Smart Computing and Systems Engineering - 2018 (SCSE 2018)
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Item An approach to coexistence analysis between agility and ERP implementation(International Research Conference on Smart Computing and Systems Engineering - SCSE 2018, 2018) Rajakaruna, R.J.P.K.; Wijayanayake, J.Business organizations tend to re-engineer their business processes by adopting Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems in order to gain a competitive advantage. ERPs offer countless benefits by enabling an enterprise to operate as an integrated, process oriented and real time enterprise. But the issue is re-engineering with ERP ranks among slow-moving, costly and challenging processes of an organization. Many ERP specialists regard agile approaches positively, to mitigate the common ERP implementation challenges. Agile implementation of ERPs is still under research area. This research discusses on the need of agile approaches in ERP implementations and how agility and ERP implementations can coexist. In this case our research question is “Can the common ERP implementation challenges be solved by using agile approaches?” and if so, “How these challenges can be solved?” This study also seeking for uplift the level of awareness on the applicability of agility for ERP implementation projects and these findings can be effectively used by ERP Implementers, Vendors, Consultants, Project Managers and Researchers in their respective projects.Item Applicability of crowdsourcing for traffic-less travelling in Sri Lankan context(International Research Conference on Smart Computing and Systems Engineering - SCSE 2018, 2018) Senanayake, J.M.D.; Wijayanayake, J.Traffic is one of the most significant problem in Sri Lanka. Valuable time can be saved if there is a proper way to predict the traffic and recommend the best route considering the time factor and the people’s satisfaction on various transportation methods. Therefore, in this research using crowdsourcing together with data mining techniques, data related to user mobility were collected and studied and based on the observations, an algorithm has been developed to overcome the problem. By using developed techniques, the best transportation method can be predicted. Therefore, people can choose what will be the best time slots & transportation methods when planning journeys. The algorithm correctly predict the best traffic-less traveling method for the studied area of each given day & the given time. Throughout this research it has been proven that to determine the best transportation method in Sri Lankan context, data mining concepts together with crowdsourcing can be applied. Based on a thorough analysis by extending the data set of the collection stage, it was shown that this research can be extended to predict the best transportation method with consideration of existing traffic in all the areas.Item Coordination and control in virtual teams in software industry(International Research Conference on Smart Computing and Systems Engineering - SCSE 2018, 2018) Koggalahewa, L.; Wijayanayake, J.The last couple of decades has witnessed a steady, irreversible trend towards globalization. Economic forces have relentlessly turned national markets into global markets while emerging competition and corporations reach across national boundaries. More than a decade ago, seeking lower costs and access to skilled resources, many organizations began to experiment with remotely located manufacturing and service facilities. The ready availability of skilled IT personnel at very competitive prices in developing nations like India, and the rapid infrastructure development in these countries made it a ready industry to make this transition. With this trend, emerged the concept of virtual teams. Virtual teams are work arrangements where team members are geographically dispersed and work interdependently through the use of electronic communication media to achieve common goals. There is a difficulty in developing strategies for various team processes in virtual teams. The objective of this research was to identify the factors influencing working of virtual teams and strategies to facilitate better coordination and control among them in the context of software development. Literature revealed the factors that affect the coordination process of virtual teams in software development. The factors identified include level of authority of team members, leadership style, media synchronicity of the team, distribution of information within the team and experience in working together. Then a conceptual model was developed to analyze the impact of each factor in virtual team coordination. A detailed questionnaire was used to obtain views of industrial experts. The results concluded that the developed model is significant and it explains sixty-six percent of the working of virtual teams. It was shown that, level of authority and media synchronicity are the most significant of the factors. The applicability of the model was verified by conducting interviews with software industry personnel. The study also focused on finding reasons for using virtual teams, pros, cons and problems faced by virtual teams in Sri Lankan context. The findings can be used to better coordinate software projects with the use of virtual teams.