Purpose – Business process management (BPM) is an emerging research theme in management. BPM lifecycles are models that systematize the steps and activities that should be followed for conducting BPM projects. The theoretical and empirical studies present differences regarding the number of steps and activities that should be carried out for promoting BPM. Using the BPM lifecycle model of the Association of Business Process Management Professionals (ABPMP) – an entity that proposes a common body of knowledge on BPM, as a parameter, this paper conducts a literature review to investigate lifecycle models within the academic-scientific ambit, identify convergences and variations and analyze the alignment between business strategy and processes in BPM activities in these models. The purpose of this paper is to propose a framework that deals with alignment between strategy and business processes in an explicit manner. Design/methodology/approach – A literature review was conducted aimed at prospecting papers about the BPM lifecycle. For such, the Scopus, Google Schoolar and Science Direct databases were accessed. The selection process was structured in two steps: the first filtered studies based on a reading of the title, abstract and key words; the second step consisted of selecting papers based on a complete reading of those papers resulting from the first step and from the references they contained. Findings – Seven BPM lifecycle models were selected and analyzed. A comparison was presented between the model steps and the model proposed by ABPMP. The particularities of each model were identified and the study suggests an alignment of these models with the BPM lifecycle proposed by ABPMP, in particular with the analysis, design and modeling, implementation and monitoring and control steps. Four models do not include the planning step, whereas four others do not incorporate refining. The majority of models studied projects the automation of business processes. This study reinforces that ABPMP's BPM lifecycle is a reference model, observing that the activities in the other models studied are projected in it. However, it was observed that in the ABPMP model as well as the models studied, there is little emphasis on organization strategy and on defining process architecture. Thus, this study suggests the incorporation of activities proposed by Burlton (2010) as an additional instrument for the ABPMP BPM lifecycle model to align strategy to processes in BPM projects. For such, a framework was proposed that deals with alignment between strategy and business process in an explicit manner. Originality/value – This study presents a typology of BPM lifecycle models, with common characteristics and peculiarities, and it analyzes the alignment between processes and strategy in the models’ activities. This study can assist professionals in the adoption of a model for implementing BPM projects and for continuous improvement.

This paper assesses quality indicators of the Mortality Information System (SIM) with professionals and managers. Each indicator was analyzed with use of Stochastic Oscillator for qualitative evaluation of Likert scales. The evaluation indicated that the system has features that meet users, is effective to the management, provides adequate performance, enables auditing and tracking of accesses and operations, has mechanisms that ensure disaster recovery situations in data, and has a robust interface. Interoperability indicators were poorly evaluated, confirming reports on the lack of integration between the health information systems of the Unified Health System, fragmentation, and duplication of information. KEYWORDS

Os processos de gestão do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) são apoiados por um conjunto de sistemas de informação de abrangência nacional, com funcionalidades para as áreas epidemiológicas, ambulatoriais, hospitalares e administrativas. Este artigo propõe um modelo para avaliação de sistemas de informação em saúde que possa ser aplicado aos sistemas do SUS. É descrito o processo de pesquisa, análise e classificação dos indicadores de avaliação para o modelo. Os indicadores foram obtidos por meio de pesquisa em bases bibliográficas e classificados segundo os atributos de qualidade da norma ISO/IEC 25010, adotada como modelo de qualidade no estudo. Como resultado, 66 indicadores foram identificados e mapeados, abrangendo todas as características de qualidade do modelo. Este trabalho poderá contribuir como mais uma referência para estudos que envolvam processos de avaliação da qualidade de softwares em saúde e auxiliar na normatização de planos de avaliação e monitoramento de qualidade de sistemas e dados em saúde pública no Brasil e em projetos de melhoria de softwares.

RESUMO: O Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) é apoiado por um conjunto de sistemas de informação em seus processos administrativos, ambulatoriais, hospitalares, epidemiológicos e nas diversas ações do Ministério da Saúde. Esse artigo apresenta uma revisão de bibliografia contextualizando a criação do Datasus como um dos eventos de estruturação do SUS, enumera as principais políticas implementadas em informática, descreve o portfólio de aplicações e discute três características dessas aplicações que demandam projetos de melhoria: a integração entre as aplicações e seus bancos de dados, a cobertura de eventos de saúde e o apoio à gestão.Palavras-Chave: Gestão em saúde. Sistema Único de Saúde. Sistemas de informação. SUMMARY:A set of information systems supporting the Unified Health System (SUS) in its administrative processes, ambulatory, hospital, epidemiological and in several actions of the Ministry of Health This article presents a review of the literature, contextualizing the creation of Datasus as a structuring the events of the SUS, lists the major policies implemented in information technology, describes the portfolio of applications and discusses three characteristics of those applications that require improvement projects: the integration between applications and their databases, covering events and health management support.

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Esse trabalho aborda os custos da qualidade na prevenção de falhas externas na garantia de produtos. Foi realizado um estudo de caso em uma empresa de pequeno porte de refrigeração comercial por projetos em que foram utilizadas como ferramentas no processo de análise de qualidade, o ciclo PDCA, o diagrama causa e efeito e o diagrama de Pareto. Constatou-se que o gerenciamento dos custos da qualidade na prevenção de falhas externas pode subsidiar as empresas com informações relevantes para a tomada de decisão e a prevenção de falhas e não conformidades. O estudo contribui também para a discussão sobre a definição de uma estrutura de gestão dos custos da qualidade na empresa analisada.

The management processes of the Unified Health System (SUS) are supported by a set of information systems with national scope, having features for the epidemiological, ambulatory, hospital, and administrative areas. Papers in the literature describe weaknesses in these applications, such as the lack of integration between systems and databases, fragmentation of information, low coverage, uncertainties regarding the reliability of data held and weaknesses in supporting managers in planning and decision making. In this context, we identified a gap for quality research and discuss and review these applications.This work proposes a model for evaluating health information systems that may be applied to the systems of SUS. It describes the research, analysis, and classification process of evaluation indicators for the model. The indicators were obtained by search in bibliographic databases and they were classified according to the quality attributes of the standard ISO/IEC 25010, adopted as quality model in the study. As a result, 57 indicators were identified and mapped, covering all quality features of the model. The evaluation of the indicators was instrumentalized by developing questionnaires and inspection procedures of software, oriented to the various stakeholders involved: health professionals, health managers, information technology professionals and users of the health system. The applicability of the proposed model was evaluated for the Information System on Mortality (SIM). The feasibility of the inspection procedures were analyzed by the maintainers of the application and the SIM has been reported in a case involving health professionals from 18 cities and 10 health managers working in local, regional and state levels. This work will be able to contribute as a further reference for studies involving quality assessment processes for softwares in health and to assist in the standardization of plans for assessing and monitoring the quality of systems and data on public health in Brazil and in projects for improving softwares

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