In Their Own Words: Agile IT Leadership and Teamwork at DTE Energy

Christopher Avery, Kelly Baker, Jeffrey Baker, Steven Baker

We're making each day more enjoyable, and by that I mean having fun is not a means to an end -- we enjoy each day as we deliver and make a difference.

-- Joseph C. Thomas, Senior Project Manager, ITS Software Engineering, Methods, and Staffing


Cutter IT Journal: The Elusive Quest for Collaboration and Teamwork

Christopher Avery
Collaboration MIA Somewhere between the espoused value of teamwork, the team-based structures, and the work itself, the collaborative context — and supporting mindsets and skills — seems to be lost.Teamwork Lives!

Necessary but Not Sufficient: The Role of Expertise in Technical Team Success

Robert Marshall, Michael Begeman, Robert Begeman
Opening Statement by Christopher M. AveryNecessary but Not Sufficient: The Role of Expertise in Technical Team Success by Robert J. Marshall and Michael BegemanCorralling the Cowboy Coder by Kay Pentecost

Corralling the Cowboy Coder

Kay Pentecost
Opening Statement by Christopher M. AveryNecessary but Not Sufficient: The Role of Expertise in Technical Team Success by Robert J. Marshall and Michael BegemanCorralling the Cowboy Coder by Kay Pentecost

Patterns for Collaboration

Mary Manns, Linda Rising
Opening Statement by Christopher M. AveryNecessary but Not Sufficient: The Role of Expertise in Technical Team Success by Robert J. Marshall and Michael BegemanCorralling the Cowboy Coder by Kay Pentecost

Teamwork in Agile and Plan-Based Companies

Martina Ceschi, Alberto Sillitti, Giancarlo Succi
Opening Statement by Christopher M. AveryNecessary but Not Sufficient: The Role of Expertise in Technical Team Success by Robert J. Marshall and Michael BegemanCorralling the Cowboy Coder by Kay Pentecost

In Their Own Words: Agile IT Leadership and Teamwork at DTE Energy

Christopher Avery, Kelly Baker, Jeffrey Baker, Steven Baker
Opening Statement by Christopher AveryNecessary but Not Sufficient: The Role of Expertise in Technical Team Success by Robert J. Marshall and Michael BegemanCorralling the Cowboy Coder by Kay Pentecost

Global Sourcing: A Hybrid Model Is Emerging

Wendell Jones
  For more information on Cutter Consortium's Sourcing and Vendor Relationships advisory service, please contact Dennis Crowley at +1 781 641 5125 or e-mail dcrowley@cutter.com.

Predictable Surprises

Robert Charette

Recent enterprise risk management (ERM) snafus illustrate the importance of organizational preparedness in the face of surprise. Consider the following examples.