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References: Capstone Projects and Integration

  1. Software Design Pattern - Wikipedia - Overview of reusable solution templates for common software engineering problems. Applicable to designing the modular, reusable graph query libraries and pipeline components assembled in capstone projects.

  2. API (Application Programming Interface) - Wikipedia - Covers API design principles, REST conventions, and integration patterns. Relevant to building graph analytics services that integrate with existing organizational systems through standardized interfaces.

  3. Continuous Improvement - Wikipedia - Frameworks (PDCA, Kaizen) for iteratively improving processes and systems. Applicable to establishing ongoing organizational analytics programs that evolve with changing business needs.

  4. The Hidden Power of Social Networks - Rob Cross and Andrew Parker - Harvard Business Review Press (2004) - The concluding chapters describe how to sustain organizational network analysis as an ongoing practice, embedding it into leadership decision-making and organizational design processes.

  5. Network Science - Albert-László Barabási - Cambridge University Press (2016) - Provides the comprehensive theoretical foundation for understanding organizational network dynamics at scale, supporting the advanced analysis techniques integrated in capstone projects.

  6. Digital Twin - Wikipedia - Virtual replicas of physical systems used for simulation and analysis. Emerging concept in organizational analytics where graph-based digital twins model the organization for scenario planning and change simulation.

  7. Benchmarking - Wikipedia - Systematic comparison of processes and metrics against standards or peers. Relevant to establishing organizational health score baselines and tracking improvement over time.

  8. Health Score (business) - Wikipedia - Composite metrics aggregating multiple indicators into a single measure. Conceptual framework adapted for organizational health scores combining network connectivity, engagement, and knowledge distribution.

  9. AI-Generated Content - Wikipedia - Overview of AI-generated content detection challenges. Relevant to the capstone topic of identifying AI-authored content within organizational event streams to maintain data provenance.

  10. Systems Integration - Wikipedia - Methods for linking disparate IT systems into a cohesive whole. Provides context for the end-to-end pipeline integration that connects HR systems, communication platforms, graph databases, and analytics dashboards.