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When Agile Projects Go Bad

Your software development projects can benefit from Agile - assuming it's really what's used. Learn about the sins that have been committed in the name of "Agile."

Work Life Balance: PWC Gets It Right

How to Avoid Getting Sued by a Former Employer

If you are recruited to work for a business that competes with your current employer, you could find yourself slapped with a big fat lawsuit over intellectual property theft, even if you did nothing wrong. Here's how to prevent that nightmare.

Office Scapegoating: How to Avoid Being Thrown Under the Bus

How to Get More from Mergers and Acquisitions

There's value trapped in legacy systems and business processes after a merger or acquisition. It's up to you to find ways to set it free.

How to Do a Layoff Right

A layoff is still a layoff. But how you do it matters to the strength of your IT organization.

7 Secrets for Surviving a Layoff in a Down Economy

It's easy to view a layoff as an end-of-the-world situation, especially when the economy is bad. But a negative attitude will only hurt your chances of finding a new job. To help you mentally and emotionally, a career coach offers his seven tips

What Outsourcers Can Learn from Open-Source Communities

Perhaps your company's outsourcing efforts would go more smoothly if you picked up a few of these effective programming tools and methodologies from open-source developers.

Facebook and Twitter: Making Money Takes Back Seat to Growth Even in Economic Recession

Executives from Facebook and Twitter told Web 2.0 Summit attendees they were focused on growth and helping their users--rather than making money--despite the faltering economy.

Understanding Service Level Agreements for Database Development

This excerpt from the upcoming book, SQL Server 2008 Administration in Action, introduces the role of service-level agreements (SLAs) as part of a DBA's overall strategy to maintaining reliable Microsoft SQL Server networks.