Archive for October, 2008

21 October 2008- 12:32 AM

An Agile View of Software Engineering

Last week, we celebrated the 40th anniversary of software engineering. Between 7 and 11 October 1968, the NATO Science Committee hosted 62 leading academics and professionals of the young computer industry in Garmisch, a beautiful place in Bavaria, Germany, at the foot of the north face of the highest German mountain. During this conference, the […]

19 October 2008- 01:43 PM

Using Lean Portfolio Management to Scale Agile Methods

The January Cutter IT Journal invites useful, innovative, and
thoughtful debate on how agile methods can be scaled through
the use of Lean portfolio management. We invite anyone who is interested to send us an abstract for consideration.
Cutter IT Journal Call for Papers

Sanjiv Augustine, Guest Editor
Abstract Submission Date: 31 October 2008
Articles Due: 12 December 2008
Guidelines for […]

13 October 2008- 04:02 PM

Cutter Research Community

The original research Cutter conducts helps us deliver a detailed picture of IT best practices worldwide. The data we gather make it possible to forecast the business and technology strategies, tactics, and trends that will have an impact on organizations in the near- and long-term. We make the extra effort to […]

8 October 2008- 01:45 PM

Don’t Downsize. Rightplace Instead.

I had just gotten off the phone with a Merrill Lynch advisor who I know well. She surmised that maybe there is even more capitulation ahead. Maybe we will soon see the Dow at 8,000? Jokingly, I said I would start buying at 6,000. The fear, however, is real and the effect of […]