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The Demise of Computer Conferences
Ed Yourdon
Issues of Trust
Mark Seiden
Agile Software Development Ecosystems
Paul Harmon
Agile software development is a hot topic. As a generalization, it emphasizes team-oriented software develop practices that incorporate activities and steps that lead to successful software development.
Agile Project Management in Action -- Part 3, Getting the First Steps Right
Rob Thomsett
Agile Project Management in Action series: Part 1 Part 2 -- Shaping the Context
Cooperation or Conflict in Modern Software Management
Michael Mah
"A fundamental problem in our industry is that software projects are chronically overconstrained and underspecified," said Cutter Senior Consultant Ken Orr. This statement underscored a lively debate during the Modern Project Management panel discussion at the recent Summit 2002 conference.
From Objects to Integration
Paul Harmon
IT Maintenance and Enterprise Applications
Craig McComb
So, your organization is faced with an upgrade of your enterprise resource planning (ERP) application. Your executives do not view this as a large-scale effort, but you and your staff know far better. Now what?
Has Text Mining's Time Arrived?
Curt Hall
Product Development and Agile Methods
Jim Highsmith
Project Office: Dead on Arrival -- Learning from Worst Practices
Doug Decarlo
PROJECT OFFICE: DEAD ON ARRIVAL
Moore No More?
Ed Yourdon
Metrics: Going for the First Down, Not the Touchdown
George Westerman
CMMI
Paul Harmon
Most readers are familiar with the Capability Maturity Model (CMM), which was developed by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University and first released in 1990. CMM is a major effort to describe best practices in software development.
Cultivating an Innovative IT Environment
Pamela Hager
The Challenge
Everybody and everything is constantly changing, including change itself. In today's business environment, no amount of planning guards against the volatility and constant change that organizations face. The ability to respond to these circumstances is not only a competitive advantage, but also a survival skill.
Taxonomy Products
Curt Hall
Interest in ebXML on the Rise, According to Cutter Consortium Survey
Cutter Consortium, Cutter Consortium
The Next Wave of IT Employment Shortages
Ed Yourdon
Professional Conscience
Patrick OBeirne
Process and Application Architectures
Paul Harmon
Security Tools and Software
Nicholas Nanos
Security allows you to protect the confidentiality of your information. It also allows you to access this information when you need it and to trust its integrity. It is an ongoing process where reasonable amounts must be spent to reduce avoidable risks.
To be secure, you must require: