1. Charalambos L Iacovou & Albert S Dexter
2. Surviving IT Project Cancellations
3. Commun ACM V48n4(Apr 2005)pp83-86
4. =SURVEY Delphi 36 IT CONSULTANTS
5. Gives list of the 18 top ranked actions for when a projects fail:
   
   1. prepare a communication plan to contain misinformation and rumor and so limit damage
   2. Perform a post mortem to determine causes of failure
   3. Form a contingency plan with sponsor
   4. Modify process to fit discoveries
   5. Reflect on your own role and responsibilities.
   6. ...
   
   

DelenDalaBenjamin05

1. Dursun Delen & Nikunj P Dala & Perakath C Benjamin
2. Integrated Modeling: The key to Holistic understanding of the enterprise
3. Commun ACM V48n4(Apr 2005)pp107-112
4. =ADVERT ERP MODELING TOOL PROCESS FUNCTION DATA COST ONTOLOGY PQRST GERAM IDEF CPM MODELMOSAIC REPOSITORY
5. GERAM::= See http://www.cit.gu.edu.au/~bernus/taskforce/

Denning05

1. Peter J Denning
2. Is Computer Science Science?
3. Commun ACM V48n4(Apr 2005)pp27-31
4. =HISTORY =SURVEY SCIENCE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY ART
5. Simulated dialog with a skeptic.
6. Notes internal doubts and discussion.
7. Notes the credibility problem of research claims that were not tested before publication, and practical predictions that did not pan out.

Patterson05

1. David A Patterson
2. The State of Funding for New Initiatives in Computer Science and Engineering
3. Commun ACM V48n4(Apr 2005)pp21-25
4. =HISTORY COMPUTER RESEARCH 1965..2000
5. Tracks the interaction between academic and industrial research plus the development of products and markets -- from the National Academy of Sciences.
6. Notes the decreasing rate of funding rate for CISE research proposals.
7. SPUR::manifesto="Security, Privacy, Usability, and Reliability".
8. Argues for the need for new initiatives and new ways to get funding for Information Technology research.

Berghel05

1. Hal Berghel
2. The Two Sides of ROI: Return on investment vs Risk of incarceration
3. Commun ACM V48n4(Apr 2005)pp15-20
4. =ESSAY RISK PRIVACY SECURITY ETHICS PROFESSION LEGISLATION HIPPAA GLB SOX
5. New 2000 legislation puts CIOs and CEOs at risk of prosecution for not making systems secure.
6. GLB::="Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999", privacy and security of nonpublic personal info .
7. SOX::="Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002", accountability
8. Also good description of [HIPAA]