BPM Is Strategic, So CIOs Must Be Strategic |
BPM Is Strategic, So CIOs Must Be Strategic |
Collaboration MIA Somewhere between the espoused value of teamwork, the team-based structures, and the work itself, the collaborative context — and supporting mindsets and skills — seems to be lost. Teamwork Lives! |
Business performance management has generated considerable interest among organizations worldwide. Is it just the latest IT buzzword destined to die out in a few months, or is it here to stay? In this issue of Cutter Benchmark Review, Cutter Consortium Senior Consultant Curt Hall presents the results of a recent study on the acceptance and benefits of BPM, predicting that the adoption of BPM practices will enjoy steady but moderate growth through the end of this year.
Now picture this: your CEO, COO, CFO, and CIO meet to discuss levels of IT spending and next year's IT budget. So what do they talk about when they talk about IT spending? Certainly, they talk about planned levels of IT spending and whether the projected trend is up or down and by how much. But also important, they talk about the distribution of the company's IT dollars and the allocation of IT resources. Each executive brings to the table his or her view of the role of IT within the company, and these views shape the discussion.
Pair Programming Is Peer Review Pair programming ensures that the code is constantly being peer reviewed. This results in quality that is as good as — or better than — that of "non-agile" projects. |