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Wed, Aug 15, 2007 22:08 EDT
The Human Side of SOA
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Posted by: Michael Kavis in Best Practices Topic: ArchitectureBlog: Delivering the Goods
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SOA is one of the hottest buzzwords that CIOs are chasing today. Everywhere you look there are blogs, journals, and pod casts discussing the technological challenges of SOA. There seems to be
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Gathering requirements or taking orders?
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Posted by: Michael Kavis in Soapbox Topic: ApplicationsBlog: Delivering the Goods
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I am going to get way up on my soap box on this post. As we all know, BPM initiatives are popping up all over the place these days. There are tons of articles each day discussing business
Read more »Sun, Jul 29, 2007 14:04 EDT
Process as a tool, not a crutch
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Posted by: Michael Kavis in Rants Topic: DevelopmentBlog: Delivering the Goods
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In order for an IT organization to develop professional, enterprise software there must be some form of process that is followed. I have seen both sides of the coin from a zero process
Read more »Sun, Jul 15, 2007 20:46 EDT
Making IT Matter
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Posted by: Michael Kavis in Soapbox Topic: ArchitectureBlog: Delivering the Goods
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We have all read and debated Nick Carr's book, Does IT Matter. As I look at some of the initiatives that IT shops are taking on these days I'd have to say that IT is trying to prove Mr. Carr
Read more »Sun, Jun 24, 2007 11:11 EDT
Resisting Enterprise 2.0
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Posted by: Michael Kavis in Rants Topic: Enterprise ManagementBlog: Delivering the Goods
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There is a heated debate going on about whether or not Enterprise 2.0 technologies are viable tools for the workplace. This debate reminds me of the arguments about the use of the
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The Lost Art of Software Engineering
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Posted by: Michael Kavis in Soapbox Topic: DevelopmentBlog: Delivering the Goods
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Maybe I am too old school, but I am seeing a disturbing trend in software development these days. I see development efforts that focus almost entirely on business requirements with
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The next bubble is here
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Posted by: Michael Kavis in Rants Topic: ApplicationsBlog: Delivering the Goods
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We have seen the .Com bubble and the real estate bubble burst over the last few years. These two events had a similar scenario. The early adopters made a ton of money, valuations went
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