Software Development

Software Development

Cloud computing is emerging as a defining platform coinciding with the rise of Big Data and the "always connected" mobile era. As the industry attempts to define both its promises and challenges, cloud computing is rapidly evolving.

Cloud computing is emerging as a defining platform coinciding with the rise of Big Data and the "always connected" mobile era.

While concepts borrowed from lean manufacturing have long been associated with agile software development methodologies, they have become more en vogue recently. One of these concepts, Kanban, has emerged of late as an overused buzzword.

Despite their differences, there is one common link that all complex projects share: the need for a very special type of project manager, a person I call a "complex project manager." This family of professionals has not yet been formally defined.

In Part II of this two-part Executive Report series about suppliers, we continue to share in detail what suppliers have been saying to us

This Executive Report by Arun K. Majumdar provides executives, government workers, and security professionals a fast track to gaining insight into cyber security.

In Part I of this two-part Executive Report series about suppliers by Mary C. Lacity and Leslie P.

Being a collaborative leader requires a clear set of beliefs and disciplined practices to back up those beliefs.

Being a collaborative leader requires a clear set of beliefs and disciplined practices to back up those beliefs. If you are a leader who wants people to work together better, deliver results faster, and exceed basic customer satisfaction, you will need to look in the mirror and see how your behaviors compare to the collaborative leader role expectations discussed in this Executive Report by David Spann. The key is to create an environment in which others succeed.

Organizational improvements typically address localized ailing areas or enterprise-wide transformations. Low ROI and high risk are commonplace. Lean and agile adoption often adds value, but some organizations still struggle to improve. This Executive Report by Masa K.

This Executive Report by Sebastian Konkol presents one type of advanced information access control: Chinese Wall security policy (CWSP).

The global financial crisis from 2007 to the present has been viewed as an opportunity by many Chinese business leaders. According to a 2010 ranking of the global Tech 100, several Chinese technology firms have grown into the world’s most innovative and competitive players.

Are your business units and IT solution teams speaking the same language? The business capability provides a common vocabulary in business terms. This report reveals how capability mapping enables business analysis and business/IT architecture alignment. You’ll gain step-by-step guidance that will help you define your business capabilities and use them to drive business-IT transformation initiatives. Not yet a Cutter client? Download your complimentary copy of the report now.

Are your business units and IT solution teams speaking the same language? The business capability provides a common vocabulary in business terms. This report reveals how capability mapping enables business analysis and business/IT architecture alignment. You’ll gain step-by-step guidance that will help you define your business capabilities and use them to drive business-IT transformation initiatives. Not yet a Cutter client? Download your complimentary copy of the report now.

In the past few years, the managerial area of demand management, portfolio management, and IT governance have become more and more popular. Organizations are adopting these processes to better manage their expenses, reduce cost, and formalize an often chaotic relationship between IT and the business.

Unstructured data, particularly text, makes up at least 80% of all corporate data and an incalculable amount of potentially relevant data on the Web. As we explore in this Executive Report by Brian J. Dooley, developing the capability to mine these information stores and apply the data to business processes is an imperative.

Government is the largest institution on the face of the Earth. Citizens worldwide now expect more from their governments than ever before. Perennially, we struggle in the pursuit of government efficiency and cost-effectiveness. We find new levels of government accountability, with renewed mandates for government transparency.

The Adaptive Project Framework (APF) is an umbrella framework that encompasses all project management methodologies. APF has two distinct parts. In the project setup, a decision is made as to what is the best-fit management methodology and how it needs to be adapted for the project at hand.

IT strategy

The impact of consumer-oriented devices (tablets, smartphones, etc.) will increase dramatically, necessitating IT departments to update and expand their architectures and standards. Those that embrace these technologies will enable knowledge worker creativity and innovation. Those that do not will spend increasing amounts of nonproductive time in a vain attempt to police and control the uncontrollable.

The success or failure of negotiations often depends on your ability to negotiate in the presence of strong emotions. You need to develop an awareness of what you are feeling during the negotiation and be able to respond productively to those emotions.

Methodology is not one of the common characteristics of the most successful groups we have experienced in our work. As we examine in this Executive Report by Joanna Zweig, Priya Marsonia, and César Idrovo, it is worth exploring ingredients that affect how a group works and succeeds together.