Wednesday, November 27, 2002

IT project failure is rampant - KPMG. When will we ever learn? [The Register] When will we ever learn, indeed? I've had the pleasure to spend my entire career in an industry that prides itself on precision (engineering), yet fails miserably to bring any precision to the actual production of systems. Putting a better spin on it, perhaps IT is like baseball. One hit in three and you're a star; two of four and you're immortal. I've seen so many projects go awry, and almost always for reasons of poor communications and politics - the tech works (mostly), but the people issues can be intractable. comment []4:47:44 AM

Spacey starts writers' site. Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey launches a website for new scriptwriters and film-makers to sell their work. [BBC News | TECHNOLOGY] This may get me re-energized about writing screenplays. It's not like I need another excuse to sit in front of the computer, but...at least I could market what I've already written. Spacey's a pretty interesting guy. comment []4:38:32 AM

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