Introducing Continuous Delivery of Mobile Apps in a Corporate Environment: A Case Study

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Klepper ◽  
Stephan Krusche ◽  
Sebastian Peters ◽  
Bernd Bruegge ◽  
Lukas Alperowitz
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Corporate Environment ◽  
Continuous Delivery

scholarly journals Adventure Code Camp: Library Mobile Design in the Backcountry

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Ward ◽  
James Hahn ◽  
Lori Mestre
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Mobile Web ◽  
Process Outcomes ◽  
Mobile Design ◽  
Web App ◽  
Software Services

<p>This article presents a case study exploring the use of a student Coding Camp as a bottom-up mobile design process to generate library mobile apps. A code camp sources student programmer talent and ideas for designing software services and features.  This case study reviews process, outcomes, and next steps in mobile web app coding camps. It concludes by offering implications for services design beyond the local camp presented in this study. By understanding how patrons expect to integrate library services and resources into their use of mobile devices, librarians can better design the user experience for this environment.</p>

scholarly journals Towards Regulatory-Compliant MLOps: Orazivio’s Journey from a Machine Learning Experiment to a Deployed Certified Medical Product

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuomas Granlund ◽  
Vlad Stirbu ◽  
Tommi Mikkonen
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Joint Replacement ◽  
Medical Product ◽  
Medical Software ◽  
Continuous Delivery ◽  
Development Approach ◽  
Responding To Change ◽  
Agile Software ◽  
Engineering Practices

AbstractAgile software development embraces change and manifests working software over comprehensive documentation and responding to change over following a plan. The ability to continuously release software has enabled a development approach where experimental features are put to use, and, if they stand the test of real use, they remain in production. Examples of such features include machine learning (ML) models, which are usually pre-trained, but can still evolve in production. However, many domains require more plan-driven approach to avoid hazard to environment and humans, and to mitigate risks in the process. In this paper, we start by presenting continuous software engineering practices in a regulated context, and then apply the results to the emerging practice of MLOps, or continuous delivery of ML features. Furthermore, as a practical contribution, we present a case study regarding Oravizio, first CE-certified medical software for assessing the risks of joint replacement surgeries. Towards the end of the paper, we also reflect the Oravizio experiences to MLOps in regulatory context.

scholarly journals Applying the PECSL: using case studies to demonstrate the Pedagogy of Experience Complexity for Smart Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pen Lister
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Opportunities To Learn ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Smart Learning

AbstractThis paper discusses the uses and applications of the Pedagogy of Experience Complexity for Smart Learning (PECSL), a four-tier model of considerations for the design and development of smart learning activities. Using existing mobile apps and relevant activities as illustrative examples, the PECSL is applied to indicate concepts and mechanisms by which useful pedagogical considerations can work alongside user-centred design principles for the design and development of smart learning in urban hyper-localities. Practical application of the model is discussed using real world examples of activities as a basis to demonstrate the potential for manifold opportunities to learn, and plan for experience complexity in a smart learning activity. Case study approaches reflect on aspects of the PECSL in how it might be a useful and pragmatic guide to some of the issues faced when designing digital citizen learning activities in complex urban environments.

The utility of Mobile Apps as a Service (MAaaS): a case study of BlueBridge Digital

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santiago Jaramillo ◽  
C. Daniel Harting
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Apps

scholarly journals Acceptance of mHealth among Health Professionals: A Case Study on Anesthesia Practitioners

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo Carvalho ◽  
Michael Verdonck ◽  
Patrice Forget ◽  
Jan Poelaert
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Anesthesia Care ◽  
Smartphone Apps ◽  
Belgian Society ◽  
Anonymous Questionnaire ◽  
Digital Books ◽  
Practice Of Medicine ◽  
Perioperative Monitoring

Abstract Background: mHealth, the practice of medicine aided by mobile devices is a growing market. Although the offer on Anesthesia applications (Apps) is quite prolific, representative formal assessments on the views of anesthesia practitioners on its use and potential place in daily practice is lacking. This survey aimed thus to cross-assess the Belgian anesthesia population on the use of smartphone Apps and peripherals.Methods: The survey was exclusively distributed as an online anonymous questionnaire. Sharing took place via hyperlink forwarding by the Belgian Society for Anesthesia and Reanimation (BSAR) and by the Belgian Association for Regional Anesthesia (BARA) to all registered members. The first answer took place on 5 September 2018, the last on 22 January 2019. Results: 349 answers were obtained (26.9% corresponding to trainees, 73.1% to specialists). Anesthesiologists were positively confident that Apps and peripherals could help improve anesthesia care (57.0% and 47.9%, respectively, scored 4 or 5, in a scale from 0 - 5). Trainees were significantly more confident than specialists on both mobile Apps (71.2% and 51.8%, respectively; p = 0.001) and peripherals (77.7% and 45.1%, respectively; p = 0.09).The usefulness of Apps and Peripherals was rated 1 or below (on a 0 to 5 scale), respectively, by 9.5% and 14.6% of the total surveyed population, being specialists proportionally less confident in Smartphone peripherals than trainees (p = 0.008). Mobile apps are actively used by a significantly higher proportional number of trainees (67.0% vs. 37.3%, respectively; p = 0.000001).The preferred category of mobile Apps was dose-calculating applications (39.15%), followed by digital books (21.1%) and Apps for active perioperative monitoring (20.0%).Conclusions: Belgian Anesthesia practitioners show a global positive attitude towards smartphone Apps and Peripherals, with trainees trending to be more confident than specialists.

