In the article Is your project in trouble? The 8 warning signs by Matthew Osborn the author talks about 8 signs that a software project might be in trouble. Having recent experience on a software project from... you know where, I had to put my own spin on this. Hopefully it helps somebody else. The Eight Signs 1. No compelling business case. Wanting to be a " technology showcase" lead to the decision to implement a new software system (sorry, have to be vague here). Lesson: Don't ...

One of the cries you hear a lot of today is that the US is outsourcing all of it's manufacturing and computer programming to foreign countries. The cry is loudest at the moment in the Information Technology field as more and more jobs are sent to places such as India and China. This is leading to a new wave of protectionism rhetoric and in some cases legislation to enforce protectionism. I would say that the idea of protectionism is dangerous and quite frankly stupid. The reason that Ameri...