
Three simple truths of failure
This great Dilbert cartoon expresses several truths of failure from which we can learn valuable lessons.

Scary Technology #2 – A Suggested Code of Ethics
Here’s a starter set of ethical standards for companies that spread your personal data around the world, the web, etc.

When management causes IT failure
We usually blame the team when a project to go down the tubes. However, often management is really at fault for the failure.

Still Searching for a Reliable Pay-As-You-Go Internet Fax Service
The title pretty much says it all, and frankly, how is this possible in 2007 is beyond me. But wait, isn’t it 2009 (almost 2010?). Yes it is. An therein lies the rub. I wrote this two years ago, and the fact that most of it is still valid is quite sad. Fax technology should […]

Learning from the weak signals of failure
Many victims of failed projects claim they were blindsided by problems that arose suddenly out of nowhere. In reality, the notion that failures spontaneously arise without warning is nonsense.