Conflict resolution effectiveness on the implementation efficiency and achievement of business objectives in IT programs: A study of IT vendors

ContextThe information technology (IT) field presents a unique context for the management of multiple projects because of the variety of stakeholders involved, the complexity of interdependencies among projects, and the frequent use of external vendors. In practice, IT vendors typically employ advanced project governance techniques such as program management to work effectively with the numbers and variety of clients while still pursuing the benefits of a single oversight. These structural features lend themselves to conflict across teams with individual requirements. However, little research exists on program management, much less in the IT context, that represents conflict across IT project teams.ObjectiveIn this study, the effectiveness of conflict resolution on the implementation efficiency and fulfillment of business objectives is studied through the lens of constructive controversy theories. A number of hypotheses are derived by tailoring the constructive conflict resolution concepts to IT context and making a comprehensive literature review to identify the mediator and dependent variables. A model is developed to consider the management of conflict across multiple projects combined into a single program.MethodA quantitative questionnaire related to the program environment was developed for five variables to include conflict resolution, cognition-based trust, interpersonal cooperation, business objectives and implementation efficiency. The hypotheses were tested by performing a survey study, where a number of well-established measures in the literature were used. 92 paired responses from program teams in 38 organizations located in India were obtained and represent a variety of individual characteristics, and program sizes.ResultsThis study identified the composite role of constructive conflict resolution and cognition-based trust in improving interpersonal cooperation. The impacts of constructive conflict resolution on business objectives were not fully mediated by cognition-based trust and interpersonal cooperation, although implementation efficiency is fully mediated.ConclusionThe management of conflict promotes trust and interpersonal cooperation necessary to improve the efficient completion of the program and benefits to the organization.     

顾及面积和位置差异的高分遥感影像分割质量评价方法

高分遥感影像分割质量对面向对象分类精度有着重要的影响,良好的影像分割质量有利于得到较高的分类精度。对高分遥感影像分割质量进行评价,从而找到最优的分割结果就显得十分重要。通过对比参考对象和分割对象之间的面积和位置差异,提出了一种新的高分遥感影像分割质量评价方法。将该评价方法应用于GeoEye-1高分遥感影像分割质量评价,试验结果表明:该评价方法能客观地评价影像分割质量,所得到的最优分割结果与参考对象边界匹配程度高,有利于影像后续的分类。     

基于Catmull-Rom插值算法光栅分辨率测试系统改进

为了减小探测器采集及软件处理导致的系统误差,提高光栅分辨率检测精度,利用半宽度法设计了一套满足李特洛条件的阶梯光栅分辨率检测系统。搭建了系统的光路,介绍了提高分辨率的方法,重点分析了探测器像元尺寸对系统分辨率测试精度的影响,提出了在LabVIEW软件中如何根据离散光谱信号并利用Catmull-Rom插值构造出连续光谱,提高半宽度法检测的精度。实验结果表明,在高分辨率测试系统中,通过软件算法对离散信号进行拟合分析,能有效的解决由像元尺寸造成的系统误差。     

High‐resolution technology for FPD manufacturing

Using shorter wavelength for exposure light is one way to achieve high resolution while keeping sufficient depth of focus. We show exposure results for high resolution to confirm the effect of deep UV exposure light. With deep UV light, 1.2‐µm line and space pattern and 1.8‐µm contact hole pattern are resolved while keeping sufficient depth of focus.     

Construction-specific spatial information reasoning in Building Information Models

In recent years, there have been significant advances in modeling technology for object-oriented building products. However, the building models are still lacking of providing construction-specific spatial information required for construction planning. Consequently, construction planners visually analyze building product models and derive geometric characteristics such as bounded spaces and exterior perimeter to develop detailed construction plans. Such a process presents fragmented information flows, from building product information to construction planning, that rely on subjective decisions of construction planners. In order to overcome these drawbacks, this research proposes a geometric reasoning system that analyzes geometric information in building designs, derives the construction-specific spatial information, and uses the information to assist in construction planning. The scope of presented work includes detecting work packages formed by faces during construction, such as large work faces and bounded spaces, and using information in the work packages directly to support planning of selected indoor construction activities. The main features of the proposed system named Construction Spatial Information Reasoner (CSIR) include a set of relationship acquisition algorithms, building component relationship data structure, and interpretation of the relationship to support detailed construction activity planning. The relationship acquisition algorithms identify adjacency between building components that is stored in the relational data structure. Then, acquired adjacency relationships are transformed into a set of graphs that represent work packages. To implement the proposed approach, CSIR utilized a commercially-available Building Information Modeling (BIM) platform and the algorithms were imbedded to the BIM platform. For validation, CSIR was tested on a real commercial building. For interior ceiling grid installation activities, CSIR successfully detected existing work packages and analyzed the spatial characteristics impacting construction productivity. The major contribution of the presented research would be to enable a realistic analysis of building geometric condition that is not possible in current BIM and a seamless information flow from building product information to construction process plans. These can potentially reduce current manual and error-prone construction planning processes. Limitations and future research suggestions are also presented.     

Comparing interpolation techniques for monthly rainfall mapping using multiple evaluation criteria and auxiliary data sources: A case study of Sri Lanka

Interpolating climatic variables such as rainfall is challenging due to the highly variable nature of meteorological processes, the effects of terrain and geography, and the difficulty in establishing a representative network of stations. While interpolation models are being adapted to include these effects, often the rainfall data contain significant gaps in coverage. In this paper, we evaluated rainfall data from an agro-ecological monitoring network for producing maps of total monthly rainfall in Sri Lanka. We compared four spatial interpolation techniques: inverse distance weighting, thin-plate splines, ordinary kriging, and Bayesian kriging. Error metrics were used to validate interpolations against independent data. Satellite data were used to assess the spatial pattern of rainfall. Results indicated that Bayesian kriging and splines performed best in low and high rainfall, respectively. Rainfall maps generated from the agro-ecological network were found to have accuracies consistent with previous studies in Sri Lanka.     

带空间特性的角色访问控制研究

以自主开发的内嵌式安全空间数据库管理系统SECVISTA为平台,研究带有空间特性的角色访问控制SR-BAC(Spatial Role-Based Access Control)模型的特性。定义在空间环境下的空间对象区域范围约束、空间对象区域大小约束、空间对象责任分离约束和空间对象角色激活基数约束;对RBAC模型会话进行扩展,确定任一空间位置的无阻塞会话集合;讨论分析了空间环境下的角色继承关系;最终建立一个通用的、描述能力强的SRBAC模型。     

高性能异构多处理器平台及其应用

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基于位置服务发展迅速,利用增强现实技术开发LBS系统,对人机界面与GIS服务整合具有重要的理论和现实意义。在此基础上,设计一个空间信息服务的构建与发布机制,利用智能终端配备的传感装置,在Android平台手持设备下扩展增强现实功能,融合真实场景和虚拟信息,搭建远程Web服务器完成数据交互,得到整体基于Web服务的LBS原型系统。     

用融和丰富字特征的不等式平滑最大熵模型消解组合型歧义

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