Rethinking Productivity in Software Engineering

Rethinking Productivity in Software Engineering

Author: Caitlin Sadowski

Publisher: Apress

Published: 2019-05-07

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 1484242211

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Get the most out of this foundational reference and improve the productivity of your software teams. This open access book collects the wisdom of the 2017 "Dagstuhl" seminar on productivity in software engineering, a meeting of community leaders, who came together with the goal of rethinking traditional definitions and measures of productivity. The results of their work, Rethinking Productivity in Software Engineering, includes chapters covering definitions and core concepts related to productivity, guidelines for measuring productivity in specific contexts, best practices and pitfalls, and theories and open questions on productivity. You'll benefit from the many short chapters, each offering a focused discussion on one aspect of productivity in software engineering. Readers in many fields and industries will benefit from their collected work. Developers wanting to improve their personal productivity, will learn effective strategies for overcoming common issues that interfere with progress. Organizations thinking about building internal programs for measuring productivity of programmers and teams will learn best practices from industry and researchers in measuring productivity. And researchers can leverage the conceptual frameworks and rich body of literature in the book to effectively pursue new research directions. What You'll LearnReview the definitions and dimensions of software productivity See how time management is having the opposite of the intended effect Develop valuable dashboards Understand the impact of sensors on productivity Avoid software development waste Work with human-centered methods to measure productivity Look at the intersection of neuroscience and productivity Manage interruptions and context-switching Who Book Is For Industry developers and those responsible for seminar-style courses that include a segment on software developer productivity. Chapters are written for a generalist audience, without excessive use of technical terminology.


Intentional Interruption

Intentional Interruption

Author: Steven Katz

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2012-10-03

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1412998794

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Break down the barriers that keep professional learning from sticking! Real professional learning takes place when there is a permanent change in practice. This book outlines what it means to intentionally interrupt the status quo in order to overcome barriers to learning that impede permanent change. The authors explain the psychological processes involved in learning and which biases get in the way of making professional learning stick. Staff developers will find tools and strategies for: * Moving professional learning beyond activities to deepen conceptual change* Enabling new learning by building three key capacities: a learning focus, collaborative inquiry, and instructional leadership* Embedding and sustaining a true learning culture in schools.


Interpersonal Communication Research

Interpersonal Communication Research

Author: Mike Allen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2001-08

Total Pages: 499

ISBN-13: 1135673004

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This volume provides a systematic review of the literature on interpersonal communication, examining the normal practice of scholars and text to summarize existing research. A valuable resource for advanced coursework as well as for scholars in the area.


The Psychology of Entrepreneurship

The Psychology of Entrepreneurship

Author: J. Robert Baum

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2014-04-16

Total Pages: 433

ISBN-13: 1317613791

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Entrepreneurship is essential for international social and economic well-being, as new ventures are the dominant source of job creation, market innovation, and economic growth in many societies. In this book, a noted group of researchers use findings, methods, and theories of modern psychology as the basis for gaining important, new insights into entrepreneurship-and into the hearts and minds of the talented, passionate professionals who create new business ventures. The Psychology of Entrepreneurship, a volume in the SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series, is the first book written about the psychology of entrepreneurship, and includes over 60 research questions to guide industrial organizational psychology, organizational behavior, and entrepreneurship research about entrepreneurs. It seeks to answer questions such as, how and why do some people, but not others, recognize opportunities, decide to start new ventures, and organize successful, rapidly growing new ventures? Some topics addressed include: methods to help researchers explore the domain of entrepreneurship research; the entire process of starting a new business; characteristics of the individual entrepreneur; the history of entrepreneurship education; the cross-cultural effects of entrepreneurship; and the viewpoints of seasoned psychologists who analyze current entrepreneurship research methods. This book will appeal to teachers, students, and researchers in the areas of industrial organizational psychology, organizational behavior, entrepreneurship, and management.


Advances in Patient Safety

Advances in Patient Safety

Author: Kerm Henriksen

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 526

ISBN-13:

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v. 1. Research findings -- v. 2. Concepts and methodology -- v. 3. Implementation issues -- v. 4. Programs, tools and products.


Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research - E-Book

Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research - E-Book

Author: Jennifer R. Gray

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2016-08-10

Total Pages: 738

ISBN-13: 0323377602

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- NEW Mixed Methods Research chapter and emphasis covers this increasingly popular approach to research. - NEW! Expanded emphasis on qualitative research provides more balanced coverage of qualitative and quantitative methods, addressing the qualitative research methodologies that are often the starting point of research projects, particularly in magnet hospitals and DNP programs. - ENHANCED emphasis on evidence-based practice addresses this key graduate-level QSEN competency. - UPDATED emphasis on the most currently used research methodologies focuses on the methods used in both quantitative research and qualitative research, as well as outcomes research and mixed methods research. - NEW! Quick-reference summaries are located inside the book's covers, including a table of research methods on the inside front cover and a list of types of research syntheses (with definitions) inside the back cover. - NEW student resources on the Evolve companion website include 400 interactive review questions along with a library of 10 Elsevier research articles. - NEW! Colorful design highlights key information such as tables and research examples


Human Factors in the Nuclear Industry

Human Factors in the Nuclear Industry

Author: Anna-Maria Teperi

Publisher: Woodhead Publishing

Published: 2020-10-17

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13: 0081028466

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Human Factors in the Nuclear Industry: A Systemic Approach to Safety presents the latest research and studies of human factors in the nuclear industry. It models and highlights scientific and technological foundations before providing practical examples of applications within the nuclear facility of human performance at an individual, group, organization, and system level. Editors Dr. Teperi and Dr. Gotcheva supply concrete models, tools and techniques based on research to provide the reader with knowledge of how to facilitate and support human performance in this dynamic and fast moving safety critical field. Models and case studies are provided to add practical benefits for the reader to apply to their own projects, including user friendly state-of-the-art equipment, fluent work processes for information flow, functional control room resource management, and scope for competence and learning in the work place. This book will benefit nuclear researchers, safety experts, human factors professionals and power plant operators, as well as those with an interest in human factors outside of the nuclear field. - Provides a comprehensive framework for human factors, considering not only the individual, but also the team, organizational and industrial levels - Presents tried and tested tools and techniques based on research from the nuclear industry - Includes models, examples and case studies of user-friendly equipment, fluent work processes and functional control room resource management


Advances in Information and Communication

Advances in Information and Communication

Author: Kohei Arai

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-02-01

Total Pages: 1269

ISBN-13: 3030123855

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This book presents a remarkable collection of chapters that cover a wide range of topics in the areas of information and communication technologies and their real-world applications. It gathers the Proceedings of the Future of Information and Communication Conference 2019 (FICC 2019), held in San Francisco, USA from March 14 to 15, 2019. The conference attracted a total of 462 submissions from pioneering researchers, scientists, industrial engineers, and students from all around the world. Following a double-blind peer review process, 160 submissions (including 15 poster papers) were ultimately selected for inclusion in these proceedings. The papers highlight relevant trends in, and the latest research on: Communication, Data Science, Ambient Intelligence, Networking, Computing, Security, and the Internet of Things. Further, they address all aspects of Information Science and communication technologies, from classical to intelligent, and both the theory and applications of the latest technologies and methodologies. Gathering chapters that discuss state-of-the-art intelligent methods and techniques for solving real-world problems, along with future research directions, the book represents both an interesting read and a valuable asset.