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The structure of the IT organization is an important factor in supporting a company's ability to respond to market forces and compete effectively. Clearly, IT should be organized in a way that will deliver the most value to the firm, but choosing an organizational structure is not easy. Next month, we'll examine the different organizational choices for IT so that you can determine which one will work best for your company.
This issue of Cutter Benchmark Review focuses on a topic of interest to all organizations, bar none: the use of prepackaged software and the management of the implementation process of off-the-shelf applications. (Not a member? Download your complimentary copy of the issue here.)
About a year ago, Cutter Senior Consultant Alistair Cockburn and I were discussing what makes up a successful project when he asked about my personal experience in project management and what I thought were the important precursors to success.
This issue of Cutter Benchmark Review focuses on a topic of interest to all organizations, bar none: the use of prepackaged software and the management of the implementation process of off-the-shelf applications. (Not a member? Download your complimentary copy of the issue here.)
Imagine being asked to write a job announcement for one of the management/lead positions on your agile team. You understand that this person needs to have familiarity with the specific technology and with the preferred agile methodology but are struggling with getting the "right" person. How should this person act?
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This article explores the expectations and experiences of application package users. It examines the successes and challenges in deploying application software packages and presents a set of recommendations for organizations needing to streamline future package selection and deployment initiatives.
After more than five years of agile software development, we understand its nuts and bolts pretty well: we know how to build software in an agile manner; we know how to set up an agile team; we have built an impressive set of powerful support tools; we know the caveats and limitations. And a year ago, the Standish Group named agile development as a major success factor in a software project.
Last week, a client of mine who is a senior VP of software development told me, "My CFO declared that fully one-third of our work should be in India within the next two years." For me, it wasn't that the directive was about outsourcing to India that was shocking. What caught my attention was that the mandate was coming from the head of finance, the CFO. The top bean counter was the one directing this decision, not the head of engineering.