Executive Summary

Making Components Work

Posted August 31, 2001 | Technology |

Making components work means making them do what has been promised over the past several years. The idea was that by reusing components, development would be much faster, and timeliness and efficiency goals would be met. These are still pressing goals for IT organizations. But components haven't worked, and reuse claims are treated with cynicism.

About The Author
Oliver Sims
Oliver Sims was a Senior Consultant with Cutter Consortium's Business & Enterprise Architecture practice. Mr. Sims had more than 35 years' experience in many areas of IT, primarily in enterprise architecture. Mr. Sims has held leading positions in enterprise middleware and for EA consulting companies over the past 15 years. He served as the CTO of Agile Enterprise Ltd., a UK-based startup. Previously, he held a senior technical position with… Read More
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