The "Anti-Productivity" Argument
The "Anti-Productivity" Argument
The "Anti-Productivity" Argument
Business Model Standards
The Wal-Mart Way
You Can Justify Some of the ROI Some of the Time
Learn from Your Local Successes Before Going Offshore
What can an organization expect by taking development offshore? The simple answer is not only cost savings, but possibly riskier projects. A rather straightforward project executed offshore is simply more complicated than the same project executed locally.
Learn from Your Local Successes Before Going Offshore
What can an organization expect by taking development offshore? The simple answer is not only cost savings, but possibly riskier projects. A rather straightforward project executed offshore is simply more complicated than the same project executed locally.
Ascential Buys iNuCom
Can We Run IT As a Business?
An Agile Plan
Creating a Framework for Managing Risk
[Excerpted from an article in the Cutter IT Journal (formerly American Programmer).]
The ability to manage risk directly relates to the ability to minimize uncertainty while maximizing stability and predictability. The two are inseparably linked.
Getting the Right Model
I am constantly surprised by the value of the right model. The "right" model can not only convey enormous information quickly, it can provide a framework for future thinking and discovery. I have been reflecting on perhaps the most important model of the 20th century -- the discovery of the structure of DNA by Francis Crick and James Watson in 1953.
Getting the Right Model
I am constantly surprised by the value of the right model. The "right" model can not only convey enormous information quickly, it can provide a framework for future thinking and discovery. I have been reflecting on perhaps the most important model of the 20th century -- the discovery of the structure of DNA by Francis Crick and James Watson in 1953.
IBM Begins to Gather Itself for BPM
As an analyst, I'm frequently frustrated with large IT companies that seem to have lots of interesting initiatives underway, but somehow never manage to coordinate them. At various times, as I've considered different markets, from artificial intelligence to components, I've railed at IBM, HP, SAP, Microsoft, DEC, and SUN.
Using Structured Knowledge Transfer to Sustain Successful Major Change
If your software organization has succeeded in a major change, then one key to sustaining this change often involves implementing an ongoing structured knowledge transfer (KT) and mentoring program. This program ensures that your staff continues to be skilled at doing their job effectively and efficiently, regardless of personnel turnover and changes in technology.
Using Structured Knowledge Transfer to Sustain Successful Major Change
If your software organization has succeeded in a major change, then one key to sustaining this change often involves implementing an ongoing structured knowledge transfer (KT) and mentoring program. This program ensures that your staff continues to be skilled at doing their job effectively and efficiently, regardless of personnel turnover and changes in technology.
