Some strategic Y2K blessings

Author

Kappelman, Leon A.

Author_Institution

North Texas Univ., Denton, TX, USA

Volume

17

Issue

2

fYear

2000

Firstpage

42

Lastpage

46

Abstract

Y2K showed everyone the importance of systems and software in enterprise success and gave software professionals valuable lessons. The author explains that the IT industry needs to pick itself up from Y2K and exploit the knowledge it gained from upgrading and redesigning its enterprise software systems and practices. If IT professionals want a seat at the strategy-setting table, they need to sustain Y2K-initiated IT house cleaning and software practice improvements as well as learn the real needs of their users: quality, simplicity, reliability, security, flexibility, and profitability

Keywords

DP industry; professional aspects; project management; software maintenance; software standards; strategic planning; IT industry; IT professionals; Y2K-initiated IT house cleaning; enterprise software systems; enterprise success; software practice improvements; software professionals; strategic Y2K blessings; strategy-setting; user needs; Application software; Computer industry; Costs; Productivity; Silver; Software maintenance; Software quality; Software systems; Software testing; Statistics;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Software, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0740-7459

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/52.841605

Filename

841605