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Now that the economy is apparently in shambles, it may sound strange to assert that every business now needs to rethink its IT vision. Yet now's the time, for in chaos there often is opportunity.
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With organizations of all sizes across every industry sector facing unprecedented business challenges, IT and corporate decision makers are taking a close look at every aspect of their operations and considering new ways to address their day-to-day requirements and achieve their long-term objectives.
I was drinking coffee and talking agile with colleague and Cutter Senior Consultant Ken Collier the other morning, and the topic turned to project management or, more precisely, agile project managers.
The last eight weeks have been fascinating to watch -- at least from a cold-eyed appraisal perspective of how ineffective risk mitigation efforts have been in slowing down -- let alone stopping -- the financial contagion that has spread across the globe.
A large part of the problem has been, of course, the failure to recognize that there was a financial contagion cooking in the Wall Street financial jungle. Like the beginnings of a pandemic that is not recognized, once the contagion started to take hold, it was just too late.
Many of the major trends occurring in the industry are related to technology delivery through alternative forms of outsourcing. Alternative delivery models are all the rage. Software as a service (SaaS), hardware as a service (HaaS), storage as a service, and communications as a service all have a familiar on-demand/pay-by-the-drink ring.