scholarly journals Penggunaan Mobile Apps Kesehatan oleh Kader Pada Anjungan Mandiri Posyandu (AMP) Di Kecamatan Pasawahan, Purwakarta

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Ari Indra Susanti ◽  
Fedri Ruluwedrata Rinawan ◽  
Indah Amelia
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Child Health Services ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
And Child Health

Background: Government needs community empowerment especially in Posyandu activity to improve health degree in Indonesia. Posyandu is the spearhead in maternal and child health services. Therefore, the cadre is a driver in Posyandu activities so that innovation is needed for an application to assist the task of cadres in reporting and recording of maternal and child health data.Objective: This study aims to determine the linkage of government policy in the use of mobile application apps by cadres on Anjungan Mandiri Posyandu (AMP).Method: The research method used is qualitative with case study approach. This research was conducted on active cadre in Posyandu of Pasawahan Village Kidul Subdistrict of Pasawahan Purwakarta Regency on May to July 2017. The data was collected by Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on 15 cadres. Sampling technique using purposive sampling. Results: The results of this study found that the recording and reporting of data in the form of Posyandu Information System (SIP) by cadres using AMP.Conclusion: It can be concluded in this research that with the application of mobile apps health on AMP can assist duty cadre in recording and reporting data to health center. Therefore, government policies are needed in the use of AMP for Posyandu in Indonesia.Keywords: Anjungan Mandiri Posyandu, Policy, Mobile Apps

Studying the characteristics of logging practices in mobile apps: a case study on F-Droid

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 3394-3434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Zeng ◽  
Jinfu Chen ◽  
Weiyi Shang ◽  
Tse-Hsun (Peter) Chen
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Apps

scholarly journals Psychology and Surveillance Capitalism: The Risk of Pushing Mental Health Apps During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 611-625
Author(s):  
Lisa Cosgrove ◽  
Justin M. Karter ◽  
Zenobia Morrill ◽  
Mallaigh McGinley
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Humanistic Psychology ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health Apps ◽  
Digital Phenotyping ◽  
The Rich

During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth technologies and mental health apps have been promoted to manage distress in the public and to augment existing mental health services. From a humanistic perspective, the promotion and use of mobile apps raises ethical concerns regarding the autonomy of the person using the app. However, there are other dangers that arise when technological fixes are embraced at a time of crisis. Naomi Klein and Shoshanna Zuboff have recently warned about disaster and surveillance capitalism—using crises to pass legislation that will benefit the rich and deepen inequality, and using anonymized behavioral data for commercial purposes. This analysis reveals that mental health apps may take individuals at their most vulnerable and make them part of a hidden supply chain for the marketplace. We provide a case study of a mental health app that uses digital phenotyping to predict negative mood states. We describe the logic of digital phenotyping and assess the efficacy data on which claims of its validity are based. Drawing from the frameworks of disaster and surveillance capitalism, we also use a humanistic psychology lens to identify the ethical entanglements and the unintended consequences of promoting and using this technology during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Flexibility trap – the effects of flexible working on the position of female professionals and managers within a corporate environment

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lenka Formánková ◽  
Alena Křížková
Keyword(s):  
Full Time ◽  
Flexible Work ◽  
Corporate Environment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Flexible Working ◽  
Time Work ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Managerial Positions ◽  
Female Professionals

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to analyse the experience of female part-time professionals with employee and managerial positions with the utilisation of flexible work arrangements in a corporate environment in the country with a full-time dominated work culture. The data represent a rare case study of the work environment in a Czech branch of one multinational company. This paper focusses on the position of female employees working part-time in professional and managerial positions. The reason for such an arrangement is their attempt to combine career and care for pre-school children. This paper evaluates the effects of flexible work policies in an environment where part-time work for female professionals is rarely available and, therefore, precious. In particular, this paper discusses conditions under which these arrangements are available and its impact on gender equality. Design/methodology/approach – The paper represents a rare case-study of an organisational environment. The seven analysed interviews derive from a larger study on the corporate environment which included 35 interviews and a series of participatory observations. In the analysis, the following questions are discussed: What is the position of employees working within flexible working arrangements in a specific corporate culture? Which aspects of flexible working arrangements affect the professional recognition and evaluation of the employees? To what extent and how do flexible working arrangements affect employee satisfaction with their working and private lives? Findings – The data reveal the diverse and often subtle forms of discrimination and exploitation of working mothers, who use the flexible working arrangement as a work-family reconciliation strategy. Female employees working with alternative working arrangements do not have equal bargaining power in comparison to other employees, regardless of whether they are professionals, and sometimes in managerial positions. At the formal level, the part-time professionals are restricted in pay and in access to the company benefits. In the informal relations within the workplace, their work lacks of sufficient recognition of colleagues and superiors. Overall, part-time work for female professionals and managers leads to an entrapment between the needs of their family and the expectations of their employer. Practical implications – The research reveals the practical limitation in introducing policies the work-life reconciliation policies. The results show the need to focus on promoting better conditions for employees working part-time. Also, it shows that managerial and highly demanding professional positions can be executed on a part-time basis if the work environment is open towards accepting this arrangement. Moreover, the findings outline the possibilities of developing workplace practices in the Czech Republic in a woman-friendly direction. Social implications – Specific legislative arrangements should be enacted, providing better protection for employees in non-standard employment. At the same time, the incentives for employers to enable part-time working arrangements should be provided. Originality/value – The amount of research on female professionals working part-time or from home is rather limited in context of the post-communist countries. The paper discusses the “double” tokenism of the women working in the leadership positions and at the same time in flexible working arrangements in the full-time working culture.

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