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The State of IT Governance: Part I
Radical Management and Strategy: Part III -- Are We Serious About the Work?
Practical Enterprise Architecture: The Civil Engineering of IT
A practical enterprise architecture, or PEA, works from the inside out (i.e., starting with the common IT resources to support the applications systems) rather than from the outside in (i.e., designing the applications systems toward the common IT resources).
Corporate Adoption of Enterprise Information Portals: Part V -- Functionality and Features
Frameworks and YAGNI (You Aren't Gonna Need It)
Corporate Adoption of Enterprise Information Portals: Part IV -- Use of Portal Products
Agile Practices for Global Software Development
One for You and One for Me: Process-Area Governance
Organizations outsource software development and maintenance work primarily for two reasons: cost savings and staff augmentation. 1 Ceding control of people and processes is rarely among the reasons; however, it is the most common feature of outsourcing arrangements.