom semistrukturerade intervjuer på fallföretaget, med personer verksamma inom EMV-processen inom en av företagets divisioner. Utöver intervjuer användes dokument- och litteraturstudier, ostrukturerade intervjuer samt en fokusgruppsintervju för att verifiera modellen. Utifrån den processbeskrivning som togs fram under studien konstateras att EMV-arbetet drivs sekventiellt, först av den produktnära, tekniska funktionen och sedan de kundnära funktionerna, trots att teorin belyser vikten av en integrerad och tvärfunktionell utvecklingsprocess. Genom att teoretiskt problematisera relationen mellan förbättringscyklerna PDSA och PDCA upp-dagades att PDCA:s förbättringsfokus är inriktat på förbättringar av produkter medan PDSA fokuserar på förbättringar av processens prestanda, samt att de likställs i majoriteten av de undersökta artiklarna. Modellen för förbättringsarbete utvecklades utifrån den av studien framtagna process-beskrivningen och utnyttjar skillnaderna och beskriver hur PDSA och PDCA kan användas vid produkt-utveckling. Dessutom uppfyller modellen kraven i ISO 9001:2015 kapitel 8.3 Konstruktion och utveckling av produkter och tjänster. Modellen består av tre nivåer: Projekt, Process och Förbättring, och utgår från produktutvecklingsprojekt som följer en process i vilken flera företagsfunktioner är involverade. Studiens främsta fynd var den otydlighet som PDSA och PDCA beskrivs med, vilket vid implementering leder till ytterligare förvirring kring begreppen. ISO-standarden, som bygger på PDCA, har utvecklats från att vara produktorienterad till att anpassa sig efter sina kunders krav på mer processinriktning, och befinner sig mellan PDSA:s processinriktade förbättringsfokus och PDCA:s produktinriktade förbättringsfokus. Dessutom uppdagades att inom kvalitetsutveckling och produkt-utveckling beskrivs processer utgå från ett kundbehov och resultera i dess tillfredsställande, men hur kundbehovet ska tas tillvara på besvaras inte inom de teoretiska områdena. / In today's ever-changing and increasingly complex reality, companies face the challenge of meeting their customers' needs rapidly. For a company to be flexible enough to handle this situation, a healthy strategy for continuous improvement is required (Kaye & Andersson, 1999). Quality management and the use of a certified quality management system are a way of increasing a company's competitiveness. However, the general understanding and knowledge of improvement in quality management systems are generally low within a company, as it is often isolated to a company's quality department (Bohlin, 2018). This case study’s investigated data was collected through semi structured interviews at the company, conducted with people working in the EMV process within one of the company's divisions. In addition to interviews, document and literature studies have been performed, as well as unstructured interviews and a focus group interview used to verify the model. Based on the process description presented during the study, it is stated that the EMV work is driven sequentially, first of the productive, technical function and then the customer-close features, although the theory highlights the importance of an integrated and cross-functional development process. By theoretically problematizing the relationship between the PDSA and PDCA improvement cycles, differences in model improvement focus and similarity were noted in most of the investigated articles, where PDCA is focused on product improvements while PDSA focuses on improvements on process performance. The improvement work model was developed based on the developed process description, using the differences between the improvement cycles and describing how PDSA and PDCA can be used in product development. In addition, the model complies with the requirements of ISO 9001: 2015 Chapter 8.3 Design and development of products and services. The model consists of three levels: Project, Process and Improvement, and is based on product development projects that follow a process in which several business functions are involved. The main findings of the study were the ambiguous ways PDSA and PDCA were described by, which upon implementation leads to further confusion about the concepts. Furthermore, the ISO standard, which is based on PDCA, has evolved from being product oriented to adapt to their customers' demands for more process orientation. Now it is positioned between PDSA's process-oriented improvement focus and PDCA's product-oriented improvement focus. In addition, it was discovered that the processes described in quality development and product development are based on customer needs and should result in satisfying the customer need, but how the customer needs are supposed to be used are not answered within the theoretical areas.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T14:57:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertacao Fabiana Mendes.pdf: 748371 bytes, checksum: 5be0381086e13f51513dc163e7b41170 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-04-16 / To use just one quality model in a Information Technology Process Improvement (ITPI) iniciative means just one: language, thought about how to fit organization needs, and way to conduct improvements and appraisals. Despite, to use just one model also means it could exist other ways to deal with ITIPI needs, but this is not going to be considered. To use more than one model, hence, means to model a best solution. Mono-Model ITPI initiatives have similar nature if compared with multi-model initiatives. However, there are multi-model specific challenges like: integration of improvement initiatives, of appraisals, and of quality model. Despite of being possible to model better solutions through multi model ITPI, there are little works about it. This research review works related to this subject, presents challenges multi-model list, and comes up with an approach to deal with these challenges. This approach has the advantage to be independent of the conduct method of improvement, quality model or project improvement phase. / Utilizar um único modelo de qualidade em uma iniciativa de Melhoria de Processos de TI (MPTI) em uma organização significa também única: linguagem, maneira de pensar sobre como atender as necessidades de MPTI, e maneira de conduzir as melhorias e as avaliações. Apesar disso, também significa que poderiam existir outras formas de lidar com estas necessidades, mas que isso sequer será considerado. Utilizar mais de um modelo, portanto, significa que se pode modelar uma melhor solução para os problemas detectados. Iniciativas de MPTI baseadas em um único modelo possuem natureza semelhante àquelas que utilizam múltiplos modelos. Entretanto, podem ser visualizados desafios específicos nas iniciativas multi-modelo, tais como a integração de iniciativas de melhoria, de avaliações, e de modelos de qualidade. Apesar de ser possível modelar melhores soluções através de iniciativas de MPTI multi-modelo, poucos trabalhos tratam de MPTI multi-modelo. Esta pesquisa, além de revisar trabalhos relacionados ao tema, apresenta como resultado uma lista de desafios encontrados em iniciativas multi-modelo e propõe uma abordagem para lidar com eles. Esta abordagem possui como vantagem, em relação às outras analisadas neste trabalho, o fato de ser independente do método de implantação de MPTI que tem sido utilizado na organização, do modelo de qualidade empregado e da fase em que o projeto de melhoria se encontra.

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The diploma thesis deals with the proposal of measures on the Svratka stream in the cadastral area Český Herálec and Herálec na Moravě. The aim of the diploma thesis is to propose appropriate flood protection in the Herálec urban area and to elaborate proposals of nature friendly measures outside the municipality’s built up area, which will enable the renewal of the ecological functions of Svratka in the spring area. In the diploma thesis the assessment of the current state of the watercourse in the analyzed locality was caried out and also the assessment of the capacity of the watercourse and the objects on there. Furthermore, the flood levels and its areas were determined. Hydraulic water flow calculations were performed using the 1D and 1D/2D numerical model. For calculation, HEC-RAS 5.0.3 was used. When processing a 1D/2D numerical model, a manual describing the progress of work in the HEC-RAS 5.0.3 program was also created. On the basis of the results from the numerical model, a proposal for flood protection measures in the urban area and nature friendly measures in the extravilan was carried out.