"So little information controls so much behavior," or so wrote theoretical biologist C.H. Waddington. In this article, we begin a multipart look at the issues involved in project management husbandry, drawing on data from Cutter Consortium's surveys.

"Out of intense complexities immense simplicities emerge," or so wrote Winston Churchill. In this article, we continue our look at the issues involving project management husbandry, drawing on data from Cutter Consortium's surveys.

"Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes." Oscar Wilde's adage will be our guide as we continue our look at the issues involving project management husbandry, drawing on data from Cutter Consortium's surveys.

"An army marches on its belly." In this article, Napoleon's motivational maxim will guide us as we continue our look at the issues involving project management husbandry, drawing on data from Cutter Consortium surveys.

This Executive Report begins with an examination of the IT context in which we find ourselves: a general decline in capital IT spending; a post-dot-com crash era whose technical and financial aftermath refuses to die; and no consensus as to what the next "killer app" will be or when it will be deployed.

This Executive Report begins with an examination of the IT context in which we find ourselves: a general decline in capital IT spending; a post-dot-com crash era whose technical and financial aftermath refuses to die; and no consensus as to what the next "killer app" will be or when it will be deployed.

The accompanying Executive Report identifies and describes technology trends that, when taken together, define the macro trend: pervasive computing -- a trend that will enable all sorts of activities that today are discrete, disconnected transactions. Pervasive computing will make transactions continuous and seamless.

The accompanying Executive Report identifies and describes technology trends that, when taken together, define the macro trend: pervasive computing -- a trend that will enable all sorts of activities that today are discrete, disconnected transactions. Pervasive computing will make transactions continuous and seamless.

Quite a few supply chain management (SCM) package implementation failures have grabbed the headlines over the past few years, from companies including Whirlpool, Nike, and Hershey. A major cause of these failures has been the difficulty in changing processes within the firm and across the supply chain.

Over the past few years, we have witnessed a widespread resurgence of interest in process-driven information technology and business management. This trend is being fueled by several factors:

Over the past few years, we have witnessed a widespread resurgence of interest in process-driven information technology and business management. This trend is being fueled by several factors: