A Reference Standard Process Model for Agriculture to Facilitate Efficient Implementation and Adoption of Precision Agriculture
Agriculture is a sector that today demands even greater efficiency; thus, it relies extensively on the use of precision agriculture technologies: IoT systems, mobile applications, and other digitalization technologies. Experience from a large-scale EU-funded project with a consortium made up of seve...
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| author | Rok Rupnik Damjan Vavpotič Jurij Jaklič Aleš Kuhar Miroslav Plavšić Boštjan Žvanut |
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| description | Agriculture is a sector that today demands even greater efficiency; thus, it relies extensively on the use of precision agriculture technologies: IoT systems, mobile applications, and other digitalization technologies. Experience from a large-scale EU-funded project with a consortium made up of several software companies shows that software companies have a different and unequal knowledge/understanding of agricultural processes and the use of precision agriculture in agricultural processes. This finding coupled with what is known about the standard process model for IT governance (COBIT) triggered the idea of a reference standard process model for agriculture (RSPMA), which we present in this paper. We applied the Delphi technique to assess the RSPMA and evaluate its potential implementation in the area of agriculture. A panel of 20 members from Slovenia, Romania, Croatia, and Serbia was established for the study. The majority of RSPMA elements were identified as appropriate for the use in agriculture by the panel. The study results show that RSPMA is suitable for use in this field. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9d3840b45a37415ebccea863e532b2912023-11-23T03:19:47ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722021-12-011112125710.3390/agriculture11121257A Reference Standard Process Model for Agriculture to Facilitate Efficient Implementation and Adoption of Precision AgricultureRok Rupnik0Damjan Vavpotič1Jurij Jaklič2Aleš Kuhar3Miroslav Plavšić4Boštjan Žvanut5Faculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana, Večna Pot 113, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaFaculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana, Večna Pot 113, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaSchool of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana, Kardeljeva Ploščad 17, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaBiotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaFaculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Primorska, Polje 42, 6310 Izola, SloveniaAgriculture is a sector that today demands even greater efficiency; thus, it relies extensively on the use of precision agriculture technologies: IoT systems, mobile applications, and other digitalization technologies. Experience from a large-scale EU-funded project with a consortium made up of several software companies shows that software companies have a different and unequal knowledge/understanding of agricultural processes and the use of precision agriculture in agricultural processes. This finding coupled with what is known about the standard process model for IT governance (COBIT) triggered the idea of a reference standard process model for agriculture (RSPMA), which we present in this paper. We applied the Delphi technique to assess the RSPMA and evaluate its potential implementation in the area of agriculture. A panel of 20 members from Slovenia, Romania, Croatia, and Serbia was established for the study. The majority of RSPMA elements were identified as appropriate for the use in agriculture by the panel. The study results show that RSPMA is suitable for use in this field.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/12/1257precision agriculturesoftware developmentIoT systemsstandard process modelbusiness process managementInternet of things |
| spellingShingle | Rok Rupnik Damjan Vavpotič Jurij Jaklič Aleš Kuhar Miroslav Plavšić Boštjan Žvanut A Reference Standard Process Model for Agriculture to Facilitate Efficient Implementation and Adoption of Precision Agriculture Agriculture precision agriculture software development IoT systems standard process model business process management Internet of things |
| title | A Reference Standard Process Model for Agriculture to Facilitate Efficient Implementation and Adoption of Precision Agriculture |
| title_full | A Reference Standard Process Model for Agriculture to Facilitate Efficient Implementation and Adoption of Precision Agriculture |
| title_fullStr | A Reference Standard Process Model for Agriculture to Facilitate Efficient Implementation and Adoption of Precision Agriculture |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Reference Standard Process Model for Agriculture to Facilitate Efficient Implementation and Adoption of Precision Agriculture |
| title_short | A Reference Standard Process Model for Agriculture to Facilitate Efficient Implementation and Adoption of Precision Agriculture |
| title_sort | reference standard process model for agriculture to facilitate efficient implementation and adoption of precision agriculture |
| topic | precision agriculture software development IoT systems standard process model business process management Internet of things |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/12/1257 |
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