5 | 2001

Introduction
Mark McDonald, Guest Editor

Implementing E-Business Strategy to Create Flexibility and Velocity
André Kuper

Intrapreneuring: It's Harder Than It Looks
Tom Bragg

Hatfields and McCoys: Changing IT and Business Beliefs to Drive E-Business
Lou Russell

E-Powering the Business: Building a Business Strategy That Leverages the Internet
Ron Williams

Pinky, The Brain, and Strategic Investment Management
Marek Gmerski and Borys Stokalski

A Road Map for Successfully Transforming SMEs into E-Businesses
Athula Ginige, San Murugesan, and Phillip Kazanis

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The War for IT Talent
CIOs indicate that a shortage of IT talent will be one of their most crucial issues in the coming years, and Cutter Consortium data shows that a lack of skilled people is the primary factor driving outsourcing. In the June issue of the Cutter IT Journal, we'll cover the most creative and effective approaches for recruiting talent -- and the most important factors in retention. Check out next month's issue for a lively debate on "The War for IT Talent," because as Fast Company shouted from its cover earlier this year, "It's the people, stupid!"

E-business has changed the relationship between IT and the business, creating the need for new strategies and causing the transfer of billions of dollars in market and venture capital. But implementing an e-business strategy involves more than just setting up a Web site. It requires integrating systems, processes, and operations from front to back. What are the best practices for deploying an e-business strategy? How do you know when you have a winner? We discuss these questions and more in the May 2001 issue of the Cutter IT Journal.