This book constitutes extended selected papers from the 15th Conference on Advanced Information Technologies for Management, AITM 2017, and the 12th Conference on Information Systems Management, ISM 2017, held as part of the Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, FedCSIS, which took place in Prague, Poland, in September 2017. The 13 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 48 submissions. They were organized in topical sections named: information technology and systems for knowledge management; information technology and systems for business transformation; and implementation and evaluation of information systems.

This book constitutes extended selected papers from the 17th Conference on Advanced Information Technologies for Management, AITM 2019, and the 14th Conference on Information Systems Management, ISM 2019, held as part of the Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, FedCSIS, which took place in Leipzig, Germany, in September 2019. The total of 7 full and 6 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 45 submissions. The papers selected to be included in this book contribute to the understanding of relevant trends of current research on and future directions of information technology for management in business and public organizations. They were organized in topical sections named: information technology assessment for future development; methods and models for designing information technology, and aspects of implementing information technology.

This book constitutes extended selected papers from the 16th Conference on Advanced Information Technologies for Management, AITM 2018, and the 13th Conference on Information Systems Management, ISM 2018, held as part of the Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, FedCSIS, which took place in Poznan, Poland, in September 2018. The total of 9 full and 3 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 43 submissions. The papers selected to be included in this book contribute to the understanding of relevant trends of current research on information technology for management in business and public organizations. They were organized in topical sections named: information technology and systems for knowledge management, and information technology and systems for business transformation.

This book constitutes revised selected and extended papers presented at track 4 of the Conference on Computer Science and Intelligence Systems, FedCSIS 2022, which took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, during September 4–7, 2022. The FedCSIS Information Systems and Technologies Track included AIST 2022, ISM 2022, DSH 2022, and KAM 2022. AIST 2022 received 11 submissions, from which 2 full papers and 1 short paper have been accepted; for ISM 2022 2 full and 3 short papers have been accepted from 15 submissions; and for DSH 2022 2 full and 1 short papers have been accepted from 11 submissions. From the 17 submissions to KAM 2022, no paper passed the extended reviews, so the overall acceptance rate was 20% for full and 18% for short papers. The papers were organized in topical sections named: Approaches to improving business; approaches to improving society; and methods for improving business and society.

The present book includes extended and revised versions of a set of selected papers submitted to the Topical Area of Information Technology for Business and Society, ITBS 2023, and two Thematic Tracks: Information System Management, ISM 2023, and Knowledge Acquisition and Management, KAM 2023, held in Poland, Warsaw, during September 17- 20, 2023. ITBS 2023 received 26 submissions, from which 6 full papers and 2 short papers have been accepted; for ISM 2023 3 full papers and 1 short paper have been accepted from 21 submissions; and for KAM 2023 1 full has been accepted from 7 submissions. From the 6 submissions to DSH 2023, no paper passed the extended reviews. The accepted papers are grouped in sections on IT in Improving of Management Systems, Approaches to Improving of Social Problems, and Methods of Solving Business.

This book constitutes revised selected and extended papers presented at track 4 on "Advances in Information Systems and Technologies" of the Conference on Computer Science and Intelligence Systems, FedCSIS 2021, which was held online during September 2–5, 2021. The FedCSIS Track 4 included AIST 2021, DSH 2021, ISM 2021, and KAM 2021. For this track, a total of 30 submissions was received from which a 7 full papers and 1 short papers were accepted for publication in this volume. The papers were organized in topical sections named as follows: Approaches to improving management systems; solutions to social issues; methods for supporting business and society.

This book constitutes revised selected and extended papers presented at track 4 of the Conference on Computer Science and Intelligence Systems, FedCSIS 2020, which took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, during September 6–9, 2020. The FedCSIS Information Systems and Technologies Track included AIST 2020, DSH 2020, ISM 2020, and KAM 2020. For this track, a total of 29 submissions was received from which a total of 5 full and 3 short papers was accepted for publication in this volume. The papers were organized in topical sections named: improving project management methods; numerical methods of solving management problems; and technological infrastructure for business excellence.

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This textbook explains Technology Roadmapping, in both its development and practice, and illustrates the underlying theory of, and empirical evidence for, technologic evolution over time afforded by this strategy. The book contains a rich set of examples and practical exercises from a wide array of domains in applied science and engineering such as transportation, energy, communications, and medicine. Professor de Weck gives a complete review of the principles, methods, and tools of technology management for organizations and technologically-enabled systems, including technology scouting, roadmapping, strategic planning, R&D project execution, intellectual property management, knowledge management, partnering and acquisition, technology transfer, innovation management, and financial technology valuation. Special topics also covered include Moore’s law, S-curves, the singularity and fundamental limits to technology. Ideal for university courses in engineering, management, and business programs, as well as self-study or online learning for professionals in a range of industries, readers of this book will learn how to develop and deploy comprehensive technology roadmaps and R&D portfolios on diverse topics of their choice. Introduces a unique framework, Advanced Technology Roadmap Architecture (ATRA), for developing quantitative technology roadmaps and competitive R&D portfolios through a lucid and rigorous step-by-step approach; Elucidates the ATRA framework through analysis which was validated on an actual $1 billion R&D portfolio at Airbus, leveraging a pedagogy significantly beyond typical university textbooks and problem sets; Reinforces concepts with in-depth case studies, practical exercises, examples, and thought experiments interwoven throughout the text; Maximizes reader competence on how to explicitly link strategy, finance, and technology. The book follows and supports the MIT Professional Education Courses “Management of Technology: Roadmapping & Development,” https://professional.mit.edu/course-catalog/management-technology-roadmapping-development and “Management of Technology: Strategy & Portfolio Analysis” https://professional.mit.edu/course-catalog/management-technology-strategy-portfolio-analysis