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An old saying reminds us, "Be careful of what you wish for; you may actually get it." One example of this in IT development organizations is the "virtual team" -- a project team whose members physically" belong to other parts of the company or to outsourcing firms. The appearance of such teams is often part of an overall outsourcing strategy, or a move to downsize an IT "empire" that has become bloated and inefficient.
REUSE AND METRICS 6 May 1998 by Ed Yourdon
As reuse programs gain steam and application development units utilize increasing proportions of reusable components, their total productivity indexes (PIs) will increase.
VIRTUAL TEAMS 13 May 1998 by Ed Yourdon
An old saying reminds us, "Be careful of what you wish for; you may actually get it." One example of this in IT development organizations is the "virtual team" -- a project team whose members
"The only way for knowledge workers to maintain their skills and knowledge and be effective human capital is to engage in lifelong learning." -- Richard Crawford, In the Era of Human Capital
More and more organizations are recognizing that their most important asset is intellectual capital. Organizations must find ways to make it easier for people to achieve their maximum potential for performance. Productivity and competitive advantage rely upon people's knowledge and skills.
"So here's the question for you: if you and your colleagues are about to have massive licensing and certification restrictions imposed upon your ability to call yourself a programmer, and upon the way you carry out your trade, what things would be most important to include or exclude for such certification regulations?
The notion of licensing and certifying software professionals has been hotly debated for years, if not decades. If you're in favor of the concept, then the good news is that it's actually beginning to happen, and it's being taken seriously by at least a segment of the industry.
ARE WE GOING TO FISH OR CUT BAIT? LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION OF SOFTWARE PROFESSIONALS by Nancy R. Mead Why Don't We Do It?