Evaluation and Control of the Value Provision of Complex IoT Service Systems
Sprache des Titels:
Englisch
Original Kurzfassung:
The Internet of Things (IoT) represents an opportunity for companies to create additional consumer value through merging connected products with software-based services. The quality of the IoT service can determine whether an IoT service is consumed in the long-term and whether it delivers the expected value for a consumer. Since IoT services are usually provided by distributed systems and their operations are becoming increasingly complex and dynamic, continuous monitoring and control of the value provision is necessary. The individual components of IoT service systems are usually developed and operated by specialized teams in a division of labor. With the increasing specialization of the teams, practitioners struggle to derive quality require-ments based on consumer needs. Consequently, the teams often observe the behavior of ?their? components isolated without relation to value provision to a consumer. Inadequate monitoring and control of the value provision across the different components of an IoT system can result in quality deficiencies and a loss of value for the consumer.
The goal of this dissertation is to support organizations with concepts and methods in the development and operations of IoT service systems to ensure the quality of the value provision to a consumer. By applying empirical methods, we first analyzed the challenges andapplied practices in the industry as well as the state of the art. Based on the results, we refined existing concepts and approaches. To evaluate their quality in use, we conducted action research projects in collaboration with industry partners.
Based on an interview study with industry experts, we have analyzed the current challenges, requirements, and applied solutions for the operations and monitoring of distributed systems in more detail. The findings of this study form the basis for further contributions of this thesis.