Deployability is the key to success. Whether you need to bring a new capability or product to market, streamline operations or forge business partnerships, building an architecture that focuses on business deployability is what will set you apart from the competition.
Remember the old adage "Treat others as you would like to be treated?" Replace the Treats with Trust--and enter a whole new world of understanding in the workplace.
"Bah!" you scream. "If I've met one SP, I've met them all!" Not so. All SPs are not created equal. Find out the differences between an MSP and its older sister, ASP.
Are Web services signaling the death of EAI? Or are we comparing tomatoes with kiwis? Interested yet? (Plus, this story uses the term "CORBA on steroids on a planetary scale." If that doesn't pique your interest, nothing will...)
When waves of abrupt layoffs and restructuring attack your project, adapt by switching to these guerrilla tactics to win the battle against low performance.
Is time on your side? As our writer entered the latest chapter in her studies, she came across some tools that might make the difference between failure and success.
Paradigm shift, anyone? It's time to focus less on trying to manage knowledge and more on managing the connections that deliver all that data and information in the first place. (Just ask little Roman!)
One problem with the traditional waterfall approach is that nothing is done until everything is done. Here's the smarter way to do it: Break into bite-sized chunks, chew thoroughly, swallow and repeat...