Vuk Vukovic

• PhD
• Associate Professor at University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Economics in Subotica

Comprehension of what testing used to be has changed over the years. From being considered equivalent to debugging, testing became a separate process with four main phases: planning, design, execution and evaluation. Testing is a resource-consuming activity. Approximately 50% of total projects costs are related to testing, especially with the incre...

Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are known to be crucial for optimal business flow. Organizations implement and adopt, i.e. establish, cloud ERP systems to keep costs to a minimum, while pushing the productivity and competence levels towards the maximum. However, regardless of the multitude of different methodologies and approaches,...

The primary goal of the research is to identify the role of entrepreneurship based on high technology and digitalization in sustainable development. Sustainable development is a multidimensional phenomenon that includes economic, social, and environmental components, and it is viewed in the paper as a result of basic entrepreneurial activities and...

Digital transformation should not be seen as a time-bound project, but rather as a process that needs to be continuously improved and managed over time. In the absence of leadership, digital transformation will occur spontaneously in an organisation, but it is necessary to monitor and manage the process itself to achieve the goal and establish a di...

For the digitization and integration of internal business processes and data, organizations have been relying on the use of ERP systems for decades. They have evolved from their predecessors MRP, MRP II, on-premise ERP 1.0 from the 1990s to ERP 1.0+ from the 2000s and now into ERP 2.0 systems based on cloud computing technology. Today, cloud ERP sy...

An important factor when considering the phenomenon of entrepreneurship is the degree of technological development of the country or the level of economic development at which entrepreneurship exists. The rate of technological development over time is increasing. Accordingly, entrepreneurs are very aware of the potential opportunities that this gro...

Background: Although Blockchain Technology (BT) is one of the innovations that has considerable potential to improve business processes and enable new services for potential users, its implementation in supply chain management (SCM) of the automotive industry is only at its beginnings. From the growing number of publications focused on this issue,...

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have been the backbone of companies' e-business since the 1990s. They were originally designed for large companies which are doing business globally, but over time they have become indispensable software solutions for SMEs. Today, there are numerous ERP vendors in the ERP system market. Among the most well...

In the business environment, a high level of competitiveness is largely determined by technological development, hence the need for continuous adaptation of organizational strategies, often by digitally transforming the business models. Business agility, as the ability to identify and adapt to digital technologies in a timely manner, represents a s...

Testing is important in producing high quality software and can be done manually and/or automatically. Automation has potential to reduce testing effort (e.g. in developing test cases, generating test data) and speed up testing cycles. This paper aims to present state-of-the-art achievements in automated testing through its diverse application in p...

Testing is important in producing high quality software and can be done manually and/or automatically. Automation has the potential to reduce testing effort (e.g. in developing test cases, generating test data) and speed up testing cycles. This paper aims to present the state-of-the-art achievements in automated testing through its diverse applicat...

More and more companies are trying to optimize their corporate goals through digitalization. These include large corporations, medium-sized companies, but also small businesses. Starting with a central information system, companies are networking to obtain as much information as possible and to keep processes lean in order to increase sales and pro...

A high-quality test design is a conditio sine qua non of successful software testing process, and its effectiveness depends, among other things, on the choice and proper use of appropriate methods and relevant software testing techniques. The main goal of this study was to provide insight into the use of current methods and relevant software testin...

This paper is prompted by and based on earlier research into developers' overconfidence as one of the main causes of spreadsheet errors. Similar to related research, the aim of the paper was to ascertain the existence of overconfidence, and then examine the possibility of its reduction by means of experimental treatment designed for the needs of th...

The number of IT-savvy members of the net generation is on the rise among information workers. Their attitude towards enterprise IT significantly differs from what is traditionally assumed and taught at business informatics courses, due to a rapid, pervasive trend of consumerization of IT (CoIT) and demand for mobility. Net generation information w...

This paper presents the results of a research which involved analysis of spreadsheets collected from 40 Serbian SMEs. Based on related research, the collected spreadsheets were analysed for presence of errors and assessed in terms of quality criteria, defined in line with the literature review. The final results are consistent with related research...

Over the last several years, university-industry collaboration (UIC) has become a topic of widespread interest, owing to the substantial innovation and economic growth it had produced. This is evidenced by a significant increase in the number of studies exploring this topic from different perspectives, presenting meaningful results and experiences...

Proper management of development processes in software engineering can be achieved by means of continuous planning, measurement, monitoring and assessment of process performance indicators. The software testing process is also characterized by numerous, well-known performance indicators, based on which it is possible to plan and measure its perform...

This study analyzes relevant contemporary software testing process models. In addition to contemporary theoretical models, the study also analyzes business software testing process models in a considerable number of software organizations. The dual (i.e.Theoretical and empirical) analysis of the testing process aims to provide a basis for a testing...

Due to their unique simplicity and flexibility, spreadsheets are nowadays used for various purposes, from financial calculations, planning, and data aggregation, to decision making at different levels of management. Despite being created with the intention to be of temporary character, research shows that spreadsheets tend to supply support even in...

The past decade is characterized by serious distinction between agile and traditional software development processes. Agile processes and their development concepts are increasingly represented in practice. They are also increasingly used in the development of highly complex projects, although they were initially intended for developing less comple...

Faced with similar challenges as professional software engineers, end-user developers respond to them in a substantially different manner: their actions are characterized by a lack of the application of a systematical, disciplined, measurable approach to development, management and maintenance of end-user developed software. The reason for this lie...

At the beginning of a software project it is necessary to have a defined testing strategy, so that the outcome of the project, the business software product, can be appropriately tested. Consequently, the business software product will get a new value, as it will certainly satisfy customer requirements and successfully support the implementation of...

In addition to functionality, the quality of software products is also characterized by other software quality attributes, such as performance, availability, portability, reliability, usability, etc. These must inevitably be ascribed appropriate significance in the software product testing process. In the case of business software products, certain...

The article analyses the theoretical aspects relevant to designing business software testing models, describing the evolution of software, and argumenting the case in favour of the need for continuous improvement of software testing. The results of prominent studies in the domain of software testing, featuring as the starting point for business sof...

In the contemporary business conditions, organisations definitely recognise that information and knowledge management is an inevitable process that can provide increase in productivity and business risk mitigation. In this context, the past decade has seen the emergence of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) as an integrating concept, referred to i...

In any economy, especially digital, knowledge features as a crucial and virtually indispensable resource of any organisation. To achieve continuous development and competitive advantage, it is necessary for organisations to master the information and knowledge resources, and build appropriate concepts for managing these resources. Similar to many o...

The works points to open source approach in software development, which has recorded important results since its beginning. Thanks to it, we are able to use the software representing the fruit of this approach. The work also points to the characteristics of open source approach through the prism of advantages and disadvantages.