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Sooner or later, every IT organization experiences the unpleasant phenomenon of the "doomed" project. For obvious reasons, it's better to find out about these sooner rather than later, because it's better to kill the project before too many careers have been ruined and too much money has been wasted. Unfortunately, it's not always easy to tell whether the project has developed a fatal case of gangrene, and organizational politics often prevent a frank and open discussion of the situation.
THE "BREATHALYZER TEST" 29 July 1998 by Ed Yourdon
Sooner or later, every IT organization experiences the unpleasant phenomenon of the "doomed" project.
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Summertime is traditionally the period when I catch up with the trade magazines and computer journals that pile up in the office while I'm gone. While skimming through several back issues of *Information Week*, I came across an article discussing the top business issues of today's CEOs. Interestingly, IT and management of corporate data was at the top of the list, followed by "impact of new technology," and business reengineering.
WHAT MATTERS TO CEOS? 22 July 1998 by Ed Yourdon
Summertime is traditionally the period when I catch up with the trade magazines and computer journals that pile up in the office while I'm gone.
85% of Companies Have Underestimated Y2000 Costs 21 July 1998
An astonishing 85% of companies recently surveyed admit that they have underestimated their year-2000 costs; only 3% responded that their Y2000 costs are "on target."