Is that a risk, an issue, or a problem?

Carl Pritchard

These three terms constantly blur together in organizations without a common risk lexicon. As such, we sometimes find ourselves using them interchangeably when, in fact, they are not synonyms. These terms represent three completely different types of project concerns (oh, great, a new term -- concern!) and are managed differently.


Is that a risk, an issue, or a problem?

Carl Pritchard

These three terms constantly blur together in organizations without a common risk lexicon. As such, we sometimes find ourselves using them interchangeably when, in fact, they are not synonyms. These terms represent three completely different types of project concerns (oh, great, a new term -- concern!) and are managed differently.


Ignore the Project Context at Your Own Risk

Robert Charette

Projects often get into trouble because their underlying assumptions change. The healthcare company Oxford Health lost $3.4b in stock market value (and almost its entire business) in one day because it assumed its homegrown corporate financial system could support its rapid business growth.


Ignore the Project Context at Your Own Risk

Robert Charette

Projects often get into trouble because their underlying assumptions change. The healthcare company Oxford Health lost $3.4b in stock market value (and almost its entire business) in one day because it assumed its homegrown corporate financial system could support its rapid business growth.


Trends Survey on Enron Debacle

Ken Orr
TRENDS SURVEY ON ENRON DEBACLE VOL. 3, NO. 7 by Ken Orr, Fellow, Cutter Business Technology Council

Assertion #60 from the Cutter Business Technology Council states:


Trends Survey on Enron Debacle

Ken Orr
TRENDS SURVEY ON ENRON DEBACLE VOL. 3, NO. 7 by Ken Orr, Fellow, Cutter Business Technology Council

Assertion #60 from the Cutter Business Technology Council states:


Twenty Customer and Supplier Lessons on IT Sourcing

Mary Lacity
INTRODUCTION

It has been more than 13 years since Kodak signed its landmark IT outsourcing decisions with IBM, Business Land, and DEC.


Twenty Customer and Supplier Lessons on IT Sourcing

Mary Lacity
INTRODUCTION

It has been more than 13 years since Kodak signed its landmark IT outsourcing decisions with IBM, Business Land, and DEC.


Twenty Customer and Supplier Lessons on IT Sourcing

Mary Lacity

From an initial focus on cost reduction, IT outsourcing has become a complementary, routine mode of managing IT. Based on our own estimates, global market revenues will be US $150 billion by 2004, with 30%-35% of most large organizations' IT budgets managed by outsourcing arrangements.


Twenty Customer and Supplier Lessons on IT Sourcing

Mary Lacity

From an initial focus on cost reduction, IT outsourcing has become a complementary, routine mode of managing IT. Based on our own estimates, global market revenues will be US $150 billion by 2004, with 30%-35% of most large organizations' IT budgets managed by outsourcing arrangements.


Ambient Devices

Ed Yourdon

Ambient Devices

Ed Yourdon