Client Testimonials 

"We get a nice mix from Cutter: a continuous stream of provocative articles, and when we want to dig deeper and act on the new ideas, the quality of Cutter's consultants is terrific. The test of any good consultant is that he is prepared to roll up his sleeves, get his hands dirty, and solve problems. The quality of Cutter's consultants is significantly higher than anyone else can deliver in the field of software engineering."

• Michael Harris
  Senior Vice President
  Leveraged Product Development
  Fidelity Information Services
  Philadelphia PA

"Cutter's focus is on the user community - the people who use technology-related products and services to deliver business results. Vendor independence (particularly in terms of funding) means that Cutter's reports don't read like commercials. The advice given by Cutter is practical and pragmatic - it draws on a wealth of experience from a wide pool of 'hands-on' industry practitioners. Their breadth and depth of coverage is reflected in the frequency and format of reports. And they don't waste time trying to predict the future - the underlying focus is on the supporting principles which enable success, not the latest fads."

• Paul Ramsay
  Service Delivery Manager
  Equinox
  Auckland, New Zealand

"Cutter publications have been invaluable to us in improving what we do, in particular software development and business-IT strategy. Cutter reports are well-written, focused, succinct, and they stick to the key points and tools or information you can really use. And the Cutter Summit is a must-do event for us. Cutter seems to be unique in consistently providing information one can immediately put into action or clarify one's thinking on day-to-day problems. The service provides tremendous value for the money."

• Lloyd Fletcher
  Information Systems Manager
  Institute of Physics Publishing
  Bristol, UK

"After attending the Cutter Summit, Fiserv, CBS Worldwide, used the knowledge that was shared to develop and implement software risk management processes throughout the organization. The processes provided for risk assessments that could be utilized consistently within various functions of the organization, providing consistent measures of risk globally. The online capabilities that are provided with the service are also used to provide for research and validation of processes and methodologies as part of developing Project Management Best Practices."

• Jerra Willman, PMP
  Vice President, Global Management Office
  Fiserv, CBS Worldwide
  Lake Mary, FL

"Cutter Consortium's reports and white papers give us an overview of what's going on and the directions things will be taking. This saves us not only a lot of time, it also increases our competence. That's business value!"

• Norbert Nigg
  SAXOS Informatik AGBSwitzerland

"We are a small/medium sized business, but face the same challenges and opportunities as larger businesses. Our primary advantage over our larger competitors is our agility. The Cutter Consortium supports this advantage in two ways: 1) Cutter is focused on the IT issues and opportunities that are important and relevant to Style Crest. Our top and bottom line is their priority. 2) Cutter provides us with 'access to the experts' allowing us to quickly get to the heart of the matter and take action based on informed analysis."

• Doug Mikaelian
  Director IT
  Style Crest, Inc.

"We find that the hardcopies of Cutter's publications provide great value as we're so busy attending meetings during the day and have little time to access webs for research. As most of us are commuters, the hardcopy can be ported to and from work and read during commutes."

• Sharon Harvey
  Manager, Business Solutions
  Economics and Business I&IT Cluster
  Ministry of Labour
  Ontario, Canada

"The Cutter report on Enterprise Decision Management was an excellent overview of this growing market. Curt Hall's analysis was spot-on and well researched; we have been delighted with the educational value our customers have gained from it."

• James Taylor
  Vice President Product Marketing
  Enterprise Decision Management
  Fair Isaac Corporation
  San Jose, CA

"We find that Cutter is of great value for providing consultancy in the many aspects of management of our IT assets and processes. I am particularly impressed with the very practical way that the material is prepared and presented -- I can take information on a field of interest and readily use it as a framework for submissions/recommendations to the CEO or as input to the preparation of standards and guidelines for our technical staff. Of the various subscription services that we have used, I believe Cutter to be the best value for the money in providing general IT management support and guidance."

• Howard Dyer
  Director of Information Technology Services
  Department of Natural Resources
  Queensland, Australia

"Jim: I read your article on emotional intelligence in leaders with immense interest. I have had some exposure to Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Quotient concepts in the recent past. Your article shows the great need for emotional leadership in the real-life situations that all IT Managers face. This helps to emphasize the importance of EQ in the context of IT Management. This article is very helpful and I hope to put the concepts it outlines into practice, and guide my team leaders to do the same."

• Naseem Mariam
  Senior Project Manager
  Future Software Limited
  Chennai, India

"Each month, there are a number of sound, informative [Business-IT Strategies] reports that are worthwhile reading for management of our organization and that are generally well written with both business and IT readers in mind. I access the Online Resource Center regularly and read all the reports as they are added to it. I also selectively recommend the reports to others."

• David Foster
  Director, Information Systems Audit
  Workplace Safety & Insurance Board
  Toronto, Ontario, Canada