Together and alone, the articles in this issue of Cutter Business Technology Journal contribute to addressing the fundamental business question arising from the Covid-19 crisis: will leaders shape the future or allow it to define them?

A majority of analytics projects continue to fail to deliver the expected ROI. Reports on success rates of advanced analytics capabilities (including cognitive, machine learning [ML], and more) suggest even lower success rates. This issue of CBTJ examines a variety of approaches that can help analytics projects deliver on their promises and potential.

As a fast-evolving area, AI presents innumerable opportunities and applications that we haven’t even imagined yet. In this issue of Cutter Business Technology Journal, we discuss the current factors and consider­ations surrounding AI today and take a look at where trends might be heading in the future.

Although still a nebulous concept to many IT professionals and business executives, it’s time to examine quantum computing's near- and long-term potential. This issue of Cutter Business Technology Journal (CBTJ) includes five articles that, together, provide an overview of quantum computing essentials.

In this issue, we closely examine the benefits and challenges associated with LC/NC and CD. Opinions vary somewhat, but the authors agree that as digital transformation becomes a requisite to compete, the focus must be less on how software development approaches clash and more on how they could (and should) coexist.