Real-Time War Exposes Real Time's Limitations

Curt Hall

So much gibberish is being generated about the "real-time enterprise" that the IT manager practically needs wings to stay above it. The truth of the matter is that "real-time" information has its limitations, which the war in Iraq illustrates perfectly.

Real-Time War Exposes Real Time's Limitations

Curt Hall

So much gibberish is being generated about the "real-time enterprise" that the IT manager practically needs wings to stay above it. The truth of the matter is that "real-time" information has its limitations, which the war in Iraq illustrates perfectly.

Implementing Global Sourcing

Ian Hayes
  For more on global outsourcing, see the November 2002 issue of Cutter IT Journal, available from Cutter Consortium at +1 781 641 9876, fax +1 781 648 1950, or e-mail s

Scaling Agile Processes -- Part I

Ken Schwaber
  Scaling Agile Processes series: Part I Part II

Introduction to Operational Risk Management

Carole Edrich

Over the years, operational risk management activities have evolved from simple information gathering to a functional discipline with dedicated staff using established formal policies and procedures.

Looking for "The Answer"

Tim Lister

Bridge the Gap Between Business and IT

Mike Rosen

Microsoft Business Solutions

Paul Harmon

Software Development and the Issue of Quality

Michael Guttman, Thomas Marzolf
For corporate IT departments, pressure to cut costs and improve performance has never been greater. In most IT shops, development and support of internally developed systems account for at least half of all costs, while new projects have long wait and delivery times. The most immediate pressure is to reduce these delivery times and, if possible, the associated costs.

A Fresh Look at Software Quality: Part I -- What Does "Quality" Really Mean?

E.M. Bennatan
At a European software engineering conference several years ago, I marked a curious presentation in my brochure so that I wouldn't miss it. It was called "Sex and Software Quality." The two-hour talk was given in a side room that was packed to capacity. About an hour into a superb talk on quality, the speaker was asked how the presentation linked with the advertised topic. "Oh, the topic was just to get you all to come here," the speaker responded.

A Fresh Look at Software Quality: Part II -- Quality Is Improving ... Or Is It?

E.M. Bennatan
Is software quality getting better or worse? That's actually a trick question, because it really depends on who you are and how you define quality. In the previous article, we settled on Tom Peters' definition of quality as being a measure of customer satisfaction [6]. However, this was probably not the only definition in mind when, in a recent Cutter Consortium survey on software quality, more than half of the respondents stated that their companies' software quality has improved. Unfortunately, many customers would probably not agree at all (see [1], [2]).

Software Quality Certification

Khaled Emam
When you hear the phrase "software certification," you probably think of ISO 9001 or the Capability Maturity Model. I am not going to discuss these or any other approach for evaluating software processes. Software quality certification focuses on the software product itself -- the software that is shipped to the customer. It can be a full system or a component that is integrated into a larger system. A certificate is an attestation by an independent entity that the software meets some quality criteria when used in a certain way.

The Serious But Unfinished Business of Software Quality

Robert Austin
People like to complain about software quality, and with good reason. Who has not experienced the stages of grief (concern, fear, horror, anger, resignation) that follow a "fatal exception" notification indicating that you've lost work? Yes, software quality should be better. But software users' self-righteous complaining doesn't help the situation. In the article "Why Software Is So Bad" published in the July/August 2002 issue of Technology Review, Charles C.

Splitting Planning and Delivery Can Be Hazardous!

Pamela Hollington

Time to Get Real: Moving Toward the Real-Time Enterprise

Stowe Boyd
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Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.

Time to Get Real: Moving Toward the Real-Time Enterprise

Stowe Boyd

Managing Innovation: What We Think in 2003

Steve Andriole

Despite the bursting of the technology bubble in 2000, the pace of technological innovation remains fast. However, many companies today are tempering their interest in new computing and communications technologies because of fear instilled by that implosion. Technology spending has been nothing short of anemic since 2000.

Quality: The Key to Software Profitablity

Kent Beck
THE NEW QUALITY

The issue of software quality is a bit like the weather -- everyone complains, but no one has been able to do anything about it. With that in mind, consider the following four scenarios.

All From One . . . or One For All

Bradley Fordham
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Information Integration in the Real World

Ken Orr

Information Integration in the Real World

Ken Orr

Adoption of Web Services Standards

Tom Welsh

Open Source: Weaving a Corporate Tapestry

Jason Matthews

Would you believe me if I told you it's possible to obtain software, costing a fraction of what you currently pay, that's fully capable of running your enterprise?

Corporate Use of XML Databases

Curt Hall

Boosting Company Performance Through Business Measures

Jeffrey Mcmillan

Aches & Pains Implementing Bus Agility

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