In this issue, you'll discover why it's survival of the fittest in the digital game, why software delivery talent is so hard to find, how to meet the challenges of the skills shortage, and more!

In this edition of The Cutter Edge, explore the how the growth of AI technology implemention has also increased our our awareness of its negative, unintended consequences; the six key steps to a design thinking mindset; whether or not CX practices are living up to expectations, and more.

This edition of The Cutter Edge discusses how architecture should no longer aim to provide robust, detailed frameworks for man­dated solutions and componentry but instead should focus on strong general design principles.and provide guardrails for security, scalability, availability, etc. It also reveals the factors hindering CX management inititatives, according to a recent Cutter survey.

In this edition of The Cutter Edge, you'll explore a multi-pronged approach to creating a strategic incident response plan focusing on continuous process improvement, learn what a team has to do to span the gap between its work and the customer market, and more!

This edition of The Cutter Edge explores what it takes to push beyond the status quo and achieve high-performance results, how to address the skills crisis, how to facilitate strategy execution with BA, and more!

In this week's The Cutter Edge: Find out how business architects play a vital role as guides in an organization’s transformation story, explore the common elements/steps organizations should consider to deliver value to core businesses or to new markets, and identify the current and future state of disruption among industries.

In this week's The Cutter Edge: three questions those in regulated industries should consider to help kick-start their digital transformation efforts; how a company established a fully transparent information system to enable company-wide decision-making; and what it takes to become a cognitive or highly adaptive enterprise.

In this issue of The Cutter Edge we explore the idea of allowing and encouraging dissent in organizations, four best practices that can help address innovation challenges, and innovation models across industries.

In this week's edition of The Cutter Edge, we'll explore how to leverage visuals to make your BA initiatives more effective, and examine the five technologies that could help automate your software development efforts.

This issue of The Cutter Edge explores a comprehensive vision for digital marketing, new applications of out-of-the-box agile, upcoming webinars, calls for papers, and architecting digital transformation.

This issue of The Cutter Edge explores strategies for sustainable agility, and the technical, process, and people challenges that must be overcome to achieve analytics project success.

In this Cutter Edge: Will architecture be ready when our toys come alive? Four success stories about design thinking for digital transformation. Call for Papers: Is software eating the world? Why using a business architecture and value delivery–based approach to digital strategy is critical. 

In this edition of The Cutter Edge, you'll discover some core agile concepts that are being applied in non-software settings, 4 models for breakthrough innovation, and how to achieve sustainable digital transformation.

Architects need to be incremental in their build-outs, so they may win the battle in the finite game of a single capability. But looking to the future is critical for an enterprise's success. What kind of management and architecture practices are needed to go the distance and play the infinite game? Find out in The Cutter Edge.

It's Agile's turn to leverage the benefits of AI. But how? AI can significantly enhance team performance with data collection and analysis, and provide Agile coaches with the insight they need to steer team efforts in the right direction. 

Although the values and focus of for-profit and nonprofit organizations may differ, Cutter Senior Consultant Whynde Kuehn suggests that employing a business architecture from the very beginning can help any type of organization avoid challenges as it begins to scale, transform, and improve.

It's a good bet the future will include our coexistence with drones in the sky similar to that of motor vehicles on land, says Cutter Senior Consultant Helen Pukszta.

Cutter Fellow Vince Kellen discusses the six new rules of analytics and the technologies that enable them. He encourages organizations to embrace these rules and shift their cultures to ensure that data and information are shared assets.

Tom Teixeira,  George Simpson, and Immanuel Kemp discuss how to use key risk indicators and provide a series of steps executives should take to improve risk monitoring ... and more.

Discover the 7 technologies you should pay attention to in 2019 ... and more.

Cloud has enabled a shadow IT to emerge. That sounds scary (mostly to IT people) right? But we have also learned that shadow IT is not totally a bad thing, as long as there is communication, coordination, architecture, and governance.

Why does it take so long (years, even decades!) to get a new product out of the manufacturing plant? Learn how to drastically reduce that time to delivery by applying Agile principles to physical product development.

When using agile methods, the product owner is the voice of the customer, deciding on the delivered content of a release and prioritizing the features. Let's take a look at who the fills the role of product owner as well as their roles and responsibilities.

Compared to software, industrial delivery takes longer, is more complex, and requires a broader set of skills. Explore how the principles of Scrum can help manufacturers realize more efficiencies in the production process.

A hybrid cloud — a public and private cloud duo — combines two different implementations of a similar capability. As such, a hybrid architecture makes it possible to introduce elements of the future while respecting investments of the past.