Do you believe IT can affect the financial outcome of a corporate merger and acquisition? Is IT’s role in this scenario tactical or strategic? We will address these varying perspectives in an upcoming issue of Cutter IT Journal. If you would like to weigh in on this contentious issue, please review our complete Call for […]

As virtual worlds begin to move from the fringe to the mainstream, there is considerable excitement and hype surrounding the movement. But it does beg the question: what real value do virtual worlds present to users and businesses?
An upcoming issue of Cutter IT Journal will address this question. We will examine virtual worlds in terms […]

We were saddened to learn that a former member of Cutter Consortium’s Enterprise Risk Management & Governance advisory service, Art Gemmer, passed away in his sleep. Art helped pioneer project and program risk management at Rockwell Collins, where he worked for 27 years before leaving and starting his own consulting company. […]

I just found out that Middlesex University Emeritus Professor Colin Tully, an influential British computer scientist and a long-time friend, passed away on the 26th of December.
Colin and I first met over twenty years ago when I used to live in the UK, and we had many a lively discussion on information […]

On December 16, 2007 USA Today published an article on this subject:
“India is the world’s largest democracy, so it seems fitting that the New Delhi-based information technology services giant HCL Technologies is attempting what may be the most ambitious effort yet at installing a workplace democracy. That may sound impossible, but so did running nations […]

Whew! I just returned from a 2 city tour in Monterrey Mexico and Mexico City. It was a fantastic week teaching negotiation techniques for IT, to a diverse and energetic group of managers, executives, and CIOs in Mexico, provided by the Cutter Consortium Latin America. I’ve written about the experience at my blog at […]

The Cutter Blog is a multi-author blog, a platform where Cutter’s expert Senior Consultants and Fellows present their opinions on and reactions to what’s happening in business technology. But it’s not just about espousing opinion — it’s really about debate. At Cutter, we don’t believe in one-size fits all. We thrive on intellectual sparring. And […]