Abstract. Deployment of software processes based on reference models is a knowledge-intensive task, i.e., a great amount of technical knowledge must be applied in order to guarantee conformance and adherence of processes deployed to the reference models adopted. Moreover, software process deployers have to deal with organizational and individual cultural problems on a regular basis, for instance, resistances to organizational changes. Therefore, the success of software process deployment within an organization or organizational unit depends on both technical and social aspects of the software process deployment strategy definition and execution. This paper presents the Taba Workstation, an enterprise-oriented Process-centered Software Engineering Environment (PSEE) constituted of an integrated set of tools to support software process deployment based on the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) and the Reference Model for Brazilian Software Process Improvement (MR-MPS.BR). Software process appraisals demonstrated that the Taba Workstation constitutes one of the most important organizational assets to facilitate the success of software process deployment initiatives and to overcome the inherent difficulties.
In the last twenty years, the knowledge producer's discourses were "contagious" by distinct ideas about the end of the modern capitalism age. Actually, a new discourse can be identified among the university leaderships of the Brazilian governmental Higher Education institutions. This study intends to identify the ideological aspects in the president of universities discourses. This position probably would be lead the academic production. A total of 27 university presidents discourses (signed articles) were collected and at least, 16 texts were analyzed. The "Discourse of the Collective Subject" (DSC) of these leader was divided in four topics: (1) University, (2) Education, (3) Research and (4) Extension. In the topic 1 were identified five "Central-Ideas": -University fragility; University transforming function; Autonomy; Funding; and Politics Organization. In the topic 2, two CIs were identified: Generalist and global formation and Education is not a commodity. Two CIs were also identified in the topic 3: The role of the Research; and Graduation does not enable to the research. In the topic 4, one CI appeared: Share knowledge. The preliminary data indicates differences in the leader's discourses about the Higher Education function. However, the data suggest a trend to assume the knowledge as an economic product instead of social production.
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