Sample Our Research

At Cutter, we have assembled the world's preeminent IT consultants -- a distinguished group of internationally recognized experts committed to delivering top-level critical, objective advice. Each Consortium practice area features a team of Senior Consultants whose credentials are unmatched by any other service provider. This group of experts provides all the consulting, performs all the research and writing, and fields all the inquiries from Cutter clients. This is what differentiates Cutter from other analyst and consulting firms and why we say Cutter gives you Access to the Experts. Sample our research in the following areas:

Agile Product and Project Management

• Breaking the Facade of Truth: An Introspective View into and a Case Study About the "Apparent Truths" of Agile, Executive Report by David Spann
• To Release No More or To "Release" Always: Part I -- The Myth, Executive Update by Israel Gat
• A Fresh Look at Software Project Estimation: Part I -- Promises Impossible to Keep, Executive Update by E.M. Bennatan
• Scaling Agile: Organizational Factors, Management Style, E-Mail Advisor by Jim Highsmith

Business Intelligence

• Knowledge Management for the Competent Enterprise, Executive Report by Karl M. Wiig
• The Semantic Web 3.0 Mashup Universe: Coming to a Browser Near You, Executive Update by Mitchell Ummel
• Exploration Warehouses in the Cloud: Substance or Hot Air?, E-Mail Advisor by Curt Hall
• Web 2.0's Rich Internet Applications, Webinar by John Tibbetts

Business-IT Strategies

• The Business Technology Optimization Audit: Finding the Make Money/Save Money Zone, Executive Report by Stephen J. Andriole
• The Principal-Agent Problem: An Old Alignment Issue with New Urgency, Executive Update by John Berry
• Seizing the Moment: Assessing the Opportunities for M&As, E-Mail Advisor by Dr. Stephen J. Andriole

Business Technology Trends & Impacts

• Here Comes Cloud Computing, Council Opinion by Ken Orr and Andy Maher; Responses by Tom DeMarco, Lynne Ellyn, Rob Austin, Lou Mazzucchelli, Tim Lister, Christine Davis, and Mark Seiden
• "The Web as Platform": What Does It Mean? -- Part I, Executive Update by Joseph Feller
• Pressured Now? Buy Time by Planning Long Term, E-Mail Advisor by Ken Orr

Enterprise Architecture

• 10 Key Skills Architects Must Have to Deliver Value, Executive Report by Mike Rosen
• Agile SOA Governance: Illusion or Reality?, Executive Update by Paul Allen
• Death by Architecture, E-Mail Advisor by Mike Rosen

Enterprise Risk Management & Governance

• Lessons Learned: Taking a Page from Risk Management History, Executive Report by Carl Pritchard
• Institutionalizing Governance in Complex Global Organizations, Executive Update by Cheryl Lampshire and Patricia A.K. Fletcher
• Majoring in Risk Management: Is It Time to Restudy the Subject?, E-Mail Advisor by Robert N. Charette

Innovation & Enterprise Agility

• Unlearning and Learning in the Innovation Economy, Innovation Forum Opening Statement by Rob Austin: Responses by Richard L. Nolan, Shannon O'Donnell, Robert M. Mason, Eric K. Clemons, Lee Devin, Erin Sullivan, Peter Hanke, Roberto Verganti, and Alan MacCormack
• The Future of IT Value Creation in a Global Economy, Opinion by Rob Austin
• Metrics: An Innovation in Innovation Worth Tracking E-Mail Advisor by John Berry
• Pursuing Perfection: The Art and Paradox of Leadership Podcast by Paul Robertson
• The Enterprise Innovation Revolution 2008: Part IV Update by Borys Stokalski, Malgorzata Lobos, and Daniel Spica
• Web 2.0 and Learning 2.0 Leading to Innovation 2.0 Update by Lance Dublin

Social Networking

• Harnessing the Power of Social Networks: Can User-Generated Online Content Sell Your Product?, Opinion by Eric K. Clemons; Commentary by Rob Austin, Steve Barnett, Lee Devin, Jaron Lanier, Lou Mazzucchelli, and Richard Nolan
• Navigating a Virtual World: Understanding Online Corporate Social Networks, E-Mail Advisor by Eric K. Clemons

Sourcing & Vendor Relationships

• Key Activities of the Outsourcing Lifecycle: Part I, Executive Report by Sara Cullen
• IT Services Sourcing: Business vs. Technological Decision, Executive Update by Rafael Sánchez Ferreiro
• Debriefing the Losing Bidder: An Investment in Future Success, E-Mail Advisor by Sara Cullen

IT Management

• Read this month's introduction to the Cutter IT Journal...
• Read a sample issue of the Cutter IT Journal: New Metrics for Managing Turbulent Times , Guest Editor Michael Mah
• IT Business Innovation, E-Mail Advisor by Helen Pukszta
• Reducing IT Overload, E-Mail Advisor by William Seidman

Measurement

• Read this month's introduction to the Cutter Benchmark Review...
• Trends for 2009: Leveraging Four Years of Data to Better Manage the Coming Year, Guest Editor Gabriele Piccoli