European Software Institute
ESI Technology Areas
In line with its mission, ESI focuses its technical activities in a selected set of technological areas with two main objectives:
- Increasing industry competitiveness in software-intensive organisations
- Contributing to the development of the Information Society through the adoption of information technologies
IT Competitiveness
Software is a key factor for industry competitiveness in an increasing number of sectors. Technologies for IT Competitiveness help companies to increase their capacity to produce and deliver high quality software systems and services in time and within budget and thereby improving their competitive advantage.
Quality Technologies
The focus is in achieving predictability and effectiveness in the development of high-quality software and in ensuring that software management activities are aligned with business goals.
- Software Process Improvement;
- Model-based process improvement with CMMI®,ISO15504, etc
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- IT Business Excellence;
- Linking IT with the business through I.T. Mark, EFQM and TQM techniques.
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- Quantitative Management;
- IT Balanced Scorecard, measuring cost of quality, etc
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Productivity Technologies
The emphasis is in producing software efficiently and at the same time being able to manage the increasing complexity and fulfil the requirements of system flexibility and interoperability.
- Reuse and Software Product-lines;
- Minimising rework and managing variation in a factory approach.
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- Model-driven Development;
- Managing complexity and heterogeneity by separating business and implementation levels.
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- Service-centric Engineering;
- Conceiving new applications as dynamic composition of interoperable e-services.
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IT Adoption
IT definitely contributes to the welfare of the individuals, the development of the new economy and brings benefits to society at large. IT adoption focuses in the development of the Information Society, with specific emphasis at the regional level, to close the deep digital gap that is preventing citizens and companies from fully benefiting from IT possibilities.
- Digital Enterprise;
- A staged roadmap to take advantage of Information Technologies for doing e-business in a networked, interoperable business setting.
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- Information Security;
- Security standards and solutions to address trust concerns and ensure business continuity in the event of attacks.
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- Knowledge Certification;
- An accreditation enabling citizens to demonstrate that they possess the knowledge and abilities to participate in the Information Society.
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- Digital Ergonomics;
- Adapting the Internet to the skills and needs of every person.
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® Capability Maturity Model, Capability Maturity Modeling, CMM and CMMI are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by Carnegie Mellon University.