For a few weeks in January, the British computer company ICL investigated the possibility of hiring prisoners for their Y2000 projects. This generated a number of jokes on the Internet, but my reaction was probably a little different than most: I thought to myself, "Well, at least they'll have decent offices to work in."

For a few weeks in January, the British computer company ICL investigated the possibility of hiring prisoners for their Y2000 projects.

For a few weeks in January, the British computer company ICL investigated the possibility of hiring prisoners for their Y2000 projects.

A contract is a kind of specification. Instead of describing a new system, it describes a business agreement.

A contract is a kind of specification. Instead of describing a new system, it describes a business agreement.

Software development and maintenance have been troublesome technologies for more than 50 years.

Software development and maintenance have been troublesome technologies for more than 50 years.

There's an old saying: "Don't borrow trouble," meaning don't worry about problems until they become real. Unfortunately, that's a recipe for disaster in today's litigious software development climate.

There's an old saying: "Don't borrow trouble," meaning don't worry about problems until they become real. Unfortunately, that's a recipe for disaster in today's litigious software development climate.

Copyright 1998 by Gregory S. Barsh. All rights reserved.

Copyright 1998 by Gregory S. Barsh. All rights reserved.

Disclaimer: This article should not be construed as providing any legal advice or legal opinion, and it does not purport to give a summary of the law nor a comprehensive analysis of the legal issues rai

Disclaimer: This article should not be construed as providing any legal advice or legal opinion, and it does not purport to give a summary of the law nor a comprehensive analysis of the legal issues rai

If the Truth Be Told ...

Some organizations have good experiences with outsourcing, and some have disastrous ones. While there are all sorts of reasons why outsourcing deals go south, there are a few steps you can take early on to improve the likelihood of a successful outsouricng experience.

One of the amazing aspects of the enterprise software craze is the expectation that this stuff can actually be installed easily and used productively.

A good question surrounds the role of technology in knowledge management (KM). It has often proven to be the case that technology does not provide a sustainable competitive advantage, it just raises the bar for all competitors and provides a new minimum expectation in the marketplace.

One year ago, I began covering the data warehousing industry. Since then, it has undergone considerable change. New companies, products, and technologies have appeared, and new problems like the year 2000 have come to haunt us.

The search for productivity and process improvement has reached new levels in the information systems world.

This paper describes three recent examples of the effective use of system dynamics modeling.