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- The carrying out or physical realization of something. The phrase "there are various implementations of the protocol" means that there are several software products that execute that protocol. ...
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- Failed Aspirations at Project Aspire
- According to the Tampa Bay Business Journal, Floridas Project Aspire has been stopped in mid-track. From the article:A top Florida official has suspended work on Project Aspire, a proposed financial management system for state government. Alex Sink, the states chief financial officer, said in a release that the project was...
- Blog posts 2007-05-21
- Medical Emergency
- CIO magazine has an article written by Allan Holmes, describing Maines attempt to develop and deploy a web-based system for processing Medicaid claims and payments. The project was started back in 2001, to help the state to modernize its systems and also ensure compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and...
- Blog posts 2006-04-23
- The High Cost of Failure
- Invacare Corporation (NYSE: IVC), headquartered in Elyria, Ohio, is the global leader in the manufacture and distribution of innovative home care and long-term care medical products that promote recovery and active lifestyles. Invacare had 2005 revenues of about $1.5B.They are also one of the few companies to actually admit, in...
- Blog posts 2006-04-08
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- Can open source software stop IT failure?
- I'm not so sure #1 is valid#1 is a variation of "many eyes make all bugs shallow"Does it help? Yes. But it also makes the implicit assumption that everyone that can view the code is competent to do so. So it goes back to resource allocation being an issue, if...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- Finally! A Three-Cornered Consulting Service for Enterprise 2.0
- Its not too often I endorse a new service - in fact, I never have without a lot of due diligence and at least some production history. Â So, for the first...and potentially only....time ever, I'm telling you that I'm truly excited about the launch of Pragmatic Enterprise 2.0. Â I'm...
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- The troubling thoughts re: outsourcing
- Some facts and inferences should be updatedAccenture's Consulting revenue dropped 12% and Outsourcing grew by 1%http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Accentures-Future-Remains-Bright-ACN-IBM-HPQ1005.aspxSome of the issues you highlighted around process innovation, dated technology, etc will continue to remain. However, the nimbler players will also adopt the benefits of innovations like SaaS and Cloud platform.Underlying platform is an...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- 6 dirty tricks from enterprise vendors
- GET it in WRITING!If it is NOT in the contract then you made your first mistake.Well said.Contracts & Paper Trails are more precious than gold when something goes Tango-Ultra on you.I dont agree with #5Well I do, but to further clarify, *most* vendors will support at least 1-2 major revisions...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-09
- CRM failures on tap
- CRM failures on tapDifferentiated failuresGlad to see you'll be addressing CRM in your blog, Michael. Between you and Paul G, it looks like the industry is going to get a fair shake.It will be interesting to see how you approach the topic of failures. On the one hand, many sources...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-23
- IBM: IT failure and social media disaster
- IBM: IT failure and social media disasterTwitter persistenceGood article Mike. We shouldn't lose sight of the fact that despite your efforts to create some anonymity for those you were tweeting with, twitter search reveals the tweets.One needs to remember to be as careful with twitter as one is with...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-02
- Book Review: Why New Systems Fail
- Phil Simon has a new book out called “why new systems fail â€" theory and practice collideâ€. I read through it quickly this weekend. Here’s my review: I’ve pored over systems failures much of professional IT career. In fact, I was...
- Blog posts 2009-05-05
- Lawson Software: Positive first impressions
- I'm currently attending Lawson Software's annual conference, called CUE 09, in San Diego. Since this is my first in-depth exposure to the company, I thought it appropriate to share a few thoughts and comments. Overall, I like the company: the people are nice, they articulate product strategy clearly, and senior management obviously...
- Blog posts 2009-04-21
- Improving ROI and Success Rate of Your Business Intelligence Project Using an AGILE Iterative and Incremental Approach
- Business Intelligence BI applications are increasingly popular and organizations of all sizes are seeing the benefits. As a consequence, BI applications are no longer limited to senior executive but are increasingly deployed throughout departments and levels. The timely completion and successful implementation of BI projects provides a competitive advantage to...
- White papers 2009-04-03
- Forrester CRM analyst discusses IT failure [podcast]
- Strong executive leadership and organizational transformation are essential determinants of successful IT projects. Any IT initiative that does not properly address these strategic points is doomed to fail. I spoke with Forrester CRM, customer experience, and call center analyst, Dr. Natalie Petouhoff, to explore these issues. Click...
- Blog posts 2009-02-23
- When things actually go right ââ¬" Technology that works as advertised
- A Small Scale Success - Big Lessons Fellow ZDNet blogger Michael Krigsman writes a lot about project failures. He and I communicate frequently as these failures almost always involve package software and/or a systems integrator. Both of us wish we could find more success stories. ...
- Blog posts 2009-02-16
- SAP
- SAPUmm....Shouldn't that be your responsibility to begin with - to look out for your customer and to speak up if something is obviously wrong?RE: SAP To be fair, there are 3 separate areas where SAP migrations fail. First, quite often the customer has decided to do it, but undersells...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-05
- Manes: in today
- Manes: in todayGood advice in any climateI have a lot of respect for Manes. Her analysis and explanations are always worth a read.I'm really glad that she's writing more about "don't sell SOA" but she's a bit late to the party. Selling SOA (or OO, or EAI, or any of...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-02
- When will we learn?
- When I wrote my tongue in cheek How to be less stupid in 2009, I picked on Mike Krigsman when I said: Get an RSS device implanted with Mike Krigsman’s IT Project Failures blog. Have you ever known anyone who could get a long running blog based on the...
- Blog posts 2009-01-29
- The great certification debate
- Last year at SAP TechEd, Vinnie Mirchandani, Mike Krigsman and I spent an entertaining 15 minutes verbally abusing challenging Zia Yusef, who runs SAP's ecosystem of developers, SIs and partners. The thrust of our argument was that SAP's inability to control its ecosystem means that projects often run over time...
- Blog posts 2009-01-23
- 10 steps to prevent IT myopia
- 10 steps to prevent IT myopiaMutual incomprehensionI appreciated your matched comments:"... projects are started without a full understanding of the business purpose and goal."and:"... many business managers don't fully understand the technology implications of their business planning."By implication, they IT and business managers only think they know about a project's...
- Discussion threads 2009-01-22
- Miami-Dade school district and Deloitte: 'Endless money pit'
- Deloitte seems to hit the IT failures radar with some frequency. Miami-Dade school district's SAP implementation is the most recent Deloitte project to come across my desk. by Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-01-13
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