An IT manager friend of mine tells me that one of the most interesting questions he asks when interviewing programmers and software engineers is: "Tell me three or four of the most recent computer books you've read, and what you thought of them." And if he's feeling ornery, he follows that with another question: "Tell me a few recent non-computer books you've read, and what you thought of them."

An IT manager friend of mine tells me that one of the most interesting questions he asks when interviewing programmers and software engineers is: "Tell me three or four of the mo

An IT manager friend of mine tells me that one of the most interesting questions he asks when interviewing programmers and software engineers is: "Tell me three or four of the mo

This month's report on software project estimation starts with an overview of the project estimation process, then discusses special circumstances such as maintenance projects, small projects, and new domain projects.

The FBI worries about it. So do the presidents of almost every software, networking, and hardware vendor of note - as well as the President of the United States, and more than a few other political leaders.

Sometimes when I look at an IT article in the trade press that discusses how major companies are investing in technology, I feel like I am doing the reading comprehension section of the SAT.

Each month in ITMS, I intend to highlight a particular dashboard structure that I've come across. This month I'd like to draw your attention to a balanced scorecard-based overall measurement architecture.

Thank you for the opportunity to testify before the Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem.

"Alignment" is the same dream -- or should be -- of CFOs, CEOs, CIOs, and CTOs. As the cost of computing rises and the volatility of the marketplace grows, everyone is living the pipe dream of cost-effective IT perfectly consistent with strategic, tactical, and operational business objectives.

"Alignment" is the same dream - or should be - of CFOs, CEOs, CIOs, and CTOs. As the cost of computing rises and the volatility of the marketplace grows, everyone is living the pipe dream of cost-effective information technology (IT) perfectly consistent with strategic, tactical, and operational business objectives.

A cynic might say that the term "component" means whatever any specific marketing person wants it to mean.

In the last issue of CDS, I provided a basic introduction to components. In this issue I want to take a slightly different perspective and consider distributed component systems.

During the past month, the members of the OMG have been voting on the proposed Business Object Component Architecture (BOCA).

The FBI worries about it. So do the presidents of almost every software, networking, and hardware vendor of note - as well as the President of the United States, and more than a few other political leaders.

In the April 1998 issue of DMS on "SAP R/3 and the Data Warehouse: Key Issues and Products," I noted that SAP AG was developing its own data warehouse component for use with its popular R/3 system.

When I worked at IBM Austin, my desk was a mess. Not any more. Now when I leave my desk at the ObjectWatch, Inc. headquarters, I don't leave so much as a pencil.

"We are seeing that market leaders in all industries are increasingly using outsourcing as a way to build and sustain competitive advantage." -- Dennis Torkko, Arthur Andersen Contract Services

"We are seeing that market leaders in all industries are increasingly using outsourcing as a way to build and sustain competitive advantage." -- Dennis Torkko, Arthur Andersen Contract Services