Business continuity management (BCM) is a term used to describe the ability of an organization to provide uninterrupted business operations in the case of "extra-ordinary" operational risk events. Traditionally, BCM has concerned disaster-related events such as fires, floods, hurricanes, and so on, but with the advent of IT systems, such things as security breaches, system faults, or almost any event that could interrupt an organization's operations are also included in the BCM sphere.

I recently read an article in the Economist that talked about increased complexity in our lives. From new devices like mobile phones to previously simple devices like alarm clocks, we are constantly being exposed to more and more complexity. This is also the case with technology products and application development, and comes with a high cost in frustration and lost productivity.

I recently read an article in the Economist that talked about increased complexity in our lives. From new devices like mobile phones to previously simple devices like alarm clocks, we are constantly being exposed to more and more complexity. This is also the case with technology products and application development, and comes with a high cost in frustration and lost productivity.

About five years ago, Extreme Programming (XP) emerged as a software development methodology and became an alternative to the existing heavyweight and plan-driven approaches. While many have embraced XP, others view XP as heresy for defying established software engineering doctrine.

About five years ago, Extreme Programming (XP) emerged as a software development methodology and became an alternative to the existing heavyweight and plan-driven approaches. While many have embraced XP, others view XP as heresy for defying established software engineering doctrine.

I recently read an article in the Economist that talked about increased complexity in our lives. From new devices like mobile phones to previously simple devices like alarm clocks, we are constantly being exposed to more and more complexity. This is also the case with technology products and application development, and comes with a high cost in frustration and lost productivity.

I recently read an article in the Economist that talked about increased complexity in our lives. From new devices like mobile phones to previously simple devices like alarm clocks, we are constantly being exposed to more and more complexity. This is also the case with technology products and application development, and comes with a high cost in frustration and lost productivity.

Agile software development and project management (ASDPM) is geared to managing uncertainty -- uncertainty related to "ends" (customer objectives and requirements) and uncertainty related to "means" (technology and people).

IT security issues are now becoming a priority enterprise operational risk (i.e., risks created by a corporation's dependence on its systems, processes, and staff) to be managed. Corporate and government spending on IT security has jumped from 2% to 3% of the IT department's budget five years ago to 8% or more this year [1].