Forwarded message from [pobeirne@SYSMOD.IE (Patrick O'Beirne)] sent originally on Wed, 15 Dec 1999 09:55:01 +0000: : If anyone has something substantial to say on ECBP, here is a publishing : opportunity forwarded from the Cutter IT Journal : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- : : Subject: April Cutter IT Journal on e-business best practices : : The April *Cutter IT Journal* will focus on best practices for e-business : projects. Ed Yourdon's call for papers is below. I look forward to hearing : from those of you who would like to contribute. If you have a colleague who : may be interested in submitting a paper, please forward this call for : papers. The deadline for submission of papers is January 25. : : As many of you already know, authoring an article in the Journal is an : excellent way to get your name out to IT professionals worldwide. The : Journal (formerly American Programmer) is in its eleventh year, and remains : one of the only completely objective sources of IT management information : available; it remains unjuried and without advertising. : : We are pleased to offer Journal authors a year's complimentary subscription : and 20 copies of the issue in which they are published. In addition, we : occasionally pull excerpts, along with the author's bio, to include in our : weekly Cutter Edge e-mail bulletin, which reaches another 5,000 readers. : We'd also be pleased to quote you, or passages from your article, in Cutter : press releases. If you plan to be speaking at industry conferences, we can : arrange to make additional copies of the issue in which you're published : available for attendees of those speaking engagements--furthering your own : promotional efforts. : : If you are interested in contributing an article, please contact me at the : number below, or send e-mail to jrose@cutter.com. Please feel free to : contact me if you have any questions, would like to write an article on a : topic that is related to, but not included in, the attached message, or can : suggest someone else who might like to contribute. : : Sincerely, : Jill Rose : Managing Editor, IT Group : Cutter Information Corp. : (781) 641-5133 : : Cutter IT Journal Editorial Calendar : April: Best Practices for E-Business : May: Requirements Management : June: Mini-operating Systems : July: Y2000: Lessons Learned : : ---------------------Reply Separator---------------------------- : Around the world, companies are embarking upon e-business projects with : an intensity and sense of urgency far beyond what we normally see in IT : developmpent efforts. There is a sense that e-business projects are : "different" from traditional projects, for several reasons: they often : require business reengineering activities, they need to be finished very : quickly, they involve a number of new technologies, etc. : : But there have been enough e-business projects conducted during the past : couple of years that a body of "best practices" is beginning to emerge. : We've decided to devote the April 2000 issue of Cutter IT Journal to : this topic, and we'll be addressing questions like these: : : * What is the best source of information for e-business best practices? : Are there books, conferences, journals, web sites, listservs, or other : sources of information that IT professionals should be consulting in : order to stay abreast of this area? : : * While there may be dozens, or even hundreds, of such best practices, : what are the PRINCIPAL best practices that a project manager should keep : in mind for an e-business project? Are there two or three, or perhaps : 5-10, such "momst important" best practices? : : * How long does it take for such practices to emerge in a typical IT : organization? What's the best way to disseminate these practices : throughout the organization, given the usual frantic pace of development : once such a project begins? : : * While there are several best practices for the IT professionals to : follow, e-business projects probably require some best practices in : other parts of the organization too, ranging from senior management to : end-users. What are those practices, and how difficult is it to : implement them? : : * If there are best practices for e-business projects, there must also : be WORST practices -- i.e., things to avoid at all cost, in order to : minimize the possibility of project failures. What are the key : worst-practices that can be passed on to future e-business project : managers? : : The deadline for submission of articles is Jan 25, 2000. However, since : we only have room for a limited number of articles, it's important that : you contact me as soon as possible with a description of the paper you : have in mind. Most CUTTER IT JOURNAL articles are approx 2,000 - 3,000 : words long, plus whatever graphics are appropriate. If you have any : other questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at ed@yourdon.com , : or look at the CUTTER IT JOURNAL section of my web site at : http://www.yourdon.com . : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- : : ------------------------------------------------------------- : Patrick O'Beirne B.Sc. M.A. FICS. IT Systems Consultant : http://www.sysmod.com Tel: +353 (0)55 22294 Fax: 055 22297 : Systems Modelling Ltd, Tara Hill, Gorey, Co. Wexford, IRELAND : : ÿÿStart of ISWorld List Footer ÿÿ : Moving? Want to subscribe/unsubscribe? 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