Welcome to the first edition of Cutter Benchmark Review, the journal that brings you the most current IT benchmarking data and analysis, helping you track the technology trends that matter.

IT metrics data -- what's happening in the industry and in your company -- takes the stage for this month's ITMS.

Fast-changing times demand adaptability. With ever-tighter deadlines and the constant newness of technical challenges, it's often difficult to size projects. Even as times change, this fundamental problem remains. Many want to know whether sizing metrics that we learned in the past, such as function points, are adaptable to new and different environments.