Find analysis of data from Cutter's ongoing industry research efforts, brief treatments of topics that don't require the in-depth research of an Executive Report, updates on previously-covered topics, and more, in 2-4 page Executive Updates.
Measuring Up to Metrics: Part I -- How I Became a Missourian
E.M. Bennatan
Measuring Up to Metrics series:Part I -- How I Became a MissourianPart II -- Are Software Organizations Managing by Data?
Predictable Surprises
Robert Charette
Recent enterprise risk management (ERM) snafus illustrate the importance of organizational preparedness in the face of surprise. Consider the following examples.
Using the Retrospective for Positive Change
Diana Larsen
Agile: Changing the Organization
David Spann
Human Interaction During Testing on Two Continents
Thomas Cagley, Jr.
Where Has Strategy Gone?
Kenneth Rau
Web Services Management Products: Part I -- The Big Players
Tom Welsh
Web Services Management Products: Part I -- The Big Players
Web Services Management Products: Part II -- Startups and Specialists
Tom Welsh
Web Services Management Products: Part I -- The Big Players
BI Trends and Futures
Brian Dooley
Using the Retrospective for Positive Change
Diana Larsen
In every organization, upper levels of leadership are deeply involved with continuous organizational change. In response to rapidly variable internal and external business needs, leaders seek ways to improve processes, quality, and customer relationships.
Agile: Changing the Organization
David Spann
Enterprise Architectures: Central to Successful ERM&G
Robert Charette
Balancing Governance and Innovation
Cassian Drew
Human Interaction During Testing on Two Continents
Thomas Cagley, Jr.
Software Indemnification and End-User Risk
Nick Christenson
Postmortems Are About the Process, Not the Project
Bob Benson, Tom Bugnitz, Tom Bugnitz, Tom Walton, William Walton, William Walton, Kaleb Walton
Most companies recognize some flavor of the IT project lifecycle and use processes to manage each stage of the lifecycle. The common stages include project definition (including building the business case); project approval and prioritization; project development and implementation; ongoing operation, support, and maintenance; and finally, retirement.
DSLs Are Coming: Will You Be Ready?
Oliver Sims
Programming Tools: IDEs and Advanced Tools
Tom Welsh
Programming Tools series: Development and Target Platforms
Business Mechanics 101: Repairing Your Engine
Howard Webb
Business Mechanics 101 series: Know Your Engine
Data Integration Compliance
Dan Linstedt
The purpose of this Executive Update is to discuss the conundrum of data integration and compliance as well as the roles that IT must play when addressing compliance issues.
Metadata: "Watch Out for That Tree!"
Andy Maher
INTRODUCTION
It has been said that information is merely the correlation and selection of data and that, by extension, knowledge is the correlation and selection of information. I have said it myself. I was wrong.