Thesis (Ph. D.)--Rand Graduate School, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (doctoral)--Katholieke Universiteit te Nijmegen.

Šio darbo tikslas yra sukurti procesų vertinimo apimtį, naudotiną mažoms programinę įrangą kuriančioms organizacijoms, turinčioms tikslą pradėti procesų gerinimo programą. Darbo metu buvo įvertinti 25 Lietuvos programinę įrangą kuriančių organizacijų naudojamų procesų gebėjimai. Atsižvelgiant į gautus rezultatus buvo sudaryta procesų vertinimo apimtis, kurioje yra pateikiami 8 procesai. Siūloma vertinimo apimtis buvo sudaryta atsižvelgus į tirtų organizacijų naudojamus procesus, procesų gebėjimus, tobulinimo poreikius bei programinės įrangos kokybę, kaip pagrindinį procesų tobulinimo programos tikslą. / The purpose of this paper is to create a process assessment scope to be used assessing software processes in small software enterprises, with the emphasis on process improvement. During the course of writing the paper assessment of 25 Lithuanian software developing and/or supporting organization has been performed. Considering the results of the assessments a proposed process assessment scope containing 8 processes has been created. Proposed scope has been created considering the use of processes, process capabilities, and perceived process improvement goals in the assessed organizations, while maintaining that the core purpose of the process improvement program is the quality of the software.

Submitted by Fernanda Ciolfi (fernanda.ciolfi@puc-campinas.edu.br) on 2016-04-11T18:37:01Z No. of bitstreams: 1 KARINA NALEVAIKO ROCHA.pdf: 1583079 bytes, checksum: b353f1bd37fb7b34fe33619d5952c6bb (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-11T18:37:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 KARINA NALEVAIKO ROCHA.pdf: 1583079 bytes, checksum: b353f1bd37fb7b34fe33619d5952c6bb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-19 / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico - CNPq / In business, creativity has aroused great interest because of its importance and expression, since it is known that for a company to keep in a highly competitive market it must innovate and create new solutions to dynamic and complex problems. In this sense, creativity plays a key role, since it character by a previous innovation process. This study sought to compare the assessment of creativity by tests with group dynamics in selection processes in organizations. Specific objectives we sought evidence of validity for external criterion on the convergence of BAICA with tests Thinking Creatively with Words and Thinking Creatively with Pictures of Torrance. It also examined the feasibility in reducing the time of application of BAICA. The participants were 54 subjects, 2 Psychologists evaluators of the selection process and 52 candidates in the selection process of the PR and SP state. The results indicated that the creativity of tests BAICA correlate with the tests Thinking Creatively with Words and Pictures of Torrance in all dimensions, except for the scale development, which in this study showed no correlation. The viability in the reduction in the BAICA application time proved to be effective, demonstrating that all dimensions correlated positively in the reduced form and the total time. Regarding the assessment of creativity through group dynamics, our data demonstrate that the criteria used in business are different from those evaluated in formal assessment tests. In business, the assessment relates to intra-personal and subjective aspects, discussions. In conclusion, this study demonstrates the importance of using up formal tests and scientific measures to ensure the effectiveness of the selection process, seeking to escape as much as possible subjective aspects in the assessment, thus preventing a just assessment based on observation and contributing to a method of more standardized and scientific work. / Nas empresas, a criatividade tem despertado grande interesse pela sua import?ncia e express?o, pois sabe-se que para que uma empresa mantenha-se em um mercado altamente competitivo ela deve inovar e criar novas solu??es a problemas din?micos e complexos. Nesse sentido, a criatividade tem papel fundamental, uma vez que caracteriza-se por um processo anterior ? inova??o. Este trabalho buscou comparar a avalia??o da criatividade por testes com a Din?mica de Grupo em processos seletivos nas organiza??es. Como objetivos espec?ficos buscou-se evid?ncias da validade por crit?rio externo de converg?ncia da BAICA com os Testes Pensando Criativamente com Palavras e Pensando Criativamente com Figuras de Torrance. Analisou-se tamb?m a viabilidade na redu??o do tempo de aplica??o da BAICA. Participaram da pesquisa 54 sujeitos, sendo 2 Psic?logas avaliadoras do processo seletivo e 52 candidatos participantes de processos seletivos do estado do PR e SP. Os resultados indicaram que os testes de criatividade da BAICA correlacionam-se com os Testes Pensando Criativamente com Palavras e Figuras de Torrance em todas as dimens?es, com exce??o da dimens?o elabora??o, que no presente estudo n?o mostrou correla??o. A viabilidade na redu??o no tempo de aplica??o da BAICA mostrou-se eficaz, demonstrando que todas as dimens?es correlacionaram-se positivamente na forma reduzida e no tempo total. J? em rela??o a avalia??o da criatividade atrav?s da Din?mica de Grupo, os dados encontrados demonstram que os crit?rios utilizados nas empresas s?o diferentes dos crit?rios avaliados nos testes formais de avalia??o. Nas empresas, a avalia??o relaciona-se a aspectos intrapessoais e subjetivos, sucitando discuss?es. Concluindo, este trabalho demonstra a import?ncia de utilizar-se testes formais e medidas cient?ficas para garantir a efic?cia dos processos seletivos, buscando eximir o quanto for poss?vel aspectos subjetivos na avalia??o, evitando assim, uma avalia??o baseada apenas na observa??o e contribuindo para um m?todo de trabalho mais padronizado e cient?fico.

Development evaluation is a booming business often seen as a development activity in its own right. Yet, not every actor in the field engages with evaluation. This is primarily due to inadequacies in time, data, resources and expertise. These challenges are prevalent among small nonprofits that arguably stand most in need to appraise their extensive efforts. In an accountability-focused environment, these organizations not only fail to assess adequately the impact of their work but also to evaluate reflectively their structure and implementation process. In response, the sociology and international studies departments at Brigham Young University set up an internship that trains students in evaluation techniques and then contracts their services to nonprofits that struggle to systematically evaluate their programs. Data collected from the student-evaluators and nonprofits showed that the evaluations influenced the organizations by helping the personnel learn, reflect on, discuss, and adjust their programs. In addition to finding evidence of the factors, mechanisms, and change processes that influence an evaluation's effect, this study extends the conceptual models within the influence literature by outlining the enabling role of students in contexts with high capacity constraints.

Thesis (MHSc--Health Science) -- AUT University, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references. Also held in print (1 v. ; 30 cm.) in the Archive at the City Campus (T 617.103 FAD)

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Rand Graduate School, 2002. / Title from web page (viewed Aug. 27, 2003). Includes bibliographical references.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Linköping : Univ., 2003. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Rand Graduate School, 1995. / At head of title: Dissertation. "RGSD-126." Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-267).

Thesis (M.S.) -- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 2005. / Vita. Bibliography: 75-81.