In this issue of Cutter Benchmark Review, we focus on a topic that has been in and out of the limelight since the mid-1990s when it became one of the hottest topics in boardrooms, management publications, and consulting briefs: knowledge management (KM).
March 2006
March 2006
Whether they're driven by the need for business-IT alignment, the spread of service-oriented architectures, or other factors, enterprise architecture (EA) programs are clearly proliferating. In this month's Cutter IT Journal, you'll see how Subaru's EA effort transformed a maze of overlapping applications and unsupported technology platforms into a simple, flexible IT environment that keeps pace with changing business needs.
In this issue:February 2006
Forecasting the future - or more precisely, attempting to forecast the future - is an exercise as old as mankind itself. The ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, for example, engaged in all kinds of rituals and propitiatory sacrifices to ensure good fortune in their future endeavors. Back then, as it is still today, there were all sorts of individuals whose role was to "peer into the future" for the benefit of the uninitiated. More often than not, these foretellers offered up more questions than answers.
February 2006
"Development is about delivering value through the proper management of projects; governance is about managing portfolio resources and funding the right projects at the right time."
- William B. Walton, Guest Editor
In this issue:- The Role of Strategy, Planning, and Budgeting in an Agile Organization
- The Role of Strategy, Planning, and Budgeting in an Agile Organization: Opening Statement
- Investing in Agile: Aligning Agile Initiatives with Enterprise Goals
- Agile Strategies for a Dynamic Environment
- Get Real with Strategic Budgeting
- Agile Strategies for a Dynamic Environment
- Coping with the Unexpected: Integrating HRO and Agile
January 2006
"Since it is private industry that owns and operates the vast majority of what constitutes the Internet, it is therefore industry's responsibility to demonstrate leadership in the fight to secure cyberspace."
In this issue:- Securing Cyberspace: Is It Time to Rethink Our Strategy?
- Cutter IT Journal: Securing Cyberspace: Is It Time to Rethink Our Strategy? - Opening Statement
- Cyber Risk Management: The Need for Effective Public and Private Partnership
- Investing in Cyber Security: The Path to Good Practice
- Securely Sustaining Software-Intensive Systems
- Authentication Mechanisms You Can Bank On
- Contribution: Security and Identity Management at Tata Consultancy Services
- Are We Ready to Face Next-Generation Spam?