Over the years, I have seen some projects do well, some fail spectacularly and many more fizzle out. Here are a few observations on some of the behaviors exhibited as well as activities that seem to correlate with generally good outcomes for projects. As always, this list is not exhaustive; neither is it prescriptive.... Continue Reading →

During the early days of the IT hype cycle in the late 1980s, the economist Robert Solow famously said, "You can see the computer age everywhere except in the productivity statistics". This came to be called the 'Solow computer paradox' and spun a body of research on the true impact of IT spends on productivity,... Continue Reading →