Research

Publications

Peer-reviewed work from my PhD research at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca — mostly on how software teams deliver (agile at scale, metrics, leadership), plus earlier work on energy systems.

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Publications

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2023

Integrating sustainability metrics into project and portfolio performance assessment in agile software development: a data-driven scoring model

46 cit.

with C. Cristea, M. Cristea, O. Popa, A. Pisla · Sustainability 15(17)

Kanban in Software Development — The Role of Leadership and Metrics

3 cit.

with C. Cristea, C. Mihele, O. Popa, D. Ciceo, A. Pisla · Smart, Sustainable Manufacturing in an Ever-Changing World (Springer)

Hybrid Approach on the Project Development Within Automotive Industry

2 cit.

with O. Popa, A. Pîslă, C. Mihele, R. Felician · Smart, Sustainable Manufacturing in an Ever-Changing World (Springer)

2022

Levelized cost of storage (LCOS) analysis of BESSs in Romania

35 cit.

with M. Cristea, R. A. Tirnovan, C. Cristea · Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 53

The delivery of large-scale software products through the adoption of the SAFe framework

17 cit.

with C. Cristea, M. Cristea, O. Popa, C. Mihele, A. Pisla · International Conference on Development and Application Systems (DAS)

Key performance indicators used to measure the adherence to the iterative software delivery model and policies

5 cit.

with C. Cristea, M. Cristea, O. Popa, C. Mihele, A. Pîslă · IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1256

2021

Agile, waterfall and iterative approach in information technology projects

111 cit.

with O. Popa, A. Pisla, C. Cristea · IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1169

Leadership approach towards Agile, Waterfall and Iterative implementation of the software development products

17 cit.

with O. Popa, C. Mihele, A. Pîslă · IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1169

Productivity assessment of the Romanian construction industry using Malmquist Productivity Index

3 cit.

with C. Cristea, M. Cristea, F. M. Șerban, C. E. Stoenoiu · IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1169

2020

Optimal sizing of electrical energy storage system for a household with a grid-connected PV system using inventory model

4 cit.

with M. Cristea, C. Cristea, R. A. Tirnovan · International Conference and Exposition on Electrical and Power Engineering (EPE)

2019

Comparative analysis of different heating systems based on the surface area of a household

2 cit.

with C. Cristea, M. Cristea, R. Tirnovan · IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 568

2018

A multi-criteria decision making approach for public lighting system selection

7 cit.

with M. Cristea, R. A. Tirnovan, C. Cristea, C. S. Pică · MATEC Web of Conferences 184