Title :
Utilization of the integration readiness level in the context of industrial system projects
Author :
Sivlen, Eveliina ; Pirinen, Rauno
Author_Institution :
Bus. & Inf. Syst., Laurea Univ. of Appl. Sci., Espoo, Finland
Abstract :
In this case study, Integration Readiness Levels (IRLs) is investigated in the perspective of its utilization in industrial systems projects. The research question is: how the IRLs can be understood and realized in industrial systems projects at Fifth Element Ltd? The analysis was qualitative and included interviews of experts (n=5). The main research finding is that: IRLs and the questionnaire were useful for validation of integration readiness in the industrial system context.
Keywords :
information systems; organisational aspects; Fifth Element Ltd; IRL; industrial system context; industrial system projects; integration readiness level; Companies; Databases; Information systems; Interviews; Mobile communication; Standards; business and information; integration project; integration readiness levels; maturity; prescriptive metrics;
Conference_Titel :
Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dubai
DOI :
10.1109/ICL.2014.7017856
