.o IacovouDexter05
 Charalambos L Iacovou & Albert S Dexter 
 Surviving IT Project Cancellations 
 Commun ACM V48n4(Apr  2005)pp83-86 
 =SURVEY Delphi 36 IT CONSULTANTS 
 Gives list of the 18 top ranked actions for when a projects fail:
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  prepare a communication plan to contain misinformation and rumor and so limit damage
  Perform a post mortem to determine causes of failure
  Form a contingency plan with sponsor
  Modify process to fit discoveries
  Reflect on your own role and responsibilities.
  ...
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.o DelenDalaBenjamin05
 Dursun Delen & Nikunj P Dala & Perakath C Benjamin 
 Integrated Modeling: The key to Holistic understanding of the enterprise 
 Commun ACM V48n4(Apr  2005)pp107-112 
 =ADVERT ERP MODELING TOOL PROCESS FUNCTION DATA COST ONTOLOGY PQRST GERAM IDEF CPM MODELMOSAIC REPOSITORY
 GERAM::=http://www.cit.gu.edu.au/~bernus/taskforce/ 
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.o Denning05?
 Peter J Denning 
 Is Computer Science Science? 
 Commun ACM V48n4(Apr  2005)pp27-31 
 =HISTORY =SURVEY SCIENCE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY ART 
 Simulated dialog with a skeptic.
 Notes internal doubts and discussion.
 Notes the credibility problem of research claims that were not tested before publication, and practical predictions that did not pan out. 
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.o Patterson05
 David A Patterson 
 The State of Funding for New Initiatives in Computer Science and Engineering 
 Commun ACM V48n4(Apr  2005)pp21-25 
 =HISTORY COMPUTER RESEARCH 1965..2000
 Tracks the interaction between academic and industrial research plus the development of products and markets -- from the National Academy of Sciences.
  Notes the decreasing rate of funding rate for CISE research proposals.
 SPUR::manifesto="Security, Privacy, Usability, and Reliability".
 Argues for the need for new initiatives and new ways to get funding for Information Technology research.
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.o Berghel05
 Hal Berghel 
 The Two Sides of ROI: Return on investment vs Risk of incarceration 
 Commun ACM V48n4(Apr  2005)pp15-20 
 =ESSAY RISK PRIVACY SECURITY ETHICS PROFESSION  LEGISLATION HIPPAA GLB SOX 
 New 2000 legislation puts CIOs and CEOs at risk of prosecution for not making systems secure. 
 GLB::="Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999", privacy and security of nonpublic personal info .
 SOX::="Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002", accountability
 Also good description of
